Page 74 of Forbidden Kisses

"Funny, because he tells me that he can do it himself because he's a big boy when it's just the two of us," Duncan said.

I chuckled. "Maybe he wants to impress you. Oh, and he trusts me enough to be vulnerable with me. That's so cute."

Then I said, "Let's go kill that critter before it scares him even more."

I walked in front of Duncan, and he squeezed my ass. I looked at him over my shoulder. "What are you doing?"

"I believe you call this fondling."

"Yeah, it is," I said.

"Then you've got your answer. Fuck, I can't wait to get you alone."

I smiled, focusing on my steps.

"Let's get that spider first."

On Friday, Duncan’s brother Knox arrived earlier than I’d expected, which was fine by me. My plan was to hurry home and change—I wanted to look perfect when Duncan picked me up.

I’d imagined all the brothers to be similar to Duncan, but I couldn’t have been more wrong. Knox was laid-back and quick with a joke. I also had a feeling that he knew way more about me than I knew about him.

"So, how do you like working with my brother?" he asked.

"He's a great boss," I said.

"He is, isn't he? Very exacting as well."

"If he wants things done a certain way, that's not bad."

"So, I heard you plan to be a lawyer."

I jerked my head back. "Really? How?"

"From my brother. He likes to talk about you," Knox said.

"Oh, okay."

"Yeah. Especially because he doesn't seem to be aware of it. After our meetings are over, he somehow ends up talking about you.”

My jaw dropped.

He wiggled his eyebrows. "Am I putting you in an awkward position?”

"Yes, a bit."

"Sorry. It's a habit of mine. Actually, it kind of runs in the family. Duncan has better manners than us. The rest of us are a bunch of Neanderthals."

"I see."

This conversation was completely bizarre.

Knox grinned. "I hope I'm not scaring you away."

"No," I said, "I'm just stunned that you’re so… not like Duncan."

"Ha! You can say that twice. No, I am not. Between you and me, I'm so much better."

I laughed. "I'd say it's debatable, but obviously I’m biased."