“I love you, Hannah,” he said solemnly and kissed her forehead.
“The best thing we ever did was kidnap you and take you to our lair.” Slade smiled.
She could feel their connection all the way down to her bones. Even when they were apart, she would be able to feel them.
“I like the way you boys treat a captive,” she said, snuggling down. She suspected she was in for a long night.
Gavin pressed her hot cheek to his. “Get used to it. I don’t think we’re ever letting our captive go.”
That was fine with Hannah.
Chapter Fifteen
One year later
With a fully-healed Mr. Snuggles purring around his ankles, Gavin took off his tie and tossed it aside. It felt so good to leave work today. His new Vice President of Operations had given him hell. She’d been in place for almost nine months and had big plans for changing the way Black Oak Oil did business. She was very employee oriented. Already the woman had opened a day care on site, talked him into a better health insurance plan, and forced him to build better facilities at the Alaska site. She had a head for business and could argue all day long when she believed in something.
Of course, he always took it from her because she looked awfully good in a bikini.
“Hey, you took off early!” Slade walked in from the pool. “Dex was just about to start up the grill. You want a beer?”
“Absolutely. I’m on vacation, after all. Does she know?” Gavin stared outside where Hannah splashed in the pool, her blonde hair in a messy pile on the top of her head. Her baby bump wasn’t showing yet, but in a few weeks, it would. Knowing he’d soon see the evidence of their passion, of the life they’d created, growing inside her turned him on.
Slade smiled. “She has no idea. She thinks she has a meeting with the head of technology tomorrow.”
“Excellent.” Gavin shrugged out of his suit coat. Scott had proven not only a great manager, but a successful conspirator. “Everything is in place. The plane is ready. Marnie knows we’re coming. Have the contractors finished out the playroom?”
“Yes, just today. I sent you the pictures. I assure you we now have the perfect space to play with our wife for the next month. And Dex decided he’s going to tie her up this time. He’s going to march into the conference room and lasso her before we pick her up and take her out. You know she likes the cowboy thing.”
Gavin threw back his head and laughed. His sweet Hannah had a vivid imagination. She had taken to play like a duck to water.
He looked forward to spending the month focused on nothing but her.
Hannah looked up, and he knew the moment she saw him. Her green eyes lit up. She rushed to the edge of the pool and raced up the steps. Dex turned from the grill and nodded his way.
Dex James. His brother. It was all legal now. He smiled.
Hannah walked toward him, her breasts barely encased in a yellow bikini top. She never wore that suit in public, but damn he liked to see it on her in private.
“Watch out,” Slade said, pressing a cold beer into his hand. “She’s going to throw herself in your arms. If you don’t want to get those clothes wet, I would run.” She would just chase him down. His wife never let him get too far. Anytime the pressure got to him, she drew him back in with the sunshine of her smile. His world finally had a center, and he was content to orbit around her.
Hannah did just what Slade had promised. She threw herself into his arms, plastering her body to his.
“Welcome home, Mr. James.” She pressed a little kiss on his lips. “I missed you.” He missed her every minute he wasn’t in her presence. “Me too, love. Are you ready for your meeting tomorrow, Ms. VP?”
“Absolutely, boss.” Hannah loved her new responsibilities, and the employees adored her.
“Make sure you’re not late.”
She frowned at him and wrinkled her nose. “I’m never late, Mr. James. Are you going to come swimming with me? The water’s great.”
“As I’m already wet, I think I will.” He slapped her ass playfully as she walked back to the pool.
Gavin stripped off his shirt.
“Has our little pool party taken a distinctly adult tone?” Dex asked, a wide smile on his face.
“Hannah likes to play cowboys and captive, doesn’t she?” Gavin asked. “I think the James Gang is going to ride tonight.”
“Dinner can wait,” Dex said. He dove into the pool.
“Hallelujah. She kills me when she wears that bikini. I always just want to strip it off her.” Slade followed his brother.
Gavin shucked the rest of his clothes. He didn’t need them.
The James Gang had a captive, and they weren’t ever going to let her go.