His Knees, His Pleas, But Our Son's in Peace

Chapter 71

I hesitated for a moment, but the challenge in his tone made me grin. "Sure, why not?"

We positioned ourselves at the edge of the pool, and as soon as Carlos gave the word, we took off. I wasn't a bad swimmer myself, but it quickly became clear that Carlos had the advantage. His movements were swift and effortless, while I struggled to keep up. By the time we reached the other side, I was panting, and Carlos barely seemed winded.

"You win," I said, laughing as I caught my breath. "I'll admit it, you're a better swimmer."

Carlos chuckled, pulling himself out of the water. "Don't feel bad. I've had a lot of practice."

We swam a few more laps, the playful competition easing the stress of the day. Eventually, though, we both grew tired and decided to call it a night.

"Let's grab a drink at the bar," Carlos suggested as we dried off.

I hesitated. "I'm not the best drinker, to be honest."

Carlos raised an eyebrow, a smirk playing on his lips. "I know. That's why I'm warning you not to overdo it."

I felt a mix of embarrassment and defiance rise up. "I'm not that bad," I muttered, though I knew it wasn't entirely true.

We headed to the hotel bar, where I nursed a single drink, determined to

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more energized than I had in a while. The exhibition was buzzing with excitement as investors swarmed the event, and to my surprise, I seemed to be at the center

potential follow-ups. It seemed like all the hard work was paying off. As soon as I had a moment to myself, I called Blair. "You won't believe what just

me everything,"

said. "Investors are coming out of

hear his grin through the phone. "That's fantastic! I'll head over and help you sort through it all. We need to make sure

and together, we worked through the details, strategizing for

me up. I could see the familiar car waiting outside, and as

to the hotel?" he

my head. "Not yet. I need to pick up Blair and

simply nodded and waited for me to gather Blair

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I was a little tipsy. Blair helped me back to the

"How's your evening?" I asked, still feeling the buzz of

looked up at me, his expression thoughtful. "Things went well for you today, I take

nodded eagerly. "Better than