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Yeah. He was definitely spoiled. And arrogant with it.
Why was that so damn attractive?
His finger went under her chin, tilting her head back. She stared up at him until she realized that she still had her thumb in her mouth.
His eyes widened slightly. Her breath caught in her throat. What was she doing?
Could this be any more humiliating?
Wrenching her thumb from her mouth, she stared down at the wet digit. What should she do with the evidence?
Um, you fool, he’s already seen you sucking on it.
But her brain was in hyperdrive, needing to hide what had just happened. So, she stuck her finger under her bottom, between her ass and his hard thigh.
“You saw nothing,” she told him fiercely.
Whoa.
Where had that come from?
Had she lost her mind?
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That cool, calm mask was back on his face as he lifted one eyebrow. Lord, she was jealous of people who could do that.
“That’s so darn cool.”
“I’m not sure I even want to know what’s cool,” he said. “But I do know what I saw, no matter what you say, Little Blossom.”
Unable to bear him studying her, dissecting her, she turned her face into his chest. She waited for him to berate her. To push her to one side.
To her shock, he gently placed his hand on the back of her head.
“I see you, baby.”
She let out a deep breath, shocked to find herself near tears. She could not cry in front of this man.
Faith had already humiliated herself enough tonight.
How would she face him again tomorrow morning?
“My sister isn’t fond of crowds,” he said suddenly. “She gets very shy. And she often curls her hand up in the shirt of someone she trusts to let them steer her through the crowd. To keep her safe.”
“She does that to you?” Faith couldn’t really imagine someone twisting their hand in Reuben’s clothes. Or him allowing it.
But then, he was talking about Juliet. The person he’d promised to give all the big brother hugs she wanted.
“Yes, of course. Because she trusts me most of all.”
“She does?” Faith leaned back to look up at him in surprise.
Reuben gave her a cool look back. “You needn’t look so shocked. I’m an outstanding big brother.”
Yeah, she thought he likely was. Which made him seem less like a tyrant and more human.
Approachable.
