Guarding His Heart
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“I was so scared you were going to chase me out of here.” She smiled weakly as she stepped back.
“There was a moment there that I was thinking about calling the police.” I laughed. “I was thinking has Hannah lost it?”
“Lucky came to see me. She wanted us to talk. She invited me here.” She said softly.
“Sounds like Lucky.” I smiled and shook my head. “She doesn’t know how to mind her own business.”
“I’m glad she doesn’t.” Hannah smiled. “Work will be so much better on Monday.”
“Oh yeah.” I cocked my head and smiled at her.
“Unless you want to fire me of course?”
“No, I don’t want to fire you.”
“It’s going to be so embarrassing thought.” She made a face. “I can’t believe we made a sex tape and I haven’t even seen it.”
“We could make another one.” I said softly.
“What?” She breathed out.
“Maybe we could make another one, if you want.”
“Do friends with benefits make sex tapes?” She asked and looked down.
“No.” I stepped forward and took her hands into mine. “Friends with benefits don’t make sex tapes, but boyfriends and girlfriends do.”
“Oh?” She looked up at me, her eyes wide and uncertain. As I stared into her open and honest face, I wondered how I could have doubted her. What had I been thinking? Hannah was the last person that would attempt something deceitful.
“Yes, I’d like you to be my girlfriend Hannah Will.”
“What rules come along with being your girlfriend?” She asked, grinning at me.
“You must answer all my calls, you must text me, you must email me, and we must have sex everywhere and everyone in the office has to know.” I grinned. “Oh and you must meet and hang out with my friends and family.”
“Hmm, are you sure you’re not just saying that because you feel bad about the sex tape?”
“Is that what you think?” I stared into her eyes and kissed her lightly. “Do you think that’s why I’m asking you to be my girlfriend?”
“No.” She said breathlessly as she kissed me back.
“So is that a yes?”
“Yes, Leo Maxwell, I will be your girlfriend.”
“Good.” I grinned and pushed her back against the door. “I wonder if we can get away with a quickie?” I ran my hands down her waist and leaned in to kiss her again.
“What’s a quickie, Uncle Leo?” Skylar’s voice squeaked behind me and I jumped back.
“Skylar.” I groaned and ran my hands through my hair. “This is my girlfriend, Hannah. Hannah, this is Skylar, she’s Noah’s daughter.”
“Nice to meet you, Skylar.” Hannah grinned at the little girl, a red hue on her face. I grabbed her hand and pulled her into the kitchen.
“Come on, let me introduce you to everyone. Don’t be surprised if you see some people fainting from shock though. I’ve sworn for years that I wasn’t going to get a girlfriend.”
“I’m glad you changed your mind.” She squeezed my hand. “I’m glad you’ve let me in Leo.”
“My heart was guarded.” I stopped and stared into her eyes. “It’s been guarded for a long time, but now, now that I’ve met you, I know that it doesn’t have to be guarded any longer.” I pulled her towards me and kissed her on the lips hard, enjoying the taste of her against my lips. “I really like you, Hannah Will. I really really like you.”
“I really like you too, Leo Maxwell.” She kissed me back eagerly and I frowned.
“Hmm.”
“What’s wrong?” She looked worried.
“I don’t think I’m being honest.” I stared into her brown eyes and kissed her nose softly. “I think I more than like you, Hannah. I think I’m falling in love with you.”
“Oh.” Her eyes looked surprised and she smiled at me with a dazed expression.
“Oh?” I licked my lips.
“Oh, I think I’m falling in love with you as well, Mr. Leo Maxwell. I think I fell for you the day I met you.” She said softly. “My new big macho boss.” She grinned. “I think it was love at first sight, only I was too annoyed to know it.”
“Good.” I ran my fingers down her back. “I think I fell in love with you the moment I found out you hated your new boss and your new boss was me.”
“Argh, don’t remind me.” She groaned.
“Aren’t you glad I took your job now?” I asked softly and she laughed.
“Yes, my darling. I’m very glad you stole my job.”
“I didn’t say stole, you little—” I grabbed her ass and she ran away from me.
“Leo, stop.” She giggled as she ran into the kitchen.
“I’ll never stop.” I followed her into the kitchen, my heart soaring. “I don’t think I’ll ever stop loving you.” I whispered under my breath as I watched Hannah hugging Lucky. This was my family and my heart felt full and heavy. This was my family. This was my life. I had nothing to fear. I was loved and I loved. I watched Hannah chatting and laughing with Lucky and I knew in that moment that one day Hannah was going to be my wife. I knew it in my heart and my soul. Hannah was the one for me. She was the one that I’d been waiting for and I didn’t even know it.
