“The castle hotel in Scotland is the last one we need to talk about. The profits are continuing to rise, and if my projections stay on track, we will be ready to do the addition by spring of next year, for the dedicated function center on the grounds. It will expand the ability to hold bigger functions.” I look across the table at Nic who is scanning the reports for this one, and I can see he is happy. He purchased this hotel so he could buy his wife a castle. Over the top, but it has brought them both joy, and luckily, it has also been a valuable addition to the portfolio.

“Perfect. Flynn, can you start the process, please?” Nic looks to my brother who is his right-hand man and our logistics person. I look after the money, Rem is our IT/tech person, as well as head of security, just keeping us all safe in all the ways. But to be honest, Flynn has a big workload across a broad range of jobs. And Nic, of course, is the decisions man. That privilege comes with being the boss.

“On it.” He notes it down on his laptop and then looks up at us all. “Are we done?” We all nod, which means the meeting is over and we can get out of the office for the day.

“Who’s up for a quick drink before heading home?” Nic asks as he stands and collects his things off the table.

Looking down at my phone, I haven’t had any messages from Harper yet, so she must still be working.

“Do you know what the girls are up to?” I ask Flynn, wondering if he has heard from Felisha.

“I spoke to Felisha quickly before I walked in here, and she didn’t answer but just sent me a message saying it’s a busy day and she will probably be late for dinner,” he replies, and that’s good enough for me.

“Okay, I’m in for that drink.” I could use some time with the guys to try to get my head sorted. When I’m at work I block it out, and when I’m around Harper, I feel like I can’t think straight, so an hour with the guys sounds perfect.

While we were talking, Rem has been messaging on his phone, I assume to Elouise, and the smile tells me he is all sorted.

“I’m in too, all under control on the home front.” Which I’m sure isn’t always the case with two kids.

“Excellent, let’s just head down to the pub across the road.” Nic nods as we are busy collecting our things, and everyone heads back to their offices to leave them there while we go for a drink.