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Blake prowled towards her and she backed away not willing to let him catch her. “Those should be worn just for us.” He reached over and trailed a finger down her neck to caress her cleavage. “Without the dress.” Blake leaned down and she knew if his lips touched hers, she would be done for, her friends forgotten and the heat these men brought her alive again. She had no idea that she could come as much as she had, but she was sure Blake and Brain would be willing to try to make her many more times. She needed to be strong.

Whacking his hand away, she made her way to her dressing table. “What happened to no more talking?”

She grinned to herself at their glowers, glad she could see them in the mirror, brushed out her hair, put her lipstick onand turned to them. “Come on. I’ve been very rude. My friends are out there waiting for me, and I’ve been in here with you two.” Their smirks were even sexy, and she had a fleeting thought of telling her friends to go without her, but she’d been the one to organize the night out. “Usually if I’m running late, the girls are all in here with me.” They both raised their eyebrows and looked around her tiny room.

Gathering her ID and a fifty dollar note, she shoved them in her bra, walked to her door, and turned the knob, only to be stopped by Brian as he turned her around and plastered his mouth over hers, his taste exploded into her mouth, she gripped him to her as their tongues tangled.

A knock on her bedroom door interrupted them. Her friend Sandy yelled, “You alright in there, Susie? Are you coming or do you want us to go?”

Pushing at Brian’s chest, she detangled herself and opened the door, trying not to fix herself up and give away what she’d been doing. Sandy grinned as she leaned forward and straightened her dress, putting her breast back in the right place. Shooting a glare at Brian, who grinned and winked at her before he walked down the hall. Sandy followed behind giggling. Turning to Blake, Susie sighed. “Don’t even think about messing me up again.” He chuckled but his eyes where flashing as he gazed at her hungrily.

Grabbing his hand, she pulled him back out with Brian and her friends, but she didn’t miss his grumbled comment.

“You’re going to regret wearing those shoes.”

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Brian turned to his brother as they arrived at his house. “I know we have only just met Susie, and you don’t want to let her out of our sight until you’re sure she knows how we feel and what her place is in all this, but we can’t force her to stay with us.” Running his fingers through his hair, he tried to put a positive light on the situation, so he wouldn’t have to do what he knew Blake was going to make him do. “It might do her good to go out tonight, let off some steam, figure out all the new info she found out and have some fun.” Blake liked to be in control though, so Brain knew what he said would fall on deaf ears.

Blake growled at him and pushed his way into his house as soon as he unlocked the door. “So you have no problem with her going out in what she was wearing, with a bunch of her single friends tonight. After everything that has happened to her in the last twenty-four hours?”

Blake snarled at Brian and chucked a beer at him, which Brian caught, then chugged down. His brother grabbed another beer and Brian could tell Blake was concentrating on not smashing the bottle in his grip.

Slamming the fridge shut, Brian thought about what Susie had been wearing when she left and growled, “All right. Give me five minutes to get dressed. I’ll chuck you some clothes down and we’ll go watch our girl. And just so you know, from what I got, she will kill us if she finds out we did this.”

Blake shrugged and grinned up at him. “I don’t care.”

“To look at you, Blake, anyone would think you’re the easy-going, laid-back brother.” Brian shook his head. “How wrong they all are.” Brian ran upstairs to his room to shove on a shirt and grab one for Blake.

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Brian knew this was a bad idea, especially as they now had to avoid hands and come-ons from women left, right, and center, whilst trying to remain hidden. It definitely didn’t help he had to stop Blake and his own bear from going over and killing any of the many men dancing with and checking out Susie’s assets, which, with the choice of clothing she’d worn, weren’t doing a good job of staying concealed.

Narrowly avoiding another arse grab, Brian turned to Blake. “You do realize at this rate she will see us and think we don’t trust her, but most of all she will think we are possessive, controlling jerks. Which, remember, I’m trying to convince her I’m not a dickhead.”

Blake turned and snarled at the women coming their way before he turned on him. “Maybe I am all those things. All I know is I’m thirty-seven years old and feel I have been waiting for years for her.” Brian stopped Blake from intercepting another group of men who joined Susie and her friends. Blake turned and growled at him. “Tell me, Brother, that you don’t feel the same.”

“Fine. I admit it, but I don’t want to blow it with her before we have had a chance to start. Oh, and I’m here only because I don’t trust everyone else.” Blake grinned and nodded. This time, when they both turned back, they ordered a beer each.

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Okay, she was trashed. Susie had never drunk this much in her life. This state had something to do with all the things she found out today. Oh, God, could it truly have only been today? Glancing at her watch, Susie watched the numbers blur, but they told her it all happened yesterday. Maybe it was a wicked strange dream. Picking up her glass of Bailey’s, she downed the liquid in one swallow, moaning when she noticed nothing was left. Grinning at the blond who winked at her, she stood from the booth on wobbly legs and wandered out to join Jane on the dance floor. The blond followed. She wasn’t going to worry about any of her troubles here tonight. Decided, she turned to Samantha and Sandy who come over to join in the dancing fun. She grabbed their hands and pulled them into the dancing circle.

Time flew by. At one-fifty, last drinks at the bar were called. By now Susie had spent her fifty and had drunk several gifts from admirers. Going back to their booth, she and her friends grabbed their jackets and she sat down for a moment to give her feet a rest. When she got up again, the world spun, and she would have fallen if four hands hadn’t grabbed her.

Groaning, because there was no way, no matter how drunk she was, she could forget the smell and feel of the arms around her. The confirmation came when Blake snarled, “I told you not to wear those shoes.” He hadn’t, he’d grumbled that she’d regret it, and her feet may well tomorrow, but right now she cared about nothing but her head hitting her pillow. Brian’s hands disappeared as Blake picked her up. She squealed as he carried her out of the club in a cradle hold.

Not caring how they knew where to find her, or how long they had been there, she snuggled into Blake. “Don’t forget my friends,” she mumbled. “Can’t leave without them. I didn’t call a taxi yet.”

Kissing her head, Blake hugged her tighter. “Don’t worry, sweetheart. Brian is going to take them home.” She nodded into his chest and tried to force her eyes and her foggy mind to stay awake.

She sighed. “You smell so good. I knew it was you and Brian as soon as your hands touched me. Your honey and sandalwood scent surrounded me, and I instantly felt safe.” He stopped and moved her, so all her weight lay on one of his arms. Blake was so strong. He opened the door and gently placed her in the front passenger seat.

She dozed for the drive to her house and stirred when he picked her up and walked to the door. He unlocked it with her key and walked to her room where he took her dress off. He paused to take her shoes off and give each of them a foot rub. Whimpering at the exquisite feeling. “I could fall in love with you so easily,” she moaned. “If by some miracle I already haven’t already.”

He paused for a moment; his lips connected with hers in a tender kiss. Resting his forehead against hers for a moment she could have sworn he muttered, “I love you too, my little treasure.”

Leaning into him she took a deep breath and slipped into sleep.

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