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“Good eye.” He winked. “Look beyond the field, Ian. I want to build one of the largest art galleries in New York, and this is the place to do it.”
I stood there with my hands in my pockets, nodding my head. “For Ellery?”
Co
I started walking forward towards the field. “You two are a perfect couple. You give me hope,” I said.
“Hope is what Rory should be giving you, Ian. She’s an amazing woman.”
“Yes. She is an amazing woman.”
Co
I laughed softly. “She’s changed my views on a lot of things and she’s changed my life. I don’t know what I would’ve done if she hadn’t come back with me from Paris.”
Co
“I guess we’re lucky.” I smiled.
“We sure are. Now, what do you think about the property?”
“It’s a field, Co
“Thank you, friend,” he said as he patted me on the back.
Chapter 12
Rory
“Would you like to feed her?” Ellery asked.
“Really? I would love to feed her.”
Ellery handed the baby to me and I laid her in my arms and put the bottle in her mouth. She grabbed hold of my finger and stared up at me with her beautiful blue eyes.
“She’s so beautiful, Ellery. You and Co
“You and Ian will make beautiful babies too. You’re drop dead gorgeous, and Ian, well, look at him.”
“Thank you, but, I don’t think Ian ever wants children. Hell, he gets pissed off when you mention the word marriage.”
Ellery cocked her head and looked at me. “Why?”
“I don’t know. He’s totally anti-marriage. He wants nothing to do with it and we got into an argument this morning in the hotel room because the girl that brought up our breakfast thought we were married and Ian snapped at her. He was totally out of line and he saw nothing wrong with it.”
“Are you two okay now?” she asked.
“Yeah. He apologized after I yelled at him and locked myself in the bedroom.”
Ellery laughed. “Sounds like something I would do.”
I looked down at Julia as she was drinking her bottle. It felt so good to hold her and so natural. “Ian still has a lot of issues, and a lot of them have to do with his mom. He feels betrayed and I think she just really left her mark as far as he’s concerned with relationships.”
“Help him work it out. Co
I smiled at Ellery. “Thank you.”
The elevator doors opened and Ian and Co
“Aren’t you going to say hi to Julia, Ian?”
He gave me a small smile and sat down next to me. He looked at Julia and smiled.
“Hey, Julia.”
She screeched and laughed at the same time. “Do you want to hold her?” I asked.
“No. You keep holding her. She’s happy with you.”
“Here, just take her,” I said as I started to hand Julia to him.
“No, Rory. I don’t want to hold her. I’m not a fan of children.”
His words startled me. I sort of knew that already, but to hear him say it made it very real. “How can you not like children?” I asked.
“I don’t want to discuss this now, sweetheart.”
I sat there and stared at him in disbelief.
“Why are you looking at me like that?” he asked.
I couldn’t say a word to him. His issues were on a deep, unreachable level. I looked down at Julia, because at that moment, I couldn’t look at the man I deeply loved.
“Rory, please. We’re going to have a great night with Co
He was right; we were going to have a great night with great friends and I didn’t want anything to ruin it. His issues were something that I was going to have to forget about for tonight and deal with later. I gave him a small smile as the elevator doors opened and Mason stepped out.
“There’s my princess. Come to Uncle Mason, sweetie.” He smiled as he walked over to me. “Hi, Rory, Ian. It’s good to see you.”
“Hi, Mason. It’s good to see you too.” I smiled as I stood up and handed Julia over to him.
Ian said hello and he got up and lightly shook Mason’s hand. Co
“Ellery really wants to take Rory to Times Square, since she’s never been to New York,” Co
“She’d love that. Wouldn’t you, sweetheart?” Ian asked with a smile.
“Yes, I’ve always wanted to see Times Square.” I smiled at Co
“Great! You’re going to love it, Rory!” Ellery exclaimed.
We walked around the streets of Times Square, and I was in awe. The crowds of people, the street vendors, and the variety of things to do amazed me. Being from a very small town, this was something I wasn’t used to. Ian and I held hands and, every time he looked over at me, he smiled. The words he had said earlier about children and how he wouldn’t hold Julia still consumed my mind. Co
“Elle, are you sure?” Co
“Of course I’m sure. Rory is going to love it! The wait staff sings!” She smiled as she grabbed my hand and we walked ahead of the guys.
“I thought maybe we could go somewhere a little more quiet and—”
“And what, Co
“Okay.” Co
The line was long and the hostess told us there was about an hour wait. Ian and Co
“Oh no you don’t, you two. No trying to buy our way in. We’re going to wait in this line like everyone else.”
“But, Ellery, I really need a drink and I’m hungry,” Co
“There’s a bar right there. You and Ian go and have a drink and Rory and I will wait in line.”
“No. We aren’t leaving the two of you here alone. We’ll wait.”
Ellery looked over at me. “Co
I couldn’t help but laugh. I looked at Co
“I think those two are talking about our guys,” I said.
Ian and Co