“As far as the stadium and your ideas, they’re damned good ones. You were looking for something valuable to do and contribute without going back to school? I’ve got it,” Ian said. “I want you working hand in hand with whoever we hire. Hell, I want you to find the right people to develop this kind of thing.”

She blinked in surprise. “But I don’t know the companies.”

“My head of tech does. He’s just older and doesn’t have the unique perspective that you do. Do you have any idea the freshness you can bring to the Thunder?”

“Ummm, no?” But thanks to his excitement, she was beginning to. “But Ian? I heard you on the phone with Ethan. I know he said something to you about me wanting to be hands-on. I don’t want a pity job.”

She was still surprised Ethan had looked out for her at all.

Ian burst out laughing, a rare feat for the quiet, surly man. “Do I look or act like someone who’d give anyone a pity job? Including family? Just ask Alex how hard he had to work to prove himself to me when he first signed on and you’ll have your answer.”

She grinned, recalling those early days of her brother, Alex, and the program he’d undertaken with the Thunder to bring concussion awareness to the league along with educating players on post-game life.

“Point taken,” she said.

“Okay then. Today you meet with tech. Tomorrow we’re meeting with the contractors responsible for wiring. We’re going to let them know we may need additional capabilities. “You ready for this?” he asked.

She was soaring with excitement as she answered, “Born ready.”

* * *

Ethan disliked being summoned, but that’s exactly what Ian Dare had done. He wanted a meeting at the stadium to discuss security, and he demanded it on his time frame on his turf. Almost two weeks had passed since Ethan had been with Sienna, and he couldn’t get her out of his mind. Traveling to Miami, knowing she was near but he couldn’t see her, was driving him to distraction.

Hell, just the memories of her were making him mad. The soft sounds she made when he kissed her, the way her body writhed beneath his when he had her nipple in his mouth, and the tight way she clamped around his dick when he was buried inside her. Then there was her general happiness at everything around her, her overall enjoyment of life, and the laughter she gave so easily. Fuck. His cock was hard at the memory of her.

“Ethan! Jesus, are you listening?” Sebastian, who sat beside him on their private plane, barked at him, snapping his attention back to where it belonged. “Where the fuck have you been for the last couple of weeks? I thought you were a pain before, but lately? I don’t even recognize you.”

Ethan ran his hand through his hair and glanced at his youngest sibling, who’d put up with a lot from him in the last year. “Sorry, man. Really. I just have a lot on my mind.”