Total pages in book: 43
Estimated words: 40546 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 203(@200wpm)___ 162(@250wpm)___ 135(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 40546 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 203(@200wpm)___ 162(@250wpm)___ 135(@300wpm)
Leave it to a Little girl to turn the attention from her stunning achievements to her bodyguard. Feeling the next person getting close, he guided her further down the line.
Later, he stood to kiss her when the announcer called her name as the winner. There had never been a doubt in his mind that she wouldn’t receive the coveted prize. As he stood in the back while she answered questions and posed with the shining trophy, Kole enjoyed watching her be so happy. He planned his strategy for helping her unwind when they got home.
She’d have to watch the video first, of course. He’d massage the ache from her feet after wearing those sky-high heels. His hands would definitely need to extend the massage to her calves and higher. By her third orgasm, she’d forget she was Gabriela and be his Gabby once again.
Until her next film wowed the movie world.
EPILOGUE
Standing in front of the sleek building labeled Guards, Inc., Gabriela tried to peer into the mirrored windows. She couldn’t see anything, much to her chagrin. After asking her Daddy for weeks if she could see where he worked, finally, Kole had taken her to see the office.
“Come on, sweetheart. All the guys can’t wait to meet you,” Kole said, opening the door.
She stepped inside to see two lines of hard-bodied, tough-looking men forming a path for her to walk down. “Wow! This is quite the reception.”
“Welcome to Guards, Inc.,” one said with something that resembled a smile.
Instantly, Gabriela knew they needed some fun in their lives. She smiled at them all, pleased as punch at the silly idea she had come up with. Stealthily, she brushed her pocket, hoping it wasn’t bulging too much for them to notice as she greeted everyone.
“Hi! You’ll have to tell me your names a few times, but I’ll do my best to remember everyone,” Gabriela announced as if Kole would bring her often.
She heard him sigh and tried not to smile. The bodyguard in him didn’t want to expose her to the danger that intrinsically went with the type of jobs the firm performed. He wanted her safely insulated from any threat.
That was not how Gabriela planned for their lives to be. She wanted to be part of Kole’s entire world, just as she would take him into her acting environment. They would always have SANCTUM to escape from everything.
“Kole? Will you show me around?” Gabriela asked with a smile.
“Of course, Gabby. Let’s start with the reception area. Let me introduce you to our receptionist.”
With Kole escorting her around the building, she visited everyone’s workspace and offices, as well as the conference rooms, the tech areas, and the employee lounge. At every place, she found interesting places to hide a small figurine of a soldier, like one of the royal guards in Great Britain.
Gabby had brought fifty, but she could have put hundreds around the building. She planned to bring more every time she visited. How long would it take someone to find the first one and would that person tell the others?
As they were walking past the lounge, a man said hesitantly, “Hey, there’s a guy in the coffee jar.”
She zeroed in on the conversation, straining to hear the responses.
“Right. I’m sure there’s a man in the coffee jar.”
“No, really. Look!”
“Um, guys, there’s one…”
She hated that they moved through a doorway and she couldn’t hear more.
“This is my office, Gabby,” Kole said, ushering her through the door.
When his phone rang, she wandered around, checking out the decorations and the pictures on the wall of Kole and famous people. Wow! He knows more stars than I do.
She watched him walk over to close the door before finishing his call. As he slid the phone back in his pocket, Kole looked at her and asked, “How many more do you have?”
Instantly, she was alert. “How many?” she repeated.
“Let me see one,” he firmly requested, holding out his hand.
Without argument, she pulled one out and placed it on his palm.
“A toy soldier?” he asked.
“It’s a guard, Daddy. Like a royal guard. See his fuzzy hat?”
“Of course. A guard. You know you’re going to drive the guys crazy as they search for where you’ll stash them next,” Kole said quietly.
“Probably. Do you want me to pick them all up?” she asked. She might remember all the places she’d set one down.
“Not on your life. They need to be on their toes and observant.”
Gabby rushed forward to wrap her arms around his waist and hug her Daddy tight. “Does that mean I get to visit your office again?”
“Unless we’re involved in something dangerous, you are welcome any time, sweetheart.”
“Thanks, Daddy.”
“Let’s get out of here,” he suggested and led her through the building.
Gabby tried to keep her face straight as they walked through the hallway, hearing men calling to each other.