she
finally closed her mouth and wet them. The sight of her pink tongue sneaking
out to run along her full bottom lip made all his blood flow directly to his
cock.
“How…” She cleared her throat and her eyes darted over to
Brandon for a moment before coming back to him. “How do you know that?”
Tyler grinned, thanking his mother for all the stories she had
told over the years.
“It’s described in the legends, but it’s also how we feel. Both
Brandon and I are attracted to you to an almost painful level, and when you are
touching us, we get a sense of both peace and fire. Like coming home, but being
passionately swept up in a storm.”
Yeah, that about
said it all.
Laura stared at him for a minute, then glanced at Brandon. “Is that true?”
Brandon looked away, then rose to his feet and headed over to
the kitchen for another beer.
Bloody coward.
His twin was way out of touch with his feelings. Tyler opened
his mouth to fill the silence, but as he watched Laura slump like a deflated
balloon, he forgot what he was going to say.
“I’m still not sure why I actually came, Tyler. I mean…it’s
crazy.”
He smiled at the beautiful woman in front of him, more of her
delicate nature showing with each minute they spent with her. So much strength
of mind, and a beauty that was obviously soul-deep. He shivered, tingles of
sensation skittering along his spine as his eyes drank her in. Laura would love
them with enough passion and intensity to keep them both deliriously happy for
the rest of their days. They just had to convince her of that possibility
first, and his bloody stupid twin, too, by the looks of his behavior.
“It doesn’t matter why you came, just that you’re here .” His voice rose on the last word,
his nerves getting the better of him once again. Butterflies kept flying around
his belly, making his breath hitch and his voice squeak. It was fucking
embarrassing.
Laura stared at him for long moments and Tyler shifted in his
chair. They needed to talk, to get to know one another better.
“How long have you been a vet, Laura?”
Her eyebrows rose up and Tyler waited while watching Brandon out
of the corner of his eye. He sat back down and began chugging on his second
beer.
The biggest day of
our life, and he’s getting pissed. Fucking wanker.
“About three years. Four years at college, four years of
university, and a year of residency.”
Tyler did some quick math in his head.
“So you’re thirty-one?”
She nodded, interlinking her fingers in her lap and twirling
them around like an adorable teenager who couldn’t sit still.
“Yes.”
Tyler grinned, looking over at Brandon who was also looking
pleased. Hopefully, that meant Laura was ready for a family, because God knew,
Tyler wanted kids as soon as he could get them. It was all falling into place.
“That’s perfect, really. Brandon and I just turned thirty-two.”
Laura nodded again and continued to twirl her fingers in her
lap, looking lost and uncomfortable.
Tyler had to take control of this, but he didn’t want to push
her too hard. “You look really nervous Laura. Can I help you feel better some
how?”
She shook her head. “I don’t think so.”
He moved back in his chair, trying not to look intimidating.
“Have you got any questions? I can’t imagine how weird this must
be for you.”
Laura looked between them and twisted her skirt in her lap
between her fingers. “I’m just trying to get my head around all this. I know I
shouldn’t be worried about this, but I’m already mentally listing all the
reasons this isn’t going to work.”
Tyler gestured for her to continue and ignored the grunt his
brother gave in response. Brandon must be really struggling with his lion if he
couldn’t even manage a sentence.
“Well, for one, there’s two of you!”
Tyler smiled as kindly as possible. “Yeah, and we both want you
more than any woman we’ve ever met.”
“But I work so much, what if I can’t give
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