house.
“No, sugar, I’m the last one,” he whispered and even he was surprised at how deep and dominant his voice sounded. He looked her body over, and he liked what he saw. She was built real well, with breasts that were more than a handful, and he had big hands. A firm, flat waist, an hourglass figure with an ass that stuck out just so. She had the cutest little pixie nose, and her huge brown eyes looked large as saucers right now. He had to hide his chuckle. She was freaking out. Damn, his dick was getting harder and harder by the second. He swallowed hard but maintained his cool even though she made him feel nothing but hot.
“Well, thank the Lord, ’cause I think I’m going to pass out,” she whispered, and she began to sway, only to have Michael lift her up into his arms and carry her through the doorway into the living room. They all followed, full of concern as Michael laid her on the couch and Antoine began to check her over.
* * * *
“What are you feeling, baby?” Antoine asked. He took her wrist and began to take her pulse as he stared into her eyes.
“I’m just a little lightheaded and, oh, sort of freaked out,” she whispered and he smiled at her, laying her hand back down before he caressed her rosy cheeks. She was a bit overheated.
“Why don’t we take this off, sugar, so you can cool down.” He began to lift her up while Michael helped remove the light jacket that matched her dress. Her skin looked silky soft, and she had toned arms, which made him wonder and hope that she worked out. He and his brothers loved to work out and keep in shape.
“How does that feel?” Antoine asked.
“I’m sorry, I don’t mean to be such a mess. I can’t believe that I’m reacting like this.”
“What are you so freaked out about?” Michael asked over Antoine’s shoulder.
“Well, first of all there are four of you, and he just showed up today and bought a six-million-dollar home, and I’m just praying it wasn’t a joke or a lie of some sort because if it is, my career and business are done. Finished. Then this guy appears, and well, look at him. He’s huge and, oh God, so damn good looking, and then there’s you two who haven’t called me in weeks, and well I’m just utterly confused. So now that I’ve embarrassed myself, I think I should leave.” She sat up.
Antoine chuckled but placed his hands on her knees and held them.
“Sugar, don’t be embarrassed. We haven’t called you in weeks because we’ve been so damn busy. I told you that, but my schedule’s easing up, so we will definitely be spending some serious time together.” Antoine leaned up and kissed her on the cheek.
She swallowed hard, appearing adorable and very unsure at the moment. She spoke her mind.
“That’s rather presumptuous of you, Antoine. Perhaps I’m too busy to entertain dating at the moment,” she stated but lowered her eyes to her hands.
Michael sat down on the couch next to her and pulled her closer to him. His face was inches from yours.
“What Antoine said goes for me, too. I’ve been trying to track down Flores, which brings me to my question for you. Why would you accept an invitation to dinner from a man you’ve never met before when you know that I told you to take precautions because of what happened back in Orchidea with Illeanna?”
She let out a huge breath of air then looked at Pierre then shook her head.
“Well, look at him. He’s a good-looking man, very polite, and he just caused the biggest deal of my career. If he said to come to dinner, then I was going to dinner.”
Antoine laughed, but Michael was still angry.
“That easily you’d forget about Antoine and I?” He challenged her, and the poor thing looked so worried that she’d offended them.
“No, of course not but you hadn’t called and we haven’t exactly gone out on a date or anything, Michael, so what the heck?”
“Tonight’s our date,” Michael replied then swiftly pulled her against him and