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Gavin aims a hard stare at my brother. "I'm watching you."
Aidan glances at me, then returns his attention to Gavin. "Got my eye on you too."
Though my brother attempted to look tough when he spoke those words, he couldn't pull it off. It's just not in his nature. I know he was teasing Gavin, anyway.
Aidan clears his throat. "We will be away overnight. Please do not destroy Calli's home in the meantime. You'll need to care for the puppies too."
I salute. "Aye-aye, Captain Don Juan."
He squints at me. "There will be no coinbheineadh while I'm away, and absolutely no feis. Dinnae want you to catch olcas."
"Aidan! Mhac na galla. This is beyond the pale. You're behaving like Rory would in this situation, assuming I'm a brainless bairn who needs to be told what not to do."
"Sorry." Aidan winces. "I suppose I am going a wee bit too far."
We all carry the remnants of our meal back into the house, then Aidan and Calli grab their bags and drive away in the car Lachlan had hired.
That means Gavin and I are alone. Completely alone.
We settle onto the sofa, side by side but without touching each other. I reckon we're both slightly nervous about being genuinely alone together for the first time.
He stretches his arm out across the sofa's back, turning slightly toward me. "What were those things Aidan said to you? The stuff that made you so mad."
"Aidan told me he doesn't want us to fondle each other, and that we should not have sex." I compress my lips and shake my head. "But then he added that he's worried I might get gonorrhea from having a poke with you."
Gavin's expression goes blank for a few seconds. Then he laughs with such enthusiasm that a wee bit of spittle sprays from his lips. "No wonder he said some of that stuff in Gaelic. I would've needed to pummel him if I'd known what it all meant. A gentleman defends a lady's honor."
"That's the sweetest threat I've ever heard."
He shimmies a wee bit closer and rests his arm over my shoulders. "Let's not talk about your brother or my sister for a while. We can pretend we're all alone on a deserted island, and we can do anything we want."
The way his voice grew softer and deeper makes my body awaken, setting off a tingle that spreads out and becomes a warm, liquid feeling. That sensation dives deep under my skin. I pull in a ragged breath, exhaling it as we gaze deep into each other's eyes. His pupils have grown larger, darkening his beautiful brown eyes. Bod an Donais, I want him like mad, want him more than I ever imagined I could want any man.
I unconsciously lick my lips as my gaze lands on his mouth. I suck in another ragged breath, but I can manage only a shallow one this time. My focus drops to his lap, and I swear I can see his cock thickening before my eyes into a bulge the grows rapidly. I gulp but can't get rid of the lump in my throat.
Gavin licks his lips, just like I had done. "Want dinner now? Or should we skip ahead to dessert?"
Oh, aye, I know what he means. The rough tone of his voice elicits a delicious desire that sets off a slick heat between my thighs. "Skip straight to dessert, please."
His mouth slides into a sensual grin. "Can't deny a lady what she wants."
Chapter Seven
Gavin
I trace my fingertips over her skin, and I can tell her nipples are stiffening. I raise my other hand to brush my thumb across her lips. "I loved kissing you yesterday, but I want a lot more than that. I've never been this attracted to a woman I just met. Something about you makes me want to hold you and kiss you and make love to you, consequences be damned."
Jamie rotates toward me the slightest bit, and her knees brush against mine. "Dinnae care about the consequences either. Aidan might not approve, but he's not my keeper. I'm a grown woman who wants to be made love to."
"By anyone in particular?"
"You, of course." I settle my hand on her thigh, then move it down until I reach the hem of her skirt. It's the same skirt she wore this morning during our shopping trip and all day after that. "I want to touch you, Jamie, right now. I'll take it slow, so I can feel every inch of your soft skin and watch your reactions to my touch."
"Please touch me that way. I'm aching to feel your skin on mine."
My breathing has become labored, simply because I crave this woman so intensely. "I bought condoms in that little shop where we picked out gifts for everybody. I was hoping you'd want what I want, but I never imagined your brother would leave us alone together like this."
"He wanted to shag Calli in private. I doubt Aidan bothered to think about anything else, and in the morning, he'll probably realize that he left me alone with you, the American wolf."
