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“You’re certainly handy to have around in an emergency.”She took a deep breath and let it out. “You know we haven’t really had one yet, but do…you think we might…go on a date sometime? Like just a nice lunch out for two?”

He laughed. “I would sure be all for it. How about I take you to the Ye Olde Highland Pie Shoppe, Heather’s place? Heather is Enrick MacQuarrie’s mate, if you haven’t met her. Have you ever been there?”

“I have. The food is great. Tomorrow is out though. We’re supposed to be at Farraige Castle, that is if we make it out of here tonight.”

“We’ll be rescued before then. We could do it the day after tomorrow then.”

“You have a date.”

“Good.” Once he added more driftwood to the fire, he called his sister. “Hey, Edeen, I’m kind of stuck on Eilean Tioram, so I won’t be home for dinner tonight.”

“Grant called Lachlan about it and said they’re still getting a boat loaded and they’ll be on their way within the hour. Are the two of you and the dog okay?” Edeen sounded concerned. “He said the dog might be giving birth before they get there.”

“Yeah. We’ve got a fire started, but we can shift if we need to get warm. Unless Lady begins to have her puppies and then I need to help her with that.”

“And Maisie’s ankle?”

“It’s just sprained. She’ll be right as rain before we know it.”

“Okay. But no dinner for you tonight?”

“Her sister is fixing us dinner for when we get to their place.”

“That’s wonderful. We’ll see you later then. Let us know if we can do anything for Maisie while she’s incapacitated.” Then they ended the call.

That reminded him that Maisie probably wasn’t going to be able to do the training she planned to do with Conan tomorrow. They would have to see how her ankle was doing in the morning.

“You probably have already decorated your vet clinic, but if you don’t have enough pictures for the walls, I could have a photo shoot of some animals. Yours, I’ll already be doing Edeen’s, and the MacQuarries’. That would make it more personalized.”

“I would like that. Cats, dogs, Highland cows, sheep, horses, perfect.” Then he lifted her off the rock, and she tilted her chin up for a kiss. He thought. He smiled down at her, his gaze navigating to her lips.

She raised her brows as if waiting for him to make the first move. But then she stated just what she wanted. “Kiss me to make it feel better.”

He was sure ready to make her feel better any way that he could. He pressed his lips against hers and started slowly, but she jumped right in and became his partner in passion. She licked his lips, stimulating them in such a sexy way. He gently bit her lower lip, and she reciprocated, making him instantly hard with need. She affected him like no other she-wolf ever had.

They touched their tongues and stroked each other, deepening the connection. When they parted, he brought her to the fire and set her down before she got too cold. “I’ll be right back.” He grabbed his shirt and put it on.

Then he sat down behind her, his legs surrounding her, propping up her leg over his so that it elevated her sprained ankle. He pulled Lady onto her lap and the three of them snuggled together, waiting for their rescue. He’d never had such a nice campfire experience with such a kissable she-wolf. She was a delight to be with. He wrapped his arms around her, and she shivered.

“Are you too cold?”

“No. I’m getting warmer by the minute, in the nicest way possible.”

Chapter 6

From one crazy adventure to the next, Maisie couldn’t believe she and Robert were stuck on an island with Lady, all cuddling together in the cold beside a fire. This was so romantic despite her ankle throbbing, but the doctor was taking care of her properly, and she loved the way he was so gentle and caring. She was definitely rethinking her position of being alright about it if her sister became interested in dating Robert too.

Maisie rested her back against Robert’s chest, and he leaned around her and kissed her cheek. But she turned her head to have mouth-to-mouth contact with him again. She loved the way he kissed her, loved his lips on hers, alternating between slow and deliberate, gentle and hot and heavy, lots of energy, working her up good, making her feel total happiness. Oh God, yes, he was truly a consummate kisser. She really felt comfortable with him, something that usually didn’t happen right away when she met a wolf who appealed to her physically. With him, there was so much more.

And hot? Forget about being chilled by the ocean breeze. He was heating her blood right up.

Here, she’d thought she would be counting the minutes before they got picked up, but instead, she was really enjoying this time with Robert. She was even glad she’d gotten stuck with him here so that they’d have this alone time together.

“So did you ever…um, have a long-term relationship with anyone when you were back in Edinburgh?” She figured it was important to know more about him.

“Not long-term. Edeen says I wouldn’t allow it because I was so busy getting my education and working to build a practice. But really, it wasn’t that. I just never had a connection with a she-wolf who intrigued me enough. Now you…hell, that’s a whole different story.” He leaned over and petted Lady on her lap. “My sister always said I was more comfortable with animals than people. But that was just my excuse since I didn’t have any interest in a she-wolf long-term. What about you with guys?”

This was why Maisie had brought the topic up, truthfully. She wanted to know if he had any lingering feelings for another she-wolf he’d dated, but she also wanted to talk to him aboutherpast relationships so he knew more about her.