Romancing the Grump (Appies, #4)

by Jenny Proctor

“Will you be traveling with the team when we go to Chicago next weekend?” I ask. I hope her answer is yes because even though Grant assured me it’s a nice bus with plenty of room for everyone to be comfortable, I’d still rather have Parker along if only to have someone to talk to. She shakes her head no. “Not at first. I have a family thing on Wednesday night, so I’m flying out on Thursday morning. But I’ll be in Chicago in time for the game that night.” I nod, mentally shifting my expectations to include the possibility of eight hours on a bus as the only woman. I can’t decide if I should be nervous or excited. “Don’t stress about it,” Parker says, clearly reading my expression. “Bus rides are easy and usually pretty chill.” I nod my thanks and head back to my office. The next task on my to-do list is a deep dive into Flex’s company history to make sure there’s no reason Nathan and Alec shouldn’t partner with them. Malik said the company checks out, and on the surface, they do. But I’d like to see what’s under the surface before I let anyone sign anything. Three hours later, Flex has sent over an initial draft of the agreement, so I spend the rest of the afternoon redlining, making notes that I’ll hopefully be able to go over with Grant before he takes off for paternity leave. Grant didn’t drop that little bombshell on me until first thing this morning. Apparently, his wife is having a baby next week, and he thinks being with her is more important than holding my hand thr...