Page 71 of What Happens In Vegas

Chapter 30

When the limo arrived at the valet stand at the Gladiators, Quinn got out first. He stood beside it, and glanced around. The hustle in the valet area told him the hotel was hopping. There were the usual mix of designer dresses and tourist wear, as the familiar noise of Vegas filled the air. Quinn leaned down and reached his hand into the car for Bonni.

She placed hers in his and hewas mesmerized when one long leg emerged from the car. It didn’t matter how many times he looked at her, naked, or clothed, his body reacted with a power that took his breath away. Even though they’d just had sex in the limo, the sight of her shapely leg was enough to bring him to his knees.

‘Now that’s a sight I could see every day,’ he told her.

‘What is?’ Her voice, low and sultry, came fromthe darkened interior of the car.

‘Your leg.’ He watched as she stepped out, her hair, dark, glossy and windblown from standing out of the sunroof. It wasso dark, it almost shone blue under the lights. Her face was still flushed from her orgasms. It was all he could do not to throw her over his shoulder and whisk her up to his room. ‘And I know you’re not wearing any panties, Temptress.’

Shestood tall next to him and gave him a seductive sideways glance. ‘Well, that, my bear, is all your doing.’

He chuckled and took her hand. ‘All the better for when we get up to my room.’ He kissed her cheek. ‘Mind the curb.’ He guided her over the cobblestone walk.

She held his hand tightly as she stepped up to the walkway and turned to wait for him. Quinn leaned down and spoke to the driver.

They walked into the hotel and Quinn was positive Bonni had no idea of the looks she was getting. He was proud to have her on his arm. Proud that this strong and independent woman had chosen him. He looked down at her and his chest swelled. She was his. The future was theirs for the taking.

‘Oh, Quinn, look.’ She pointed. ‘There must be a toga party going on.’ She looked up at him. ‘I’ve alwayswanted to dress up in a toga.’

‘What, no wild college toga parties? All the hijinks I’m sure you and your friends got into, and not a single toga party?’

She laughed and shook her head. ‘Nope. Fredi always said being wrapped in a bed sheet was not acceptable party attire.’

‘Well, we can create our own toga party up in my room and you can model the latest toga fashion for me.’ He put his handon her shoulder and squeezed gently.

‘Now, that is definitely a promise I will make you keep. Maybe we can play Greek God and Peasant Girl?’ Bonni said saucily, and Quinn groaned, shifting slightly behind her.

She giggled and then said, ‘You know, I think I’d like to come back to Vegas again one day.’

Bonnilooked up at him, and he loved the expression in her eyes. It held promise of a future.

‘Maybe we could come back together and, you never know, we could wind up at one of those little wedding chapels.’ He was half joking when he said it, but Landon had been right when he said that Quinn knew how to read people. Bonni was the one.

‘Elope? You and I?’ Bonni smiled and her eyes danced, before she burst out laughing. ‘Do you really think my friends would be satisfied with a quickieelopement? And Fredi will totally want to design my wedding dress.’

The image of Bonni wearing a wedding gown and walking down the aisle to him, it struck him with the force of a bullet. For the last decade of his life he had avoided anything remotely traditional and dodged any attempt at being tied down. Now, with Bonni, he couldn’t imagine his future any other way.

‘Just as long as what happensin Vegas doesn’t stay in Vegas.’ He grabbed her and hugged her tight.

‘I like the sound of that.’

‘So do I.’ Never did he ever think he’d be the one to settle down. But, obviously, he’d met the woman who had changed all that.

He ran his thumb down her neck and across her shoulder. A delicate shiver rippled through her. He couldn’t take his eyes off her. What he wanted most in this moment wasto get her up to his room and make love to her, to celebrate the fact that she was his and he was hers. As they rounded into the lobby, he heard loud applause and celebratory whoops.

‘What the hell?’ He looked over and saw Ava, Fredi, Celia and Landon in the lobby next to the bar. ‘This is totally going to waylay our plans to get up to my room. You had to text them to tell them we were comingback here, didn’t you?’

WhileQuinn was slightly frustrated that their lovemaking would be delayed, he was primarily amused, especially after one passer-by nearly took a header when he was distracted by Ava jumping up and down. ‘They’re creating a spectacle.’

Bonni laughed and tugged Quinn in the direction of her friends and his brother.

‘I know, but who cares? Nobody will remember this aftertoday. Only those who matter to us. And those people are right over there, waiting for us.’

Quinn looked at them and realized she was right. With Bonni came the sisters of her heart, and he was looking forward to being able to spend more time with his brother. ‘Well, they are certainly excited.’

She looked up at him. ‘Love me, love my friends.’

‘Oh, I do. Love you, that is.’

Quinn swept herup in his arms and kissed her. Right there in the middle of the bustling Gladiators lobby, among the throng of guests and in front of the four people that mattered in their lives.

Quinn didn’t want to let her go but, reluctantly, he put her back on her feet. Bonni’s head was thrown back and she was laughing. Her eyes were shining with love for him, and the cheers from her friends and his brotherbroke through his passion for this wonderful woman in his arms.

Bonni turned and pulled him over to the group waiting for them. Then she shouted out at the top of her lungs. ‘Don’t worry, ladies, he’s not staying in Vegas!’

And he wouldn’t have it any other way.