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I thought I’d be happy just being here with her, but now I simply wanted to touch her more and more.

“It might be a bit overwhelming, but you’ll get used to it fast enough,” I added.

“I mean, I already know some of your family,” she said.

“Exactly.”

I didn’t say anything else as we continued to eat.

I finished first, and Grace ate two more spoonfuls before declaring, “Oh, I’m so full.”

To my astonishment, she pushed her chair back and rose to her feet.

“What are you doing?” I asked.

“Well, you behaved during dinner.” She went to the door, closing it. “So now I guess you more than deserve your reward.”

My cock twitched. “And what is that?”

“Since you were so keen on taking off my skirt, why don’t I start with that?”

This evening was shaping up to be so much better than I’d envisioned this morning. I kept racking my brain, knowing I had something else to discuss with Grace tonight.

Then it dawned on me. I’d wanted to talk to her about Gaston and Felicia, but this didn’t seem like a good time.

For now, I was simply going to focus on pleasing this gorgeous woman.

Chapter Twenty-Five

Zachary

“Grace, I have to say, you win a hundred points,” Beckett said on Saturday, putting an arm around her shoulders, “for facing a LeBlanc-Broussard brunch.”

She laughed, and I had to give it to my brother—he could put anyone at ease.

Grace and I had arrived an hour ago. After the initial introductions, I quickly realized that she was starting to get overwhelmed. And yet my younger brother had made her feel comfortable.

“Well, why not? I’ve heard so much about all of you,” Grace said as she loaded more food onto her plate.

I thought we were going to have an easygoing brunch as usual, but my grandmothers had gone all out. They’d cooked seven different dishes and three desserts. They hadn’t put the sweets on the table yet, but they announced what they were serving beforehand, so we’d all save enough room.

I swatted my brother’s arm. “Take your hands off my woman.”

He started to laugh. There were several other snickers around the table as well.

Fucking hell, I hadn’t meant to sound so serious. It had been a tease, but still, seeing him so close to Grace triggered something inside me.

She cocked her head in my direction, smiling. Her eyes were just as full of joy as they’d been when I took her to that festival. Being with me made her happy.

“Someone’s territorial,” Anthony replied.

“Hell yes,” I said, loud enough for everyone to hear. The whole table started to laugh.

“But all the LeBlancs are like that,” Georgie commented.

“How would you know?” Beckett asked in fascination.

“Just by observing. Obviously, I don’t have enough information on you two.” She pointed to Anthony and Beckett. “But I think it’s safe to say you’re the same. After all, Julian was territorial even before we were actually together. When...”