Your Christmas Love (The Bennett Family 10)
He leaned in closer, whispering, “We can sneak something for our own pleasure in between.”
“But I’ve got some spreadsheets to work on.”
He watched me with an amused expression. “You’re already working this weekend by attending the meeting.”
“Yes, but it’s just a few hours.”
“Sienna, you’re traveling with the boss. And I’m declaring this a work-free weekend.”
“You should have told me.”
“Why?”
“I would have packed even more clothes.” I squirmed in my seat, realizing that no matter how much I thought that I had everything under control, Winston was actually the one in charge.
And I was supposed to spend the next day joined at the hip with this man? I had a feeling that was more than I could handle. But I smiled wider nonetheless.
***
Winston
We landed on time. The second we were out of the airport, Sienna put on a red cap that covered her ears and half her forehead. She looked around with a big, bright smile.
“Look, snow,” she exclaimed. I bit back my laughter as the driver and I loaded our luggage in the trunk of the cab. Sienna kept her nose pressed to the window during the entire drive.
“Wow, this hotel looks straight out of a fairy tale. It’s gorgeous,” she commented as the driver pulled in front of the hotel. It had the appearance of a hut, a wooden structure with an A-frame roof, but on a larger scale. Snow was falling so thick that you couldn’t see much around. The driver climbed out, announcing he’d carry our bags inside and ask for an umbrella.
“Why are you smiling like that?” she asked when it was just the two of us.
“Just... proud I booked this hotel. I thought you might like it.”
I felt this incessant need to please her, to surprise her, to watch her light up.
I couldn’t help but slide closer to her on that back seat. Sienna’s eyes widened. She let out a shaky breath, casting her gaze down. It was all I could do not to wrap my hand in her hair and tilt her head for a kiss. I gripped the headrest instead before sliding my arm past her, reaching for the handle, opening the door. A hotel employee stood there with two umbrellas.
She climbed out of the car the next second, as if she couldn’t trust herself to be alone with me any longer. After check-in, the same hotel employee led us to our rooms—adjacent suites. Knowing she’d be just one wall away was torture.
She went on to check her room and then came into mine all smiles, clapping her hands.
“This room is amazing, and I might never leave it again,” she declared.
I waggled my eyebrows. “No problem. I’ll lock us both inside and toss the key away.”
She shrugged one shoulder. “I didn’t say I want you to keep me company.”
“I think you do. Why else tell me this?” I was in her personal space again. I just couldn’t stay away—not that I was trying too hard.
“I’ll go back to inspecting my room,” she said quickly, blushing. “Dinner in two hours?”
“Sounds good.”
After Sienna left, I couldn’t avoid thinking about tomorrow. It was a big day. It was just an interim presentation, but if the board ultimately didn’t like where this was going, I’d have to close the store or I risked exposing the entire chain to financial risk.
I barely had time to take out the printed version of the presentation before I heard a knock at the door. It was Sienna.
She’d changed her clothes. Her boots almost swallowed her whole. She’d put on her red cap again. She looked like a dork. An adorable, sexy-as-hell dork.
“What are you doing?” she asked.