Page 123 of Forbidden Kisses

"It's up to Riley," Duncan said, stepping back and caressing my cheek with the back of his fingers. "Whenever she's ready."

I was so ready that I could just leave with both of them right now.

"Will she already be in the condo by the time I’m back?" Jeremy asked eagerly.

I looked down. "Where are you going?"

“Uncle Knox and Finn are picking me up, and we’re going to the movies.”

I smiled at Duncan. He had a mischievous glint in his eyes.

He’d planned all this, hadn't he? So we could be alone.

"That’s not enough time, Jeremy. Besides, we're not pressuring her, Jeremy," Duncan said.

“I definitely can’t move in tonight, but I can do it the upcoming week.”

"Yes! Then we can finally continue our Disney marathon with Dad."

Duncan's smile fell just a bit. I barely stifled a laugh. "We can negotiate that," I said gently.

"Okay." Jeremy didn't sound disappointed, just surprised.

They had chosen a good moment to ask, though. I was so happy that I would probably agree with most things he asked, which I realized was exactly why he’d done it. The little man had skills.

Duncan kissed my forehead. Then we heard a sound at the front door: a car pulling right in front of the house.

"I think that's my uncles," Jeremy exclaimed, then practically darted at the front door.

"Fuck, there are so many things I want to tell you," Duncan murmured in my ear. "But I need a bit more patience."

"I have none left," I confessed.

"Riley!" He put a hand on my waist and pressed his fingers on my skin. This sexy man was close to losing control. But he was right. Not yet.

The doorbell rang, and I felt as if someone had thrown a bucket of water at us. I stepped back and hurried to the front door, with Duncan hot on my heels.

Knox and Finn were standing on the porch when I opened the door. Knox had a shit-eating grin on his face, looking at Duncan.

Finn just whistled, looking over my shoulder. "What are those? Flowers?"

"Poppies," Jeremy informed them. “Two thousand of them. Dad and I went to eight florist shops to get that many.”

Knox jerked his head back. "Man, I've got to give you credit. You've got skills." Then he looked straight at me. "Riley, you've brought out a side of our brother we weren't aware of."

"Yeah, I'd bet all my money that he wasn't aware of it either," Finn continued.

"What do you mean? What side?" Jeremy looked at Duncan, who just laughed.

"They’re talking metaphorically, Jeremy."

Knox looked down at my hands and then back up at Duncan. "Jeremy, are you ready to go? Don't want to be late. If we make it there in good time, we can eat before the movie."

"Yes, I'm ready," Jeremy said, then darted toward the car without as much as a goodbye to me or Duncan.

"I'll never get used to it," Duncan said. "Someone from the family comes to pick him up, and he suddenly doesn't give a flying fuck about me."

"About us," I corrected him.