Chapter: The Lap That Shook the Online Board Meeting
(AUTHOR'S POV)
The Watson mansion was quiet.
Too quiet.
Keifer was in his home office.
Important meeting.
Online board meeting.
With the London board.
Directors from across the world.
Serious faces.
Important decisions.
Jay had arrived an hour ago.
From ELVIOLN.
From her world.
To his world.
He wasn't there to greet her.
Meeting.
Important meeting.
She didn't care.
She wanted her husband.
So she did what she always did.
Went to his closet.
Pulled out his favorite shirt.
The soft one.
The one that smelled like him.
Put it on.
Nothing else.
Just his shirt.
And her.
Perfect.
Now—
Where was he?
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Keifer's Home Office
Keifer sat at his desk.
Laptop open.
Screen filled with board members.
London.
New York.
Singapore.
Tokyo.
All watching.
All listening.
He was presenting.
Numbers.
Expansions.
Projections.
The usual.
The door opened.
He didn't look up.
Thought it was a servant.
Thought it was anyone.
Then—
Jay walked in.
Barefoot.
Hair messy.
Wearing nothing but his shirt.
His shirt.
That barely reached her thighs.
She walked toward him.
Ignoring the laptop.
Ignoring the screen.
Ignoring the dozens of board members watching.
She reached him.
Climbed onto his lap.
Sat down.
Snuggled against his chest.
Sighed.
Content.
"Missed you."
Keifer froze.
For one second.
Then—
His arms wrapped around her.
Automatically.
Like it was the most natural thing in the world.
"Missed you too."
She looked up.
"Continue your meeting."
"I'll be here."
He kissed her forehead.
"Okay."
Then he looked at the screen.
At the board members.
All of them.
Frozen.
Mouths open.
Eyes wide.
Brains short-circuiting.
Keifer's face was calm.
Deadpan.
"Where were we?"
Silence.
Complete silence.
Then—
One brave director spoke.
From London.
"Mr. Watson—"
"Yes?"
"That's— that's your—"
"My wife."
"Yes."
"Jay Watson."
"CEO of ELVIOLN."
"The second richest person in the world."
He paused.
"She's comfortable."
"Continue."
Another director.
From Singapore.
"Should we— should we pause?"
Keifer raised an eyebrow.
"Why?"
"Because— because she's—"
"On my lap?"
"Yes."
"No."
"She's fine."
"I'm fine."
"We're fine."
"Continue."
They continued.
Somehow.
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The Online Board Meeting Continues
Jay stayed on his lap.
Quiet.
Still.
Warm.
Keifer's hand rested on her thigh.
Casual.
Possessive.
Natural.
He continued leading the meeting.
Numbers.
Charts.
Decisions.
Unaffected.
The directors tried to focus.
Impossible.
Because every time they looked at the screen—
There she was.
The second richest person in the world.
In her husband's lap.
In his shirt.
Looking like she owned the room.
Which, technically, she did.
Along with him.
A director from New York spoke.
Stumbled over his words.
Jay opened one eye.
Looked at the screen.
At him.
He froze.
Mid-sentence.
She closed her eye.
Went back to resting.
The director continued.
Faster.
Terrified.
Keifer hid a smile.
His wife.
Terrifying even when half asleep.
Even through a screen.
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The Reactions
The chat box exploded.
Silent messages.
Directors typing frantically.
London: IS THAT HIS WIFE?
New York: THE ELVIOLN CEO?!
Singapore: ON HIS LAP?!
Tokyo: IN HIS SHIRT?!
London: THIS IS ICONIC
New York: I CAN'T FOCUS
Singapore: BEST MEETING EVER
Tokyo: THEY'RE THE RICHEST COUPLE
London: 1ST AND 2ND RICHEST
New York: ON THE SAME SCREEN
Singapore: ON THE SAME LAP
Tokyo: I'M SCREENSHOTTING
London: SAME
New York: DEFINITELY SAME
Keifer glanced at the chat.
Saw the messages.
Didn't react.
Just continued.
Calm.
Professional.
With his wife on his lap.
Like it was normal.
Because for him—
It was.
