He dropped the arm he had around her. “Make it snappy,” he said, punctuating his words with a light slap to her ass that had her looking over her shoulder at him, eyes ablaze. God, he loved when she looked at him that way. Yes, he knew he was being pushy and maybe a little obnoxious, but they were always so insanely busy. They had to take full advantage of every chance they got to spend time together.

He watched her go through the kitchen door and caught the way Hill’s gaze immediately shifted to her when she entered the room. Nick wanted to poke the guy’s eyes out of his head so he would stop looking at her that way. Until Sam had come back into his life, Nick would’ve said he didn’t have a jealous bone in his body. But Hill’s obvious attraction to Sam made Nick crazy, and it infuriated him on Shelby’s behalf. What right did Hill have to look at Sam the way he did when he had an amazing woman like Shelby waiting for him at home?

Nick was well aware that none of these thoughts were particularly dignified or vice presidential, but when his precious wife was involved, dignity was the least of his concerns. Resigned to waiting for her, he left the kitchen and went into the living room.

“Mr. Vice President,” Malone said with a cheeky grin, knowing how much Nick hated to be called that in his own home. “Nice to see you up and about. You had us worried.”

Nick shook hands with Sam’s captain and chief, pointedly ignoring the third man in the room. “Thanks for the concern.”

“You’re feeling better?” Farnsworth asked.

“Much,” he said, sending a meaningful glance to Sam.

“Sorry to overtake your home,” Farnsworth said. “We’ll be out of your hair shortly.”

“Take your time.” Nick kissed his wife’s cheek. “You know where to find me when you’re done.”

The glower she directed his way nearly made him laugh out loud, knowing how much she despised overt displays of affection in front of other people, especially other people who happened to be her bosses. Fuck it. What did he care if they saw how much he loved her? He had no desire to hide that from anyone, least of all the FBI agent who had taken an interest in his phone the minute Nick came into the room.

Nick had no doubt he would pay for that kiss later. He couldn’t wait.

Chapter Fourteen

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

“WE’VE ARRANGED A safe house for Josh until we figure out the next steps in the investigation,” Malone said after Nick went upstairs. They spoke in low voices so Josh couldn’t hear them.

Sam would deal with her husband and his habit of staking his claim on her in front of Hill after everyone left. “Who’s going to see the director’s wife?”