The First Time I Saw You

Chapter 17

Claire was giggling loudly while wiggling on the driver's seat of her Mercedes. She was wearing a white A line cut midi skirt that day and Owen couldn't keep his hand from sneaking under it, as she kept trying to kick him out of her car, since she was running late.

She hadn't even turned the car off after dropping him off at his paddock. That was her way of telling him she didn't have time to fool around, and really had to head back to the park; Owen usually respected that, but that morning he just wanted his girlfriend before starting his daily activities.

"Please..." He growled against her neck, gently nibbling on it. "We didn't have time for sexy times before leaving this morning and I need it to function." He moved to kiss down the cleavage that the chiffon white, long sleeved button-down shirt she was wearing offered.

"Babe, I told you I have a very early start today... that meeting with Verizon, remember?" She shook her head. "Owen...no...don't you dare...!" She bit on her lower lip, feeling his lips nipping gently at her freckles, knowing that if he got carried away, he would leave a love bite and she didn't have time to cover that.

"Right...for the new dinosaur you won't tell me anything about." He pulled back bitterly.

Claire gasped. "You know it's a dinosaur! That's more than anyone else knows." She tried to sell. He had been very sensitive toward the subject.

Owen rolled his eyes.

"Babe..." She tilted her head, "You know it's nothing personal.. it's just that—"

"I don't have the clearance." He mocked along with her words. "I've heard." He looked out the window.

Claire tried not to laugh at how much this really got to him, she found it cute even. "You will know soon enough." She promised, letting her hand reach out and brush her fingers through his hair.

"You are late for your meeting with some retail dealer and you will tell them everything about this new dinosaur, and you can't give your boyfriend a sneak peek." He huffed. "This is insulting."

"You are blowing it out of proportion." She rolled her eyes.

"I tell you stuff about project IBRIS... One that you, your royal highness, don't have clearance for." He reminded her about that side project she was excluded from.

"You tell me how your iguanas learned to fetch and roll over, nothing more." She crossed her arms. It really upset her that she had no idea what the project was about when it took place on her island, and the assets were part of her budget.

"Wow..." He gasped. "Those girls see you as a mother and you go degrading them like this." He shook his head. "I'm not even mad you insulted my girls and my work, because you not trusting me has broken me." He sniffed.

"You really suck at playing the guilt card." She pursed her lips. "But for the record, I trust you with my life. I would run through the jungle with that thing chasing us, knowing you wouldn't let anything happen to me." She promised.

"Huh... so it is a carnivore sort of thing." Owen smiled lightly.

"Maybeeee."

"Did you guys get a Gigantosaurus? Ceratosaurus? Baryonyx?" Owen started throwing names.

"Bye, baby..." She unlocked his door from the control panel on her door.

"Lunch?"

"Be naked." She kissed him a couple of times. "No...wait. I can't do lunch today." She frowned. She had the whole day packed with meetings and such.

Owen nodded and kissed her cheek gently. "Alright." He understood. "Also, if your nephews want to see the girls, tell them you don't have clearance." He pouted.