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“This is a very, very good surprise.” She touched his cheek and he lowered his mouth to hers for another kiss. “Much better than skinny-dipping in the freezing lake.”
“Never going to let me live that down, are you?”
“No, I don’t think I will.” Never was a long time, and part of her wanted to ask if he was considering a future with her. Even though she’d just sternly reminded herself they didn’t have one, she wouldn’t deny that part of her wanted it. Every moment they spent together was better than the last.
Could she convince him to leave behind the reasons he had for not settling down? Or had their time together changed his mind already? He’d been enjoying watching her come out of her shell, and she had him to thank for embracing her bolder, more colorful side. They were growing and, to her at least, it looked like they were growing in the same direction.
His phone beeped. He shot her a regretful frown as he reached for it. “That’s my alarm. I have to hop on a call.”
“It’s fine. Really.” It would be best to leave before she said any of the thoughts jumbled up in her head aloud. “Thank you for the dress.”
“You’re welcome.” He plucked the hanger and draped the dress over her arms before kissing her goodbye. “I’ll stop by your place tonight. I’ll help you pick out what to wear under the dress.”
She practically floated out of the building while admiring the gown in her arms. She would be stepping out in style come Saturday. With Gavin. Which, fine, okay, was a little scary, but it was also exciting. Maybe she’d been wrong to think holding back was the answer.
Why not move forward instead?
Gavin showed up as promised and, as expected, was making out with her on the couch within thirty seconds of him walking through the door. That escalated to kissing in the bedroom, which had escalated to sex. Hallie was learning fantastic sex with him was not a rarity—he was always phenomenal.
“If we keep this up, I’m going to be able to skip a lot more workouts.” Gavin, on his back, one arm thrown over his head, looked like every erotic fantasy she’d never dared having. He was gloriously naked, his rugged masculinity offset by her pale pink sheets.
“You weren’t the only one working up a sweat.” She was proud of her participation in this evening’s sex-a-thon. She’d been on top, riding him for a good long while. She smoothed her hand over his soft chest hair before stroking the growth on his jaw. “Did you always have this?”
“You mean after puberty, I assume?”
“Yes, that’s what I mean. I can’t imagine you with a smooth face. It doesn’t suit you.”
“I don’t know if a smooth face suits me or not, but it does make me look about ten years younger. And in court you don’t want to look any younger. Unless you’re trying to pass as a minor.”
She propped her head on one hand, the other resting on his stomach. “I find it so interesting that you became a lawyer, since you’re the only one in your family.”
“My uncle is a lawyer. Criminal defense.” He rested his hand over hers. “Distant uncle.”
“You have to wonder what kind of family traits are passed on from an uncle who’s a criminal defense lawyer. What did you inherit?”
“Well, he married into the Sutherland family, so I don’t think he counts. Speaking of family, there was a question I wanted to ask you.”
She liked hearing he’d been thinking of her. Knowing she’d been on his mind when they weren’t together like he was on hers most of the time. “You have my attention.”
“How many sets of twins are in your family?”
“Several, actually. My cousins are twin boys, identical. And my grandmother and my great-aunt are identical twins.”
“Not Eleanor,” he guessed correctly.
“No. This would be my dad’s mom. Oh, and I think there was a recent set of fraternal twins born on his side, as well, but I haven’t met them.”
“A lot of twins.”
“Our parents knew to stop at one set. You’re from a fairly large family. Four children isn’t a small number. And your mom didn’t do two in one go the way my mom did. She had you one at a time.”
“The old-fashioned way,” he joked, and she smiled.
“How many kids do you want to have?”
“No, no, no.” He shook his head.
“I assume by that answer the number is zero?”
