Page 103 of Inevitable
I’d seen every one of my partners go through their own personal hell before they’d found their own happiness.
I’d never understood why anyone would want to go through that for a woman.
But I understood itnow.
Emma wasn’t justanywoman.
She wasmywoman.
If I would have pulled my head out of my ass fourteen years ago, I would have realized that a long time ago.
“I need to go back to Michigan and talk to her about this in person,” I told Wyatt.
I wasn’t going to tell her that I loved her for the first time on the damn phone.
He grinned at me and looked at his watch. “No need. Emma will be landing here in two hours.”
I gaped at him. “How is that possible?”
“Shelby was worried about you. She said your brain was total shit and that you weren’t yourself. She called Emma and asked her to come because you needed her. Wren is staying with Brock for the next week. You have a week to convince Emma that the two of you need to be together. Don’t fuck it up, Marshall. Youdoneed her.”
It took a moment for that information to sink into my brain.
Emma was cominghere?
In two hours?
“I’ll pick her up at the airport,” I sputtered, my heart thundering in my ears.
Wyatt shook his head. “No need for that, either. Shelby is taking a limo herself to get Emma. I think she wants a little time for some girl talk. She’ll drop her off at your place. I suggest you use the next few hours to find a ring so you can ask Emma to marry you. That is what you want, right?”
“It’s exactly what I want, but—”
“For once in your life stop thinking, Marshall,” Wyatt said firmly. “Go with your gut and your heart. Go after what you want and screw everything else. For what it’s worth, I don’t think Emma is going to sayno. She literally dropped everything to get here to California because she thought you needed her. Shelby made sure that she knew that you weren’t physically hurt.”
“What did Shelby tell her?” I asked.
Wyatt shrugged. “I’m not exactly sure, but whatever she said got Emma on my jet.”
“I should probably be pissed off about this,” I grumbled.
“But you’re not because you want to see Emma,” Wyatt countered. “You have friends here who care about you, Marshall. You know how much Shelby cares. It bothered her to see you this unhappy. It unsettles all of us. Marry Emma for fuck’s sake and go back to being your normal asshole self again.”
I grinned at Wyatt. “I’ll never be quite the same guy.”
Hell, I hadn’t been the same guy since the moment I’d seen Emma again.
“I can live with that as long as your brain finds its way back into your head.”
I’d never really stopped to appreciate the people who were important in my life here in California.
Granted, I wasn’t a people person, and I’d never really hung out with my billionaire partners on a regular basis, but theywereimportant in my life.
“I’m not good at thanking anyone for anything,” I said hesitantly.
Wyatt let out an exasperated breath. “We’re your friends, Marshall. I’ve lost track of how many times you’ve helped all of us and actually saved our asses when we needed your help. In my mind, whatever we can do for you is pathetically small in exchange for all of the things you’ve done for us for years.”
“It’s a big deal to me,” I told him honestly.
