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"Okay, you guys are back in New York tomorrow for two nights. Gemma will be there as usual." He gives me a hard look. "You can share her room, but there will be no sex, Dario. These are big games."

I nod and try not to laugh.

"I'm serious. Don't make me shove you back in with Madden, and then I'd have to shove Dodge in with Gemma." He raises a brow.

"Fuck no!" I shoot to my feet. "There will be no sex."

"Good. Anything else?"

"Yeah. Thanks for hiring Ellison Security. It means everything."

Wyatt swallows hard. "I'm the boss, Dario. I value my employees. If some asshole goes after one of them, you can bet I'll do everything I can to protect them."

I offer him my hand. "Thank you."

"Get out of here!"

"Yes, boss." I wave and almost get hit in the face with the door as Dallas appears. I narrow my eyes and walk right past the guy I usually talk to.

As I walk away, I hear Dallas ask, "What's wrong with him?"

Wyatt replies, "You want to tell me why you were talking to Gemma?"

I'm not hanging around. I want to get back to my girl.

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

GEMMA

New York isas curious and busy as ever. Checking into the hotel was a breeze. Davy made his displeasure known about Dario sharing with me. Dodge is in the room on one side of us and Levi, another Ellison Security guy, on the other. There is testosterone all around me.

Dodge thought that if the man follows me to New York, he will be easier to spot because he has a good memory for faces. I just want this over with. But now I must take care of Nash and Dover.

Nash is nineteen and Dover has just turned twenty. Their excitement is contagious, but so are their nerves. They will not be on the ice for the next two games, but they will travel back with the team to get some ice time in Boston.

I like both. In fact, Dover had shocked me because within five minutes of meeting him, he told me he was gay and asked if that was a problem. I had stumbled over my words to inform him that the boss was gay, so no, it wasn't a problem for me or the team.

Nash had laughed and slung an arm around Dover’s shoulders. I'd seen Dodge checking out Dover a couple of times. Dodge and Levi are everywhere I am, which is fine with me. Butit bothers me that Dario has no one with him. Well, he has the team. But that's different.

I check my phone and read the message from Miles, the coach. I smile. "Let's go down to the ice."

Both guys jump up, but I can see the nerves they are trying to hide.

"You two are doing great. I promise you have nothing to worry about."

Levi leads the way while Dodge brings up the rear. The arena in New York isn't as big as the Vikings' home arena, but it's big enough. The corridors to the locker room are long and well lit.

My nerves jump, but everything calms down when I see the team coming out of the locker room.

I walk around Levi and find Dario. His face lights up as he approaches me.

"Sweetheart," he says and reaches for me. I hug him, enjoying the brief brush of our lips. "Are you okay?" He whispers.

"I am now."

His smile widens and then he looks over my shoulder. A possessive arm wraps around me. "This is Nash and Dover, the guys I told you about." I say to the guys, "This is Dario."

"Her boyfriend,” Dario states. I roll my eyes.