Alana
The car pulledup outside the airport and Kelsey turned to me while Hugo climbed out and got her bag from the trunk.
‘I’m going to miss you, honey,’ she said as she wrapped her arms around me.
I hugged her back tightly. ‘I’m going to miss you too, Kels. I’m so sorry you had to spend your weekend with us under house arrest.’
She pulled back and grinned at me. ‘Will you stop! I would spend a year under house arrest in that beautiful house. Tell Alejandro to get that pool house into shape and I’ll be spending every vacation with you guys,’ she said with a flash of her eyebrows.
‘I’ll get onto it as soon as we get back,’ I smiled. The pool house was under renovation, but work had stalled with everything that had been going on. Alejandro didn’t want contractors in and out of the house.
The car door was pulled open by Hugo and Kelsey gave me a final hug. ‘I’ll see you soon, honey.’
‘Hang on, me and Hugo can walk you to the check in,’ I said.
Hank, who was sitting in the front seat, spun around faster than I could even blink. ‘Please stay in the car, Mrs Montoya,’ he growled.
Kelsey grinned at me and I flashed my eyebrows, feeling like a naughty kid for suggesting such a thing.
‘Bye, Jacob. Stay fresh, Hank,’ Kelsey chirped as she jumped out of the car and took her bag from Hugo.
‘Hey, can you at least walk her to the entrance?’ I asked him with a smile.
He cleared his throat. ‘Of course, Ma’am,’ he replied.
The door closed and the automatic locks clicked. I watched Kelsey and Hugo through the window. He had taken her bag back from her and was carrying it. Then he rested his hand on the small of her back as he escorted her through the crowd. When they reached the entrance, they stopped and turned to face each other. They exchanged a few words and I wished I could hear what they were saying. Then Kelsey’s arms snaked around Hugo’s neck and she pushed herself up onto her tiptoes and kissed him. I gasped out loud as Hugo stood there motionless.
Oh, for God’s sake, kiss her back, Hugo!
As if he had heard me, he dropped her bag to the floor and wrapped his giant arms around her, squashing her body against his as they shared an intense lip locking.
Wow! Hugo Fernandez kissed like he meant it.
I sat back in my seat and smiled, feeling like a voyeur. Suddenly, I missed Alejandro.
A few moments later, Hugo was climbing back into the car next to me, with a slight flush on his cheeks.
‘Everything okay?’ I asked him as he fastened his seatbelt.
‘Please don’t tell the boss I was just kissing someone while I was on duty,’ he said as he closed his eyes and sucked in a breath.
Jacob chuckled in the front seat as he pulled the car away from the curbside.
‘You know I’ll have to though, right?’ I said, mimicking the same thing he said to me all the time.
Even Hank snorted at that. I supposed it was the closest he ever came to laughing.
‘Don’t worry. Your secret is safe with me,’ I winked at him and he leaned back against the seat with a sigh.
‘Is Alejandro at the hotel?’ I asked. ‘Can we swing by on the way home?’
‘Yes, but he said he’s not to be disturbed,’ Hank replied.
I looked out of the window and sighed. I wanted to see him so much. He had left for work before I’d even woken up that morning. I had a vague recollection of him kissing my cheek but by the time I’d fully woken up, he had gone.
‘I’m sure Mr. Montoya wouldn’t mind being disturbed by Mrs. Montoya,’ Hugo offered. ‘We could stop by for a few minutes.’
‘On your head be it, kid,’ Hank growled.