Chapter Eleven
The vehicles slowed and then made a turn. Through the window Hailey could see trees, farmland, and the stars brighter than she’d ever seen them in the night sky. They drove for a while longer before she finally caught sight of lights from a house. When they came to a halt out front, the door popped open and out dashed three women.
Owen slid out of the SUV she was in and moved to pull her door open. “We’re here,” he said softly. It had been a long trip overall, and everyone looked as tired as she felt. He took her hand to help her down from the truck.
She placed her hand in Owen’s and allowed him to pull her out of the vehicle. “I’m glad to be home. Thank you for talking me into coming with you, though, I was worried at first because of my patient. But I made sure to note everything, and my plans for her. It was the only case I hadn’t finished, but I trust the team of doctors, and know she’ll be fine. And because of you all, so will I.” It had been a shorter conversation than they’d likely thought it would be. In her mind, however, it made perfect sense. These men were hers, and she wouldn’t go anywhere without them.
Chuckling, he shrugged and wrapped an arm around her shoulders. “We didn’t exactly have to sell it all that much. You dove on board pretty much the moment Nolan opened his mouth to ask you. I’m still suffering the whiplash from such a quick answer.” Hugging her in close to his side, he walked her over to where the women were practically mauling some of the men.
“Well, a girl knows a good thing when she sees it, and the two of you are a very, very good thing. Having you both in my life is something that I want and something I’m never letting go of. That’s why I said yes before you even stopped talking.”
“Glad to hear it, Hailey,” he said. He pressed a kiss to her temple as he tightened his hold on her. “If the ladies would stop mauling the guys I could introduce you to them. Camilla, for the love of the gods, let the man up for air.”
Hailey laughed and heard the other women laughing as well. She looked up at her guys and winked. “That would so be me. I won’t lie. I happen to love the way that it feels to have you both holding me. Add to it the fact of how long they have been gone … I don’t blame them for being so touchy-feely with their men.”
“Yeah, well, they should be more interested in meeting you now so they can haul them off to their rooms to do whatever they plan to do. Because the longer they stand out here doing that the longer the intros will take, and the less time they’ll have in the bedroom.”
“It’s all good,” Hailey said with a grin. “I can wait to meet them if I need to. If they would prefer some time with their men, I understand. I know if I had to go without the two of you for more than a day I would be very sad. I would be acting just like these women are.”
“Maybe we should just hose them down,” Thomas suggested. He stopped next to Nolan and shook his head with a grin. “Let’s head inside. They’ll come in eventually, or there’ll be an orgy on the front lawn we’ll need to clean up in the morning. Personally, I’m exhausted and just want my bed.”
Stefan strode past them. “I’m way ahead of you there, bro. I plan to crack a cold one, and then having a long hot shower before I sleep for at least twelve hours. Welcome to the Farm, Hailey. See y’all in the morning.”
“Good night,” Hailey said to the men that were walking into the home. She looked up at Owen and Nolan and smiled. “It’s good to be home.” She felt as if she had finally come home, felt like she was finally where she needed to be. “Come on, let’s go in and put my things away then come back down for something to eat. Maybe by then everyone will be ready to meet me?” She didn’t want to intrude, but she did want to meet the women that she was going to be sharing a home with.
“We can only hope they’ve come up for air by then,” Nolan muttered. “You’d think they’d been gone for years, not days. I hope you plan on being this enthusiastic to see us when we come back from trips, sweetheart. Frankly, I’m rather looking forward to it.” He put his hand on her back and urged her toward the house.
“I have a feeling that I will be waiting at the end of the drive for you guys to come back to me. I might be wrong, but I doubt it. I miss you when you guys are gone from me for half an hour. I can’t imagine how bad it will be when you are gone from me for days or weeks. It won’t be longer than weeks, right?”
“Unlikely,” Owen said. “But we can’t ever say for sure. It all depends on what the job is, and what is involved in keeping the protected safe. Some are quick fixes. Others might take a bit more work, we never truly know until we’re on site and can assess.”
“Well, when you are gone I will miss you. Now, you promised me a walk?” she asked.
“We’ll only do a short tour around the yard, nothing major today. We’ll take you out in one of the carts tomorrow to show you the rest of the property if Mik doesn’t have us scheduled for anything hellish.”
“Sounds like a plan. Let’s go and enjoy ourselves in the bedroom,” she said with a grin.