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kissing him again. “It’s kind of a boring story.”
    The women’s conversation came to a lull as dinner plates were cleared and they turned to focus on the men. “What are you boys talking about?” Justine asked with a smile.
    “I was just asking him how he and Brenna got together,” Reggie said. “He’s being a little cagey about it.”
    “Maybe we should ask Brenna,” Justine said with a small smile.
    Brenna shrugged her shoulders as Grant took another sip of his drink. “I got him drunk.”
    He choked on the mouthful of water and began to cough.
    Elise gave a quiet giggle and his mother looked appalled for a long moment. “You what?”
    “I got him drunk. I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but your son’s a little bit uptight. I needed to loosen him up so I could have my way with him, so I gave him a few jiggers of whiskey and seduced him.”
    They all stared at her.
    “I’m kidding,” she said gleefully. “It’s nothing too special, actually. He asked me out after work one night and that was the end of it. No great story, other than he’s a little shy at times.”
    Relieved laughter echoed around the table, and Grant shot a glare at Brenna, who gave him her sweetest smile. She lifted the cherry out of her mixed drink and bit down on it seductively, then winked at him.
    That made him think of the kiss they’d shared earlier and the soft noises she’d made in her throat as she’d molded her body against him. Ah hell, now he was getting hard. He shifted uncomfortably in his seat, then took another long drink of water.
    His sister smiled over at him. Elise was always a little quiet, and tonight she seemed even more so, content to let the vivacious Brenna steer the conversation.
    Grant scooted his chair closer to his sister. He hadn’t talked to her in a while and didn’t realize until now how much he’d missed her. “How are things with you, Elise?”
    She smiled, her expression a little shy. “I’m good. Nothing exciting going on with me.”
    “You seeing anyone?”
    She shook her head, her long hair falling in front of her face. “Of course not.”
    Poor Elise never dated. She seemed shy to the point of painfulness around most men, and had never had a date until long after high school was over. He didn’t know if she’d ever dated anyone seriously. He’d been too wrapped up in his own life. It was a shame—his sister was one of the most generous, most loving people he’d ever met. She was pretty, too. Just really damn shy and self-conscious. “You’ll find the right guy,” he told her.
    She gave him a half smile. “I’m not wasting away from loneliness, if that’s what you’re trying to imply. I keep busy with my photography.”
    “How’s that going?”
    “Great,” she said, and her cheeks flushed with enthusiasm. “I have a friend who’s on the editorial board of a women’s magazine, though, and I wanted to talk to you about doing a pictorial on the men who work for you. It’d be good publicity.”
    “Through a women’s magazine?”
    “Women can go on survival trips, too, can’t they?” She arched a brow at him. “And women have husbands and boyfriends. It’s just to get your name out there—”
    “Oh my God,” Brenna interrupted, leaning in toward Elise. “Did he say yes yet? Because he totally wants to say yes. Is this a pictorial where we get to rub the men with leaves and mud and watch them flex their six-packs? Dane has the most amazing six-pack.”
    Grant frowned at Brenna.
    “Oh, don’t look at me like that,” she said in a light voice, and reached over to pat his hand. “You look very nice without your shirt, too. But I don’t know how you’ll feel about getting all muddy for this.”
    “She didn’t say anything about mud, Bren.”
    “Actually, it’d be fun if we could do something along those lines,” Elise said with a smile. “We could do some test shots and I could send them off to my friend and see if it’s something the magazine