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Protectmight be a weird thing to say, but King uses that word all the time when he’s talking about family. So maybe it’s just an alpha-male thing.
Only, when King offers me protection, it’s out of familial obligation. This… This is different.
“I can’t imagine ever hating you,” I admit.
Dom tightens his hold on my leg. “Good.”
I roll my eyes. And then it hits me.Protection. Guess we’re having this talk now. “Okay, so, there are two things about this plan of yours.”
Dom raises his brows. “Only two?”
“Well, two to start with.” I take a deep breath. “One, there’s going to be a man waiting for me at the airport.”
Dom leans toward me. “Excuse me?”
I press a hand to his chest, the soft T-shirt a contrast to what I normally see him in. “Hold your horses. It’s nota manlike that. He’s a driver. Kind of a bodyguard.”
“You have a bodyguard,” he repeats.
“Yeah, so…” I groan and tip my head back. “My half—my brother is kind of a big deal. Like he’s super rich. And he’s overprotective to a fault, which has recently extended to me. So now I have a guy named Bo driving me everywhere. I don’t even remember the last time I started my car.”
“What’s Bo’s last name?”
Dom’s question has me tipping my head back up to look at him. “I… I don’t actually know.”
“I’ll find out,” he states like there’s nothing off about me having a bodyguard. “And that might actually work out. You can get a ride home with him and start packing while I find a good car to rent.”
I slowly nod.
That’s actually a brilliant idea. Because there’s no way Bo will just step aside if I tell him I have a new husband to drive me home. And if Dom tried to ride with us, Bo would definitely call King, and I’d rather control the when and how of that conversation.
“What’s number two?”
“Two?” Then I remember. “Well, it’s my brother.”
“The rich one?”
“Yeah.” I blow out a breath. “So, he knows that I’ve been talking to someone. It was his wife who saw our texts that one time. They’ve been a little relentless in asking about you. But I didn’t want to tell them your name until things got, well, more serious.” I hold up my hand, the big diamond sparkling between us. “But now I think we’re there.”
Dom lifts his left hand, clicking his ring against mine. “I think you’re right.”
“It’s just that he’s a little unpredictable sometimes, and I think it would be better to break the news in person. If I call or text him, he’s just gonna flip and demand to meet you anyway.”
Dom nods. “My family would be the same way. How about we stop over there after we pack up your apartment? Get it all done in one go.”
I bite my lip. “So we’re doing this?”
Dominic hooks one of his hands around the back of my neck, pulling me in and pressing his lips to mine. “We’re doing this.” Then he releases me and grabs his phone off the coffee table. “I’m gonna change my ticket. And you can email your work to tell them you need to change your address on file.”
My eyes widen. “I hadn’t even thought about that.”
“Work?” He looks up at me.
I smile. “Our main office is in Chicago. I’ll still work from home. Er, remotely,” I correct, wondering if it’s weird to call Dom’s place home when I haven’t even seen it. “But I can go into the office for meetings and stuff. And the girl whose bachelorette party I came here for is based there, and she’s cool, so it’d be fun to see her.”
“Downtown driving can be a lot, so just let me know when you want to go to the office, and I’ll have someone take you.”
“Okay!” Excitement fills me as I reach for my phone to email my boss, too giddy to think twice about Dom getting me a driver.
