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“You have to be ready for a kiss?” I laughed.
“Yes, especially for our first kiss. I want to be able to remember it even when we’re all old and senile.”
“Fine. Are you ready now?” I couldn’t take the smile from my face as I waited for his answer. He just brought out a little of the playful side of me that I had lost for what felt like so long. No matter what, he could always make me smile and I needed that.
He animatedly worked his jaw back and forth, then puckered and sucked in his lips as though he were warming them up, only making me laugh out loud.
“Okay, ready now,” he declared, so I leaned in and once again kissed him, only this time I took my time and savored the feel of his lips and his stubble against my skin. I moved to pull away, but Kailan clearly wasn’t done. He placed his hand on my cheek, holding me in place slightly, but his touch remaining light enough that I could pull away if I wanted to, then he kissed me. First he pecked my lips a couple of times until I melted into him, shuffling closer so our chests were touching, then the kiss turned fiery, our tongues finding each other and tangling. Kailan was a great kisser. Within seconds he had my toes curling and my core humming for more. I could feel the heat of his body through my thin pajamas and was reminded of exactly how it felt to be a woman – another part of my self I had lost, but that part, I feared, was lost long before I was taken by Soloman. The last time, I realized, I had come alive in the way I was right there, and had earlier in the shower with Harris, was when Harris was in my life.
Dean had never made me feel that way. He never made me feel like I might explode if he didn’t just touch me. Sex with him had been boring and emotionless and I knew it, but I had looked beyond it because I loved him. I had thought the way Harris made me feel was something rare, that I would never be lucky enough to have again, and I had been prepared to live that way for Dean, because I thought he was it for me. How could I have been so damned stupid and naïve? How could I have ever thought I could live without feeling the way Kailan was making me feel at that exact moment?
Just as Kailan’s hands started to roam down lower, right towards where I wanted them, his cell started chirping from where he’d dropped it on the bed between us and he froze.
“No,” I gasped breathlessly.
“Sorry darlin’, but it’s the boss and I have to get it. With everything that’s going on, it might be urgent,” he explained, then he kissed me once more, chastely on the lips before sitting up to answer the call.
I took huge, gasping breaths as I tried to cool off and calm down, but it was the second damned time that day the guys had gotten me worked up, only to stop. There was only so much a girl could take.
“Your brother’s are on the way. Boss man says they’re about ten minutes out,” Kailan told me as he ended the call and dropped the cell back to the bed.
“Yep, that’ll do it,” I uttered to myself as the mention of all five of my brothers showing up had all heat and need leaving me instantly. The last thing I needed was them finding me in bed with Kailan. They were already freaking out.
“Do what?”
“Nothing. I have to get dressed,” I told him as I rolled to the edge of the bed and sat up. It was going to be a long ass evening with my brothers and the four guys I was falling for, all sitting around the table scowling at each other. I could hardly wait…not! I just prayed it didn’t end in blood shed, but even I knew that was a lot to ask for, especially where Kyle was concerned.
***
My next pressing concern, of what the hell I was going to feed my brothers, who ate like bears going into hibernation year round, was alleviated as Kailan and I walked into the kitchen to the most amazing, delicious smell.
Nick was standing at the counter buttering slices of what had to be garlic bread, a huge bowl of salad beside him, prepared beautifully and ready to eat.
“You cooked?” I asked, lost for words.
“Can’t have your brothers trying to kick our asses on an empty stomach, can we?” Nick chuckled.
“There will be no ass kicking, please,” I sighed as I turned to where Aleks and Harris sat side by side at the counter, Aleks as always, on his laptop. “I know my brothers are a lot, and they’ve been complete assholes to you, but they’re just protective. They care because they’ve all been through hell and they just want to keep the people they love safe.”
“We know, sweetheart, and we’ll try to keep the peace, but there’s only so many insults we’ll let go,” Harris warned, and I nodded. I got that. I didn’t expect them to just sit back and take abuse. They didn’t deserve that and I’d never allow it to happen either. I just wanted them all to get along though.
“Just, please…can we try to keep physical fighting to a minimum?” I asked instead.
“Relax, darlin’,” Kailan said as he placed a kiss on the top of my head. “Everything will be just fine. You’ll see.”
I reached up to smooth my hair again. It was still wild, but luckily I’d managed to tame it into a bun. I was dressed in sweats and a hoody the guys had bought me, still too sore and tired to try any harder than that. I knew my brothers were unlikely to even notice what I wore, and the guys seemed to not care, as long as I was comfy.
The sound of Zack squealing from where he was playing on the floor at Harris’s feet had me turning with an excited smile. I hadn’t seen him since I got home.
“He’s hungry,” Harris laughed as he got down from the stool he sat on and picked the little bundle of joy up, blowing a raspberry against his cheek and making him laugh with delight.
It didn’t escape my notice that Aleks, Nick, and Harris were all dressed in neatly pressed button up shirts with their jeans, and their hair was styled too. They were trying to make a good impression, for me, and that meant more than I could say.
“Gimme. I need Zack cuddles,” I said as I approached Harris with my arms outstretched. Zack saw me and instantly reached for me too, which only made me feel even happier as I took him from Harris.
“Hey, little man. I missed you,” I told him as he slapped both hands over my cheeks and patted them. I leaned in to kiss his chubby cheeks, then beamed when he laughed for me, just as he’d laughed for Harris before. He was totally adorable in his blue dungarees with a striped shirt underneath. His cheeks were glowing red, likely because he was teething, but he had a huge smile on his face. He looked so much like his dad with his dark thick hair and dark eyes.
“I think he missed you too,” Nick chuckled as I turned to look at him with a smile. He winked at me and all I could think about was walking over there and kissing him too.
