His eyes stayed locked on her, watching every move of her body and feeling for the nonverbal signals she was giving him.

He brought his lips close to her ear to answer her question with his typical knowing smirk, “Roll over.”

He knew they wouldn’t always be sleeping in the same bed but it was a playful answer.

“Just say the word and I’ll be here,” truly his obligations now were minimal so long as he was available to his employer. “I’m not going anywhere.”