Page 27 of Pirate's Plunder

“Let’s get going. We have a baby to make.” I slap her ass and she yelps.

Alfonso lets out a snort of laughter so loud we both turned to make sure the old man wasn’t having a coronary. He’s bent over at the waist, slapping his leg and choking in his mirth.

“Alfie,” Genesis has a look between embarrassment and concern as we stand and watch.

“Well, this was fun.” I grab her arm and pull, but she stands firm.

“Go on, Chikita. I may have grandbabies before I die after all.” He clears his throat and wipes his face of the tears he shed laughing.

We enter the elevator, and she waves awkwardly before the doors close us in for the ride back down to the parking garage.

“That did not go the way I thought.” She doesn’t comment, and I stare at her as she checks on the dogs in the bag I carry.

When the elevator arrives, I take a glance before I hold the doors so she can exit first with the suitcases. I placed the dogs in the passenger seat and then took the suitcases from her. I watch her ass now clad in tight jeans climb into the truck bed and close the door.

“Mr. Maldonado, Mr. Torreli would like us to follow you to your destination until your own security is in place. We wouldn’t want anything to happen to you on your honeymoon.” The same man who greeted us motions for me to climb into the truck.

“Doesn’t look like I have a choice.” I frown and place my hands on my hips to stare him down.

“No, sir. We work for him, and now you, through her.”

Well fuck.

I drive us to the hotel and check in while I go over everything I just learned. I need a moment to myself before I talk to her about the hit coming from Marco.

“I’m going to hop in the shower. Feel free to look around and get comfortable. I’ll be back soon.” I leave her in the suite, knowing that the guard outside the door won’t let her escape.

I stop short and turn back to the kitchen.

I unplug the toaster and take it with me. She watches me like I’m crazy, and I raise it over my head and shake it.

“Just in case you decide to throw it in the shower with me since there’s no movable microwave.” I’m just about in the bathroom before I hear her call out to me.

“There’s always the iron!”

Chapter Sixteen

Genesis

Iset up the water and food bowls for the dogs and sit on the lobby floor to play with them. I’ve missed them so much since I couldn’t have them with me at the sorority house.

I’m bouncing a ball when music fills the suite.

“Shit,” Zek curses and I go to the open door and see his phone is the cause of the music.

It’s buzzing on top of his jeans, vibrating off his belt buckle, and flashing a light to the beat of an old salsa song. The thought of him dancing to the beat distracts me until it morphs into him dancing with another woman. I don’t welcome the wave of jealousy that consumes me, so I shake it off and grab the buzzing device.

I glance at the screen, and confusion fills me.

SAA? Who the hell is…Wait.

Why did I answer his phone?

“It’s SAA. I didn’t know you were in Sex Addicts Anonymous.” I open the glass door to hand him the phone and freeze.

Holy shit, no eye patch. My hand raises of its own accord. I cup his cheek and try to turn his face to mine, but he resists.

When he finally gives in, I suck in a breath but don’t shy away. He answers the call and exchanges words with whoever is on the other line, but my eyes don’t leave his face.

---