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Jay Wakes Up
Twenty minutes later.
Jay stirred.
Opened her eyes.
Looked around.
Saw the laptop.
Saw the screen.
Saw dozens of faces staring at her.
She blinked.
Looked at Keifer.
"Are you still in the meeting?"
"Yes."
She looked back at the screen.
At the directors.
All watching.
All waiting.
All trying not to smile.
She didn't move.
Didn't get up.
Didn't care.
"Hi," she said.
To the screen.
To the board.
Casual.
Like she wasn't in her husband's lap.
In his shirt.
In front of the world.
The directors responded.
In unison.
"Good morning, Mrs. Watson!"
She nodded.
Regal.
"Good morning."
Then she looked at Keifer.
"How much longer?"
"Ten minutes."
She sighed.
Snuggled closer.
"Fine."
"Continue."
He kissed her head.
Continued.
The directors watched.
Awestruck.
This was power.
This was love.
This was them.
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The Meeting Ends
Finally.
Ten minutes passed.
Keifer wrapped up.
"Meeting adjourned."
"Reports by end of week."
The directors nodded.
"Thank you, Mr. Watson."
"And thank you, Mrs. Watson."
Jay waved.
Small.
Lazy.
"You're welcome."
The call ended.
The screen went dark.
Silence.
Just them.
Jay looked up.
"Did I interrupt?"
He laughed.
"Yes."
"Sorry."
"Don't be."
"They loved it."
She raised an eyebrow.
"Loved it?"
"The chat was exploding."
"About you."
"About us."
She sat up.
"Show me."
He turned the laptop.
Showed her the chat history.
She read.
Laughed.
"Idiots."
"Your idiots now."
She hit his chest.
"No power."
He kissed her.
Slow.
Sweet.
"Love you, wifey."
"Love you too, hubby."
"Even when you interrupt meetings."
"Especially then."
She smiled.
Snuggled closer.
"Good."
"Because I'll do it again."
He held her tighter.
"Hope so."
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Downstairs – Aries and Percy
They finally went downstairs.
Jay still in his shirt.
Keifer in casual clothes.
Hand in hand.
Aries and Percy were on the couch.
Waiting.
Grinning.
Aries spoke first.
"SO."
Percy joined.
"WE HEARD."
Jay raised an eyebrow.
"Heard what?"
"About the meeting!"
"The online board meeting!"
"With you on his lap!"
"In his shirt!"
Jay blinked.
"How do you know?"
Aries held up his phone.
"Directors have friends."
"Friends have Twitter."
"Twitter has SCREENSHOTS."
Percy nodded.
"YOU'RE VIRAL."
Jay grabbed the phone.
Stared.
There they were.
On the screen.
Her on his lap.
In his shirt.
With dozens of board members watching.
The caption:
"Richest couple goals. 1st and 2nd richest person in the world. Same screen. Same lap. Same love."
She looked at Keifer.
He looked at her.
Same thought.
Same smile.
Same love.
"Well," she said.
"This is happening."
He nodded.
"This is happening."
Aries grinned.
"YOU'RE FAMOUS!"
Percy added.
"FAMOUSER!"
"THAT'S NOT A WORD!"
"IS NOW!"
Jay laughed.
Tossed the phone back.
"Let them talk."
"We're happy."
"That's all that matters."
Keifer pulled her closer.
"My wifey."
She smiled.
"My hubby."
Aries fake gagged.
Percy fake vomited.
But they were smiling.
Because this—
This chaos.
This love.
This family.
Was exactly where they belonged.
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That Night
In their room.
Jay in his shirt.
Still.
Always.
Keifer beside her.
Scrolling his phone.
Laughing.
"What?"
He showed her.
More memes.
More screenshots.
More comments.
"Power couple."
"Lap goals."
"Relationship goals."
"They want what we have."
She looked at him.
"They can't have it."
He raised an eyebrow.
"Oh?"
"It's ours."
"Only ours."
He pulled her closer.
"That's right."
"Only ours."
She kissed him.
Slow.
Sweet.
"Love you, hubby."
"Love you too, wifey."
"Forever?"
"Forever."
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The End
(For now.)
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