kiss before pulling away. “Now you have something to remember today by.” And he wanted her to, because deep down, he knew that it would be a day that he would never forget.
She smiled as if reading his mind.
“Do we really have to leave now?” Jason asked, interrupting the moment.
“Yes. We’ve been here most of the day. We can come back soon.”
Her words seemed to pacify the kids as they piled back into the car.
The drive back was filled with long lulls of silence, all of them content to watch the setting sun over the ocean and reflect on all they did that day.
And all he would remember, he thought. Something had happened to him today; something that had changed between himself and Abby. What that something was, he didn’t know. He just felt closer to her, and felt the urge to learn more, to dig deeper, to grow closer.
The feeling was both unsettling and yet… right.
“I had a really great time today,” Abby said after the kids had run back into the house.
He leaned on the hood, enjoying standing with her in the twilight. “I did too. Those kids are really amazing.”
She snorted. “They’re also a handful. The sticky smudge should clean off the leather easily enough.” She glanced back to the car.
“It’s not a problem.”
“Well, I should probably head inside.” But Abby hesitated, looking as unwilling to leave as he felt.
“I’ll call you later,” he promised, gently pulling her close.
With the sun finally set, he took her lips softly, making certain to keep the kiss light. He knew the kids were no doubt watching their nanny. But that didn’t stop him from wanting more, from feeling the rush that coursed through his body at her closeness.
“I keep thinking it will go away,” she whispered when the kiss ended.
He knew exactly what she meant. “Me too. But I have a feeling it won’t.”
“I hope not.” She leaned in for another kiss before heading back toward the house.
When the engine started up, he waited to leave until she was inside. It was then that he noticed an ache in the pit of his stomach.
He missed her already.
Chapter 7
“This is a good idea,” Abby told herself in the rearview mirror as she pulled into the parking structure at Platinum Security. “This is a good idea. I was just in the area.” Which was true.
With the Shaws back on their vacation, Abby had more free time than she knew what to do with. So when her mother had asked her to swing by the caterer for their Christmas party to confirm the menu, Abby hadn’t thought too much about stopping by the building she had looked up last weekend.
When Dylan had told her his company’s name, she had been curious. Anyone would be. And since she was in the area, it seemed rude not to stop by and say hello to him, perhaps catch him for a lunch date.
But as she stepped out of her car onto the roof of the parking garage, she eyed the towering structure with growing unease. Modern in its design, clean lines and gleaming glass dominated the ten story building.
Considering its size, it was likely that their company only took up one of the floors and not the entire building, but it was still intimidating.
Dylan, while it was obvious that he enjoyed money, seemed down to earth, and not like someone that spent his days in the executive high-rise.
Taking a deep breath, her chin notching up, she walked across the sky bridge into the bitingly cool building.
Spying a directory, she found that Platinum Security was located on the tenth floor. The penthouse.
Obviously, the company wasn’t hurting for clients.
Her low-slung heels tapped on the large marble tiles in the hallway, announcing her presence to anyone nearby. The interior of the building reminded her of a bank. Large, open areas, shiny marble, classical décor, and bright lights. It wasn’t a place where she felt at ease, but it felt familiar enough to not have her running out the door.
Is it weird that I’m dropping by? she asked herself for the
She smiled as if reading his mind.
“Do we really have to leave now?” Jason asked, interrupting the moment.
“Yes. We’ve been here most of the day. We can come back soon.”
Her words seemed to pacify the kids as they piled back into the car.
The drive back was filled with long lulls of silence, all of them content to watch the setting sun over the ocean and reflect on all they did that day.
And all he would remember, he thought. Something had happened to him today; something that had changed between himself and Abby. What that something was, he didn’t know. He just felt closer to her, and felt the urge to learn more, to dig deeper, to grow closer.
The feeling was both unsettling and yet… right.
“I had a really great time today,” Abby said after the kids had run back into the house.
He leaned on the hood, enjoying standing with her in the twilight. “I did too. Those kids are really amazing.”
She snorted. “They’re also a handful. The sticky smudge should clean off the leather easily enough.” She glanced back to the car.
“It’s not a problem.”
“Well, I should probably head inside.” But Abby hesitated, looking as unwilling to leave as he felt.
“I’ll call you later,” he promised, gently pulling her close.
With the sun finally set, he took her lips softly, making certain to keep the kiss light. He knew the kids were no doubt watching their nanny. But that didn’t stop him from wanting more, from feeling the rush that coursed through his body at her closeness.
“I keep thinking it will go away,” she whispered when the kiss ended.
He knew exactly what she meant. “Me too. But I have a feeling it won’t.”
“I hope not.” She leaned in for another kiss before heading back toward the house.
When the engine started up, he waited to leave until she was inside. It was then that he noticed an ache in the pit of his stomach.
He missed her already.
Chapter 7
“This is a good idea,” Abby told herself in the rearview mirror as she pulled into the parking structure at Platinum Security. “This is a good idea. I was just in the area.” Which was true.
With the Shaws back on their vacation, Abby had more free time than she knew what to do with. So when her mother had asked her to swing by the caterer for their Christmas party to confirm the menu, Abby hadn’t thought too much about stopping by the building she had looked up last weekend.
When Dylan had told her his company’s name, she had been curious. Anyone would be. And since she was in the area, it seemed rude not to stop by and say hello to him, perhaps catch him for a lunch date.
But as she stepped out of her car onto the roof of the parking garage, she eyed the towering structure with growing unease. Modern in its design, clean lines and gleaming glass dominated the ten story building.
Considering its size, it was likely that their company only took up one of the floors and not the entire building, but it was still intimidating.
Dylan, while it was obvious that he enjoyed money, seemed down to earth, and not like someone that spent his days in the executive high-rise.
Taking a deep breath, her chin notching up, she walked across the sky bridge into the bitingly cool building.
Spying a directory, she found that Platinum Security was located on the tenth floor. The penthouse.
Obviously, the company wasn’t hurting for clients.
Her low-slung heels tapped on the large marble tiles in the hallway, announcing her presence to anyone nearby. The interior of the building reminded her of a bank. Large, open areas, shiny marble, classical décor, and bright lights. It wasn’t a place where she felt at ease, but it felt familiar enough to not have her running out the door.
Is it weird that I’m dropping by? she asked herself for the
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