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had to do. Maybe that’s why she hadn’t realized he felt anything for her. If he had felt something for her she figured he would have come to her the same way he approached everything else—no fear, no mercy. But then she realized, he really loved her and it scared him. He had been married before. He had a teen who was soon to be a woman while Bambi didn’t have kids and hadn’t been married. He had most likely looked at his life and wondered if she would want to take it on. He was afraid, and something about that warmed her heart more.
“Married!” Jocelyn squealed as she ran over to the table tossed her arms around her father and then straightened up so she could hug Bambi too. “Yay! It’s about time for that too. I always knew you should get married again and I hoped it would be Bambi. She rocks,” she gave her father a fist bump that had Bambi laughing.
The day spent together had gone well. They had fun with Sterling finally seeing more than just the office hub. Every visit he made seemed to be just about business—two days in and out with no frill. It wasn’t as if he went frequently, but at least twice while she was doing a training program elsewhere so she hadn’t been able to go with him. And from what she had heard, those trips had not been trips about fun or getting to know the office personnel more. Those trips had been all business, fixing problems, making arrangements and then getting on the plane to jet set off to his next location.
Jocelyn had never seen Tahiti so it was her first time and just like any first time visitor she seemed to have stars in her eyes and heaven on her mind. She dropped the hint about maybe living here once she finished college—since her father had insisted she go, she had added. Bambi figured she was letting him know to save a spot for her at the Tahiti hub because she was going to want a job too. Sterling gave a knowing grin, but never a promise. He was going to keep her guessing and working hard to earn that spot and Bambi knew that. But at the end of the day she was sure Sterling would prefer she work at the hub where his trusted men could keep eyes on her and make sure she was safe than if she just came to Tahiti and opened a nutrition and fitness center. She was teetering on both, and Bambi knew Sterling was already plotting the best way to keep his daughter safe by way of a near shadowing personal bodyguard.
Overall the day had been amazing. Only twice did she have that hair raising feeling like something wasn’t quite right, like somebody was watching her. But with a casual, yet thorough, scan of her surroundings she didn’t see anybody. She figured she was just on edge after seeing Peter the day before and she needed to get past that.
“What are we looking for?” Sterling had mumbled in her ear. The man was too skilled and observant for his own good. “Your body language changed. What are we looking for?”
We, he had said, because he was the kind of man who wouldn’t let her walk alone. “Nothing,” she turned to him and smiled. “I just had a weird feeling. I guess I’m still reeling from yesterday.”
“Hmm,” he nodded before scanning their surroundings with much more perceptiveness than she had appeared to do. He looked like a military man scouting for the enemy. After a long glance around them from all positions he gave a slight hint of relaxation before wrapping his arm around her and walking with her. She could tell he was still on guard and for that she was sorry. He shouldn’t have had to be on guard. This was his day off—or at least it was supposed to be. But when she thought about it with clarity she realized this day off wasn’t about him; he had scheduled it for her, so that she could take some time to deal with what happened. He, however, was still very much on the clock. He had taken her on as both fiancé and charge. She was now one of his charges, one of the people he would protect. She never
“Married!” Jocelyn squealed as she ran over to the table tossed her arms around her father and then straightened up so she could hug Bambi too. “Yay! It’s about time for that too. I always knew you should get married again and I hoped it would be Bambi. She rocks,” she gave her father a fist bump that had Bambi laughing.
The day spent together had gone well. They had fun with Sterling finally seeing more than just the office hub. Every visit he made seemed to be just about business—two days in and out with no frill. It wasn’t as if he went frequently, but at least twice while she was doing a training program elsewhere so she hadn’t been able to go with him. And from what she had heard, those trips had not been trips about fun or getting to know the office personnel more. Those trips had been all business, fixing problems, making arrangements and then getting on the plane to jet set off to his next location.
Jocelyn had never seen Tahiti so it was her first time and just like any first time visitor she seemed to have stars in her eyes and heaven on her mind. She dropped the hint about maybe living here once she finished college—since her father had insisted she go, she had added. Bambi figured she was letting him know to save a spot for her at the Tahiti hub because she was going to want a job too. Sterling gave a knowing grin, but never a promise. He was going to keep her guessing and working hard to earn that spot and Bambi knew that. But at the end of the day she was sure Sterling would prefer she work at the hub where his trusted men could keep eyes on her and make sure she was safe than if she just came to Tahiti and opened a nutrition and fitness center. She was teetering on both, and Bambi knew Sterling was already plotting the best way to keep his daughter safe by way of a near shadowing personal bodyguard.
Overall the day had been amazing. Only twice did she have that hair raising feeling like something wasn’t quite right, like somebody was watching her. But with a casual, yet thorough, scan of her surroundings she didn’t see anybody. She figured she was just on edge after seeing Peter the day before and she needed to get past that.
“What are we looking for?” Sterling had mumbled in her ear. The man was too skilled and observant for his own good. “Your body language changed. What are we looking for?”
We, he had said, because he was the kind of man who wouldn’t let her walk alone. “Nothing,” she turned to him and smiled. “I just had a weird feeling. I guess I’m still reeling from yesterday.”
“Hmm,” he nodded before scanning their surroundings with much more perceptiveness than she had appeared to do. He looked like a military man scouting for the enemy. After a long glance around them from all positions he gave a slight hint of relaxation before wrapping his arm around her and walking with her. She could tell he was still on guard and for that she was sorry. He shouldn’t have had to be on guard. This was his day off—or at least it was supposed to be. But when she thought about it with clarity she realized this day off wasn’t about him; he had scheduled it for her, so that she could take some time to deal with what happened. He, however, was still very much on the clock. He had taken her on as both fiancé and charge. She was now one of his charges, one of the people he would protect. She never
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