"Excuse me?" I bit out so that he would not notice the redness of my face "Have I entered the DeLorean instead of your truck and we have travelled back to a time where women are seen as objects?"

"I do not think of you as an object." He grumbled like even the idea of that in my head insulted him "You are my Medusa."

Stone pulled out of the parking space and did not speak as he did so.

I did not look at him when I finally broke the silence "Where are we going?"

We were on the main road when he gruffly informed me "Somewhere I can keep my eye on you. Where you will not leave my sight."

I figure his place of work was going to be his personal Ella dungeon and surveillance room for the day as the car neared the green pained garage.

"What have you done to the girl?" Mike said to Stone as we entered the repair shop "She looks like she wants to murder you."

The mechanic's workshop had two cars parked inside. A silver sports car and a familiar small green one. I tore my attention from Kermit to the old man in front of us who was waiting for us to reply.

Stone did not look in any hurry to answer so I did instead.

"Does all of your employees kidnap their customer to hand deliver them to their car?" I questioned the old mechanic.

Mike's mouth went up in a smile and it made his cheeks more wrinkled as he answered, "Stone is the only person that works for me so yes."

My giant abductor chuckled before he walked over to a workstation.

"I think you should fire him." I told Mike, pointing to Stone "I know you want your customers to feel valued but picking them up, carrying them to their truck and then driving them here is a bit excessive."

The dark pair of eyes narrowed in on me when he gnarled "I should have taken the blonde prick's eyes for even thinking he could lay them on you."

My heart hammered against my chest.

I did not reply. Not because I did not have a hundred insults to come back with but because I was starting my silent treatment against him.

"Ah." Mike said in realisation "You two are having a domestic dispute."

"Dispute?" I mumbled to myself "I am going to kill him."

To keep my silent streak ongoing against the giant, I decided to start a conversation with the old mechanic to distract myself from the urge to talk to Stone.

"I like the colour of this place." I voiced, motioning to the open door and the outside of the building "The green bricks match my hair."

Mike's round face broke out into a grin as he delivered amusedly "Stone painted it a few weeks ago."