Page 27 of Seducing Serena

“No trouble at all,” Chef Connor said as he approached. “I’ll even see if there’s some pie left over from dinner.”

“That sounds good to me, but I’d like two sandwiches, please,” Noah said.

“Same for me, please,” Ford added.

“Great. You all go clean up and relax. Dinner will be at your door in an hour,” Chef Connor said before walking away.

Serena looked from Noah to Ford. “Shall we?”

The men exchanged a glance before Ford said, “We shall,” and started them walking across the lobby.

Once they were behind the locked door of their room, the men surrounded her and gave her one more hug. “You were amazing out there, in case we didn’t tell you,” Noah said, brushing a kiss on the side of her neck.

“So amazing,” Ford added before kissing her temple on the other side. “If I didn’t know better, I would never have guessed you’d only done a couple descents like that before… while at the academy.”

Serena froze and turned just her head to look into Ford’s eyes. “You knew?”

He chuckled as he nodded. “I’m the shift captain and keep the training records. Don’t worry, other than Noah and me, no one else knows you were breaking your rescue cherry. Now, would the lady hero prefer a shower or a bath?”

“Could I have a shower and then a bath? I want to get clean, but I also want to soak the muscles of my back that are letting me know I need to do more upper body strength exercises before I try to rescue anyone else out of a sinkhole.”

The men chuckled. “All right, a quick shower and then you can soak in the tub until the food comes.”

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Noah took the tray of food from Chef Connor with a smile. He’d lost the arm wrestling that determined that he would wash Serena in the shower and Ford would join her in the tub.

“Thanks. I never expected you to deliver it personally.”

“I had to pull rank on half the staff who wanted to bring it to you. Let us know if there’s anything else you need. You’ve been put at the top of the VIP list.”

Noah shook his head. “We’re not VIPs. Please don’t let them treat us any differently.”

The chef chuckled as he stepped back into the hallway. “I’ll try, but don’t expect to be treated like all the other guests. Good night.”

“Good night,” Noah said, closing the door and carrying the food to the table by the patio door.

He pulled the curtains before going to the bathroom door. “Food’s here. Are you two ever getting out? Or should I bring dinner and join you in there?”

“We’re coming,” Ford said, standing from the half-filled bathtub.

He then pulled Serena to her feet before climbing out. Noah joined him and together they dried off their wet woman who looked more asleep than awake. After they were both dried off and dressed, Serena in panties and one of Noah’s t-shirts that fit her like a dress, Noah lifted her into his arms bridal style. He carried her to the table and set her down on the chair that she regularly used.

Pulling the domes off the three plates, he set the one with a single sandwich in front of her before taking one of the other plates for himself.

“Do you need something to drink, honey?” Ford asked as he opened the refrigerator.

“Water, please?”

“Me, too, please,” Noah added before biting into his sandwich.

The slice of tomato in the middle of the warm, gooey cheese caught him by surprise, but added some zing to the sandwich.

“Yummy,” Serena hummed after chewing and swallowing her first bite.

“Indeed,” Ford added.

Silence reigned as they ate the rest of their dinner. Once finished, Serena sat at the table half asleep while Ford piled the plates together and put the tray out in the hall. Noah pulled the toy bag out of the closet, determined that their girl would not disappear from the bed without at least one of them knowing about it.

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