Pleasing Mr. Parker: A steamy grumpy boss romance (The Men Series Book 5) by Elle Nicoll

Author:Elle Nicoll [Nicoll, Elle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rose Hope Publishing
Published: 2022-07-04T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter twenty-two

Maria

“How about over there?” I bounce up on my toes and point to a stretch of beach.

“I told you. I’ve got the perfect place in mind.” Griffin smiles over at me as I lean on the side of the speedboat and watch the ocean whizzing by underneath us.

“Fine. I trust you.” I grin back before looking out over the water again.

This day couldn’t be any more magical. After Griffin insisted on matching my efforts in the shower this morning, and making my legs turn to jelly with the power of his tongue, he made us breakfast, which we ate out on the deck watching the ocean. Then he grabbed a picnic basket his housekeeper prepared and took me on the short walk to the marina where he keeps his boat.

I’d heard from Harley and Will that Griffin loves to be out on the water, and his boat is his real true love in life, after The Songbird. But I wouldn’t have believed just how true that was if I weren’t seeing it with my own eyes. At The Songbird, he’s calm, focused and in control, which he is here too, I guess. Only it’s different. At the beach house, and on the water, he’s lighter, younger... more carefree. He’s wearing black trunks and a white t-shirt with a baseball cap... and he’s barefoot! He’s the complete alter-ego from Griffin Parker, Manhattan’s youngest billionaire hotelier with custom-made suits and a fresh-shaven jaw each morning. He didn’t even bother to shave today. But the biggest contrast is his eyes. Here, they’re bright, buzzing with energy... with life. In New York, they’re more clouded, intense. He’s always thinking of the next big business deal, and what the hotel needs. He doesn’t switch off there, and now I understand more than ever why he loves it here so much.

“Are we nearly there yet?”

“Almost.” He steers the boat toward the shore and around some rocks that extend out into the ocean.

I crane my neck, trying to see around the rocks faster, and Griffin shakes his head with a chuckle.

“Patience, Sweetheart. It’ll be worth the wait.”

He catches my eye and warmth blooms in my chest as I recognize both of our words from last night. It was worth the wait. I don’t think there’s ever been something truer.

The sun is shining down on Griffin’s muscular forearms as he turns the steering wheel. He was worth the wait. Each one of my thirty years, including the ones living with my father’s gambling addiction, and the ones with my ex’s lies and deceit—I would do them all again if it meant meeting him. To feel the way I do when he looks at me is worth every tear I’ve ever cried.

He’s my reward for never giving up.

He kills the engine and reaches over to grab me around the waist.

“Okay, my beautiful, perfect woman. We're here.”

“We are?”

It’s a small, secluded cove. Griffin is busy putting down an anchor for the boat as my eyes run up and down the pale sand.

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