I'll walk you back,"he said with such apparently boundless amiability that Diana wanted to deck him.
"That isn't necessary," she began as her hand was clasped by his.
"I suppose I could walk ten paces behind or ten paces in front."
As she let out a frustrated breath, Caine grinned down at her. "You're not angry because we exchanged a friendly kiss? After all, we're family."
"There was nothing friendly or familial about it," Diana muttered.
"No," he lifted her hand to his lips, then lightly nipped at her knuckle. "Maybe we should try again.
"That isn't necessary," she began as her hand was clasped by his.
"I suppose I could walk ten paces behind or ten paces in front."
As she let out a frustrated breath, Caine grinned down at her. "You're not angry because we exchanged a friendly kiss? After all, we're family."
"There was nothing friendly or familial about it," Diana muttered.
"No," he lifted her hand to his lips, then lightly nipped at her knuckle. "Maybe we should try again.
( Nora Roberts )
[ The MacGregors: Serena & Caine ]
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