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“Sir” and obey all of my instructions.
But, if that’s too boring for you …’ I shrugged with a teasing smile. Her
beautiful green eyes sparkled with enthusiasm immediately.
    ‘The boardroom? On the huge table?’
    ‘And the CEO’s chair. Might as well give me
some good memories to get me through some of those tedious quarterly meetings.’
    ‘You’re on,’ she nodded, her smile lighting up
her whole face, making me chuckle.
    ‘What do I get if I win?’ I asked, both of us
changing our poses to stretch out the other leg.
    ‘Well, I was going to save it as a surprise for
your birthday, but I guess I could use it as an incentive now,’ she mused,
giving me a mysterious smile.
    ‘Baby, I can’t think of one single sexual
position we haven’t now tried,’ I reminded her with a smug smirk. We really had
been through the entire Karma Sutra and after Jonas had been born, she’d
finally allowed me to claim her sexy backside. I’d thought it was never going to
happen.
    ‘Not sex, but it may as well be, you’ll get
that excited,’ she giggled.
    ‘What?’ I demanded, straightening up. I put my
hands on my hips and flexed them from side to side as I waited for her answer.
    ‘I may, or may not, have used my connections to
Hollywood’s leading actress to secure VIP passes for us to go on set in Canada
to watch an episode of Arrow and The Flash being filmed, and to
meet all the stars,’ she shrugged.
    ‘Are you serious?’ I exclaimed, beyond excited
at the thought of it.
    ‘The Arrow director has even agreed to give you
a walk on part, too.’
    ‘Ellie Davenport, I love you more than life
itself, but knowing that’s my prize, I’m so going to whoop your arse.’ I
grabbed her and crushed her to my chest, kissing her forcibly. She knew me
better than anyone. The world saw a powerful alpha male at the top of his game,
she saw the softer, down-to-earth man inside, the man who loved his family and
comic show recreations and action films.
    ‘Damn it,’ she moaned. ‘I should have used that
as an incentive to let me win, I have no chance now.’
    ‘I’m feeling in a generous mood after you’ve
just given me the best birthday gift ever. I’ll make it a six minute head
start.’
    ‘O, thanks so much. One whole minute more. You
miserable bugger,’ she laughed, slapping my arm. I cocked my head to check out
her shapely long legs. I was getting hard.
    ‘I’d suggest you get moving before I rip off your
clothes, otherwise you’ll be too dazed to even think about standing, let alone
running.’
    I laughed as she tossed me a glare before she started
running up the track between the trees. I checked my watch and stood with my
hands on my hips, watching her. Jesus, she’d only had my son six months ago,
but you wouldn’t even know. She was back in shape already, sensational shape. I
checked my watch again, impatient to make a start and catch her up. What most
people didn’t know was that my Ellie was actually a master thief. Whenever she
left me, even if it was only for a few minutes, it was like she took my breath
and my heart with her. I’d spent many years feeling lonely, but I never felt
more alone than those moments without her by my side. I shook my legs
impatiently when she disappeared from view and checked my watch. It was still
less than two minutes. Screw this, what if she fell over on the rough track and
hurt herself while I was standing here waiting for my time to start? I made up
my mind instantly and my legs powered me forward, over the dry ground, as I
took deep inhalations of the hot air and the smell of the pine trees. This beat
running in London any day, especially when I knew Ellie was my prize at the end
of it. I was impressed when I made it over the first ridge and turned the
corner to find she still wasn’t in sight.
    She really had worked hard on getting back in
shape after Jonas was born. I grinned as I ran. I’d been so happy to hear we
were having another boy, though I knew