Page 53 of Her Big Fat Dreamy Billionaire Ex

He allowed a small smile to form on his face. “Felicity and I talked.”

“And?”

Aiden paused to draw out the suspense. “We’re getting back together.”

He expected Grams to get excited but instead, she just said, “About time.”

A motion from the other room caught his attention and he turned to see Felicity enter the room. “And here she is now. Good morning, sweetie.” He walked to her and gave her a peck on the cheek.

Surprise flashed across Felicity’s face before she smoothed it out. “Good morning.”

Why was she shocked? They’d talked about this. He put his arm around her waist and pulled her closer to him. She stiffened, but when he didn’t move, she forced a smile. “Can I help with anything, Phoebe?”

Grams shot them a look. “If you and Aiden want to set the table, that would be good.”

“Sure thing.” Felicity moved out of his grasp and opened the cupboard.

He held out his hand for the plates. When they were in the dining room, he leaned toward her. “I thought you were on board with this.”

“Sorry. I’m just nervous she’ll find out.”

“It will be fine if you just act natural.”

“I’ve never been comfortable with lying. You know that.”

The plates thunked as he set them down a little too forcefully. He cringed. He hadn’t meant to do that. “Don’t think of it as lying.”

She narrowed her eyes at him and folded her arms. “Then what is it?”

He paused, trying to come up with a comeback. He said the first thing that popped into his head. “Acting.”

She scoffed and left the room. He followed her. Not a great idea to let Grams see them arguing. He put on a wide grin while they got out the silverware and napkins.

In the dining room, she rolled her eyes. “Wipe that ridiculous smile off your face. You look silly.”

He sobered. “Look, if this was a bad idea—”

Grams entered the room with the plate of bacon. “I can’t tell you how happy I am you two realized you were right for each other.” She set the plate down and gave Felicity a hug. “You belong in the family.”

“Thanks, Grams.”

A knock sounded and his grandmother went to answer the door. Felicity turned to him. “I feel guilty already.”

“Acting. That’s it. And don’t worry about Grams. She’s resilient. She’ll bounce back.”

Brittany entered with Grams on her heels. “What’s the good news your grandmother is talking about?” Brittany hiked her shoulder bag up.

Aiden reached out and pulled Felicity to his side. “Felicity and I stayed up late talking last night. We’ve decided to get back together.”

Brittany froze, her smile looking like it might crack her face. “Oh?”

“Yes. We realized we still love each other.”

“Well, that’s...great.” Brittany rushed over to him and gave him a hug. He wondered if she were making one last ditch effort to snag him, since it took a long time for her to let go. Then she turned to Felicity. “Let me be the first to congratulate you.”

“Thanks,” Felicity said into Brittany’s shoulder as she was accosted.

“Have you eaten, dear?” Grams asked. “We have pancakes on the griddle, and I think they’re about done.”

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