says. He’s in a serious mood today, and we all know what it means when he’s not joking. Kellie moves closer to him, grabs his hand in hers. That’s when his jaw unclenches and he relaxes a bit more.
“That’s better than anything we’ve gotten this far.” Drake loosens his hold on my hip, causing me to let out a breath of air. It wasn’t like he was bruising me, it was just a bit uncomfortable, but if that gave him some sort of solace, I’d do it all over again.
“Yeah, the lab hasn’t been very helpful the last few cases we’ve worked though,” Slade states, rubbing his hand down his face.
“It’s worth a shot,” I say.
“Yeah, angel, it is.” Drake kisses the side of my head before returning to the guys to chat. I take the time to sneak over to Kellie.
“What do you think will happen next?” I ask as we hug one another.
“More than likely, you’ll go on lockdown. Meaning you can go to work, but you’ll be escorted. Drake may even station someone on you full time while you’re there. It really sucks. It’ll all work out in the end though. Plus, that means more girl time. Maybe all of us can do a girls’ day this weekend?”
“Fingers crossed it won’t take too long. I’m not sure I’ll be able to have a guard at the hospital. I may have to take a leave of absence if it comes to that, and that would be a bundle fun. You know my mom will more than likely make an appearance.” I laugh because it would.
“Well, Aunt Ro will make an appearance too. Drake’s mom probably will as well. Keep me posted.” We hug one last time after seeing the guys breaking apart their huddle.
“We’re going to hang out here. Slade is heading to the lab, and Bridger is going to our house with Easton.” I nod.
“See you later. Thank you.” I hug everyone even with Drake grumbling about me not being in his arms. He’s a big oaf. Every last one of them is in a happy relationship.
“Oh, quit it.” I slap at his chest and smile at him.
“I’m going to spank that ass red once we get inside my office, Giana,” he whispers in my ear when I make my way back to him.
“What are you waiting for?” I return.
“We’ll see you all later. Keep me posted,” he tells the guys. We walk down the hall, turn into Drake’s office, where he shuts and locks the door.
“New rules, angel,” are the first words out of his mouth.
“Oh, I’m sure. Kellie forewarned me, but if you think you’re going to stand guard over me or have someone else do it while I’m working, you’ve lost your marbles.” I place my hands on my hips, letting him know in no uncertain terms am I allowing him to bully me into this.
“Fuck, you know I’m doing this to protect you, Giana. I wouldn’t do it otherwise.”
“I know that, and it’s one of the many qualities that I love about you. I’m pretty sure the hospital would frown upon this though, like majorly.” I show him with my two hands spread apart for exaggeration.
“Too bad. I’ll just buy the hospital and do whatever the hell I want.” My mouth is gaping open.
“You can’t just buy a hospital, Drake.”
“Watch me. It’s either this or you take a leave of absence.” He arches an eyebrow.
“Fine, but stationed outside the doors, not on the floor I work on. That’s out of the question, completely.”
“We’ll see. Let’s agree to disagree until we figure out what the lab shows and if they find anything at our house. The call is easy to deal with, but the rest, that’s fucked, and I only heard the last half of the conversation. I’m not sure I even want to know what else the caller had to say.” Drake’s arms come around my hips. He picks me up. I wrap my legs around his waist and my arms around his neck, and I know exactly where this is going to go.
“Are we finally going to break in your office desk?” I breathe out.
“Yeah, angel, we are.” He proceeds to shut me up with his lips while walking us over to his desk.
My ass lands on the edge of his desk. He sits in his chair. Drake’s eyes are like lava to my insides. The heated desire shines through, and when he licks his upper lip, it has me whipping my