All Chapters of The Proposal (Book 3 of The Arrangement series): Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

Amberleigh watched Leo and Grayson going back and forth for another minute or two in their argument. She took a deep breath and tried to mentally prepare herself, to figure out the right words to say. Cori was like a fly on the wall, sinking into the background, cleaning up the area, and trying to stay out of the way. But if Giovanni Costa trusted her and her family to keep secrets, then so did Amber. Besides it was a little too fucking late to worry about that now anyway.Amber cleared her throat, “I need to tell you both something. I think you should sit down for this Grayson. It’s not easy to say.”Her eyes were already burning. Both men turned to look at her, though Leo’s expression was less hostile than the scowl on the billionaire’s face. Even Grayson’s body language interpretated he wasn’t open to listening to her. But she would not be intimidated or back down.“The decision has already been made. You are not moving back into the penthouse under any circumstances so there’s no

Amberleigh wouldn’t say that Leo was a pushover exactly, but the chef had a problem telling her no and was often easy to convince of things that she suggested. Just like with Grayson, Leo certainly didn’t like the idea of her moving back into the penthouse. But he also knew Amber well enough by now, that she wouldn’t change her mind. Arguing with her would be a waste of time. He just accepted it as a fact as soon as she told him their plans to return to Grayson’s high-rise under the guise of a fucked over kidnapping and post an emergency appendectomy. Grayson insisted that Leo take it slow as the chef was immediately ready to get dressed and get the hell out of dodge. But first things first, Leo would need to get up for the first time since his surgery without falling and Amber and Grayson needed a learning session with Cori on how to take care of L-Dawg. Because the home health nurse or the Doc wouldn’t be able to care for Leo 24/7, so it would fall to his penthouse

It went without saying that Giovanni did not like his daughter’s plan to move into the penthouse with the evil woman out to become the sole heir to The Godwin fortune. He voiced his concerns for her safety and that of the rightful unborn heir inside her belly. Grayson broke his brooding silence to lay out the plan and vow to keep Amber and the baby safe. Leo made the same vow, and Giovanni would certainly be holding them both to it. He also reminded his daughter she could contact him anytime she needed help and extended that invitation to Leo and Grayson as well. Like he was the neighborhood friendly drug dealer out to do the occasional good deed for those he cared for. It seemed he now considered Grayson and Leo a member of the family. Amber tried to steel herself and fight down the moment of panic when they first pulled into the back lot of Preeminence Tower. She wasn’t afraid of the cunt per say, but rather of her nasty connections if Amber fucked this up. She was extra emotional

Leo napped for most of the evening as Amberleigh started to feel cabin fever while cooped up in his room. The fact Grayson was out there with his cunt wife who wanted him dead didn’t help matters. Amber knew the heiress was unlikely to make another move against her husband so soon or with so many witnesses present, but still she couldn’t help but be anxious as fuck.To pass the time she alternated between watching Leo sleep and scrolling social media. Usually, she could cheer herself up by trolling the pages of the girls who worked at The Cobra Club. But none of them came through with any scandalous post which had incited comment cat fights for her viewing pleasure.She hesitated on Ebony’s page. Now was as good as time as any to try and fix things with the only true friend Amber had left. A couple days ago Ebony had confronted Amber at The Cobra Club, hurt Amber hadn’t told her she was back in town. They got into an argument and Amber walked away leaving things so fucked up between t

Surprisingly, Amberleigh was able to fall asleep quite easily that night as was Leo beside her. The two orgasms they’d given each other during Leo’s sponge bath probably had a lot to do with that. When Amber’s bladder awoken her a couple hours until sunrise, she was startled to see an outline sitting in Leo’s desk chair in the soft glow of the Himalayan Salt lamp. But she recognized the shape of the intruder as she knew his body well, better than his heart or mind. In many ways Grayson Godwin was still a mysteryShe clutched her chest and stifled her scream, “Grayson what the hell? You trying to give me a heart attack?”“Of course not. I just thought Leo should be kept an eye on his first night home in case some kind of complications arise.”She threw back the covers and worked out the kinks in her body. Her bladder warned her to get a fucking move on it as it was growing impatient. But she looked down at the sleeping man beside her and a relieved smile touched her lips. No blood on h