Free Darden's Pursuit of Happiness: Darden and Willow by LiSoya Gilltin

upmost important to him.  He had come too far to lose her.
                  Willow walked out her bedroom with her laptop case, her backpack and her Briggs and Riley rolling duffle. If truth be known she had packed more than enough outfits for many more days than 20 and that included her shoes and her touring outfits for the days she did that. Darden immediately got up to help her with her bags.  Darden didn’t even bat an eye at the size of her suitcase. Darden called for Logan Cameron to pull around the car.  Logan would call when he was in place.  Darden placed all the items near the door.  Gabriel escorted them down the elevator when Logan indicated he was ready.  Willow was placed in the black SUV in the backseat.  Her items were placed in the cargo area of the vehicle and they quickly took off leaving Darden behind.  Gabriel walked with Darden to his car.  Darden called for pizza while Gabriel maneuvered the car into traffic.  Darden looked to the right and glimpsed Sean staring back him.  He had been right Sean had been waiting for them.  But, that doesn’t matter.  Now, he needed someone to be tailing Sean.  He would put Brent Underwood on that.  He was a member of Gamma Pi and he worked for Darden. Brent had many classes with Sean and they were “friends” and had been friends for the same 3 years that Sean had known Willow. So it would not be unusual for Brent to be around Sean. Darden dialed Brent’s cellphone.
                  Thank God, Willow was in a separate vehicle. She didn’t need to know exactly how extensive his network really was. Darden finished his conversation with Brent just in time to get a phone call stating that Willow had arrived at the condo.
                  When Darden arrived Willow’s items were unloaded and in the foyer.  Willow was also in the foyer. He told Logan and Gabriel that they could leave and he would be in touch this evening about any additions to the schedule via email. Darden shook hands with Logan and Gabriel whereupon, Gabriel and Logan left in the black SUV. Darden walked over to Willow and offered his hand. “I know this has been a whirlwind of less than 48 hours.  But
I would like to talk so, one immediate decision ca be made. I want to know what you would like the sleeping arrangements to be.”  Willow’s eyes grew big. When she agreed to this she hadn’t given it any thought. “Willow, I want you to be comfortable. So I am letting the decision be yours.” 
                  The pizza had arrived.  Willow and Darden made small talk as they ate. Willow looked stunning in her pink oxford.  How would he ever be able to maintain decorum when, all the while he wanted to make love to her all over the damn condo starting with the chair in which she was sitting.
                  “I would like to start out in my own room.  And if for any reason I can’t handle it then I would like to be able to go to you without being seen as a disturbance or a nuisance.”
                  “I would never see you that way.” Darden was a little disappointed.  But at least she was under his roof. He grabbed her rolling duffle and her backpack and moved the items upstairs. He took her rolling duffel into the guest room.  Then he took her backpack to the converted office.  Willow loved how the rooms were decorated.  There rooms were very outdoorsy in some respects.  There was deer theme in the office.  Framed pictures of deer near a stream or deer in a clearing there was even a border of deer in the forest. It was beautiful... The guest room was decorated in a mallard duck theme.  Framed pictures and a border were just like the office but with ducks either in the water or nesting.  Darden offered his hand and led her to his master suite. The room was expansive.  He had created a small sitting area of wing back chairs and a small table that was positioned between the two chairs. She