“There was a moment there that I was thinking about calling the police.” I laughed. “I was thinking has Hannah lost it?”
“Lucky came to see me. She wanted us to talk. She invited me here.” She said softly.
“Sounds like Lucky.” I smiled and shook my head. “She doesn’t know how to mind her own business.”
“I’m glad she doesn’t.” Hannah smiled. “Work will be so much better on Monday.”
“Oh yeah.” I cocked my head and smiled at her.
“Unless you want to fire me of course?”
“No, I don’t want to fire you.”
“It’s going to be so embarrassing thought.” She made a face. “I can’t believe we made a sex tape and I haven’t even seen it.”
“We could make another one.” I said softly.
“What?” She breathed out.
“Maybe we could make another one, if you want.”
“Do friends with benefits make sex tapes?” She asked and looked down.
“No.” I stepped forward and took her hands into mine. “Friends with benefits don’t make sex tapes, but boyfriends and girlfriends do.”
“Oh?” She looked up at me, her eyes wide and uncertain. As I stared into her open and honest face, I wondered how I could have doubted her. What had I been thinking? Hannah was the last person that would attempt something deceitful.
“Yes, I’d like you to be my girlfriend Hannah Will.”
“What rules come along with being your girlfriend?” She asked, grinning at me.
“You must answer all my calls, you must text me, you must email me, and we must have sex everywhere and everyone in the office has to know.” I grinned. “Oh and you must meet and hang out with my friends and family.”
“Hmm, are you sure you’re not just saying that because you feel bad about the sex tape?”
“Is that what you think?” I stared into her eyes and kissed her lightly. “Do you think that’s why I’m asking you to be my girlfriend?”
“No.” She said breathlessly as she kissed me back.
“So is that a yes?”
“Yes, Leo Maxwell, I will be your girlfriend.”
“Good.” I grinned and pushed her back against the door. “I wonder if we can get away with a quickie?” I ran my hands down her waist and leaned in to kiss her again.
“What’s a quickie, Uncle Leo?” Skylar’s voice squeaked behind me and I jumped back.
“Skylar.” I groaned and ran my hands through my hair. “This is my girlfriend, Hannah. Hannah, this is Skylar, she’s Noah’s daughter.”
“Nice to meet you, Skylar.” Hannah grinned at the little girl, a red hue on her face. I grabbed her hand and pulled her into the kitchen.
“Come on, let me introduce you to everyone. Don’t be surprised if you see some people fainting from shock though. I’ve sworn for years that I wasn’t going to get a girlfriend.”
“I’m glad you changed your mind.” She squeezed my hand. “I’m glad you’ve let me in Leo.”
“My heart was guarded.” I stopped and stared into her eyes. “It’s been guarded for a long time, but now, now that I’ve met you, I know that it doesn’t have to be guarded any longer.” I pulled her towards me and kissed her on the lips hard, enjoying the taste of her against my lips. “I really like you, Hannah Will. I really really like you.”
“I really like you too, Leo Maxwell.” She kissed me back eagerly and I frowned.
“Hmm.”
“What’s wrong?” She looked worried.
“I don’t think I’m being honest.” I stared into her brown eyes and kissed her nose softly. “I think I more than like you, Hannah. I think I’m falling in love with you.”
“Oh.” Her eyes looked surprised and she smiled at me with a dazed expression.
“Oh?” I licked my lips.
“Oh, I think I’m falling in love with you as well, Mr. Leo Maxwell. I think I fell for you the day I met you.” She said softly. “My new big macho boss.” She grinned. “I think it was love at first sight, only I was too annoyed to know it.”
“Good.” I ran my fingers down her back. “I think I fell in love with you the moment I found out you hated your new boss and your new boss was me.”
“Argh, don’t remind me.” She groaned.
“Aren’t you glad I took your job now?” I asked softly and she laughed.
“Yes, my darling. I’m very glad you stole my job.”
“I didn’t say stole, you little—” I grabbed her ass and she ran away from me.
“Leo, stop.” She giggled as she ran into the kitchen.
“I’ll never stop.” I followed her into the kitchen, my heart soaring. “I don’t think I’ll ever stop loving you.” I whispered under my breath as I watched Hannah hugging Lucky. This was my family and my heart felt full and heavy. This was my family. This was my life. I had nothing to fear. I was loved and I loved. I watched Hannah chatting and laughing with Lucky and I knew in that moment that one day Hannah was going to be my wife. I knew it in my heart and my soul. Hannah was the one for me. She was the one that I’d been waiting for and I didn’t even know it.
