affectionate, and hot as hell.”
Tyler watched Brandon rake his eyes over Laura and she reached
for her drink again. “I’m not all that.” She took a sip and her cheeks grew
rosier by the minute.
Brandon grunted. “Bullshit.” He stood up so abruptly the chair
skidded back on the wooden floor, making a horrible screeching noise. Laura
slid back in her chair and stared up at him like he’d gone mad.
“You wanna ’ see the house? Tyler
designed it. I built it.”
Tyler gazed at his twin for a moment, dumbstruck.
Brother, you are
brilliant!
Tyler jumped up and held his hand out to Laura. “That’s a great
idea. Shall we give you a tour?”
Laura looked between them, then slipped
her hand into his, the warmth of her skin against Tyler’s making both of them
shiver in longing and need. Laura moved to take her hand away and Tyler flipped
her hand around and linked their fingers together. He didn’t want to let her
go.
“It’s okay, it’ll get easier. I promise.”
Or so he hoped. The tingles still pulsing through them were
pretty intense.
Laura let him direct her around the coffee table and together
they walked toward the front of the house.
Brandon started the tour.
“Okay. Tyler designed the front door around the Canadian Rocky
Mountain Lions.”
He made sweeping gestures toward the hand-carved wooden door
that still gave Tyler pleasure when he gazed upon it. It was an intricate
design that had taken him months to draw, and just as long to find a carver
good enough to get it exactly right. On first glance it looked like there was
only one lion, but if you cared to look closer, there were three.
“Hallway,
obviously. A waste of space in my opinion…” Tyler opened his mouth to
rebuke his brother, “But Tyler loves them, and I must admit it does give the
living room a bigger impact.”
Wow, his brother was admitting Tyler was right. That was a
first.
They continued through to the huge, open living space with its
high ceiling and neutral colors. It was a great space.
“You’ve seen the kitchen, dining room, lounge…”
Brandon indicated the area they’d just vacated and turned left,
heading down to where the bedrooms were.
Tyler kept hold of Laura’s hand, squeezing tightly as they moved
down another brightly lit hallway. He’d taken great pains to use the natural
light as much as possible throughout the whole house. Brandon indicated their
rooms.
“My bedroom,
Tyler’s. The main bathroom.”
Laura pulled her hand out of his grip, which hit Tyler in the
gut like a sickening punch, but he followed quickly, almost afraid to let her
out of his sight.
She stuck her head in the bathroom, admiring the large tiles and
Italian-made facilities. “Wow, awesome bath.”
“Thanks.” Tyler nodded and watched her creep to the end of the
hallway.
“What’s this room?” Laura pushed open the door to the master
bedroom, and sunlight shined down the hall.
Tyler sighed, watching her brown hair show auburn highlights, a
halo of light surrounding her.
“That’s our bedroom.”
****
Laura wasn’t sure she’d heard Tyler correctly, but as she stared
at the huge master bedroom, Tyler’s words made more sense.
She was looking at a four-poster, king-sized bed, with the same
carved lion in the wooden headboard that was on the front door.
The room smelled slightly dusty and as she moved around, Tyler
snuck in behind her, opening the sheer curtains, and sliding open the massive
windows to let in some fresh air.
“Oh my…” She moved toward the windows as though she were being
drawn by an invisible force. The light in this main bedroom was so bright, and
the view through the window was magnificent.
“Yeah, I know. I designed the house around this room. I wanted
to be able to wake up to the view of the mountains every morning.”
Laura nodded, her eyes devouring every peak and beautiful tree.
“Then why don’t you sleep in here?”
Both men were silent for so long that Laura had to
Tyler watched Brandon rake his eyes over Laura and she reached
for her drink again. “I’m not all that.” She took a sip and her cheeks grew
rosier by the minute.
Brandon grunted. “Bullshit.” He stood up so abruptly the chair
skidded back on the wooden floor, making a horrible screeching noise. Laura
slid back in her chair and stared up at him like he’d gone mad.
“You wanna ’ see the house? Tyler
designed it. I built it.”
Tyler gazed at his twin for a moment, dumbstruck.
Brother, you are
brilliant!
Tyler jumped up and held his hand out to Laura. “That’s a great
idea. Shall we give you a tour?”
Laura looked between them, then slipped
her hand into his, the warmth of her skin against Tyler’s making both of them
shiver in longing and need. Laura moved to take her hand away and Tyler flipped
her hand around and linked their fingers together. He didn’t want to let her
go.
“It’s okay, it’ll get easier. I promise.”
Or so he hoped. The tingles still pulsing through them were
pretty intense.
Laura let him direct her around the coffee table and together
they walked toward the front of the house.
Brandon started the tour.
“Okay. Tyler designed the front door around the Canadian Rocky
Mountain Lions.”
He made sweeping gestures toward the hand-carved wooden door
that still gave Tyler pleasure when he gazed upon it. It was an intricate
design that had taken him months to draw, and just as long to find a carver
good enough to get it exactly right. On first glance it looked like there was
only one lion, but if you cared to look closer, there were three.
“Hallway,
obviously. A waste of space in my opinion…” Tyler opened his mouth to
rebuke his brother, “But Tyler loves them, and I must admit it does give the
living room a bigger impact.”
Wow, his brother was admitting Tyler was right. That was a
first.
They continued through to the huge, open living space with its
high ceiling and neutral colors. It was a great space.
“You’ve seen the kitchen, dining room, lounge…”
Brandon indicated the area they’d just vacated and turned left,
heading down to where the bedrooms were.
Tyler kept hold of Laura’s hand, squeezing tightly as they moved
down another brightly lit hallway. He’d taken great pains to use the natural
light as much as possible throughout the whole house. Brandon indicated their
rooms.
“My bedroom,
Tyler’s. The main bathroom.”
Laura pulled her hand out of his grip, which hit Tyler in the
gut like a sickening punch, but he followed quickly, almost afraid to let her
out of his sight.
She stuck her head in the bathroom, admiring the large tiles and
Italian-made facilities. “Wow, awesome bath.”
“Thanks.” Tyler nodded and watched her creep to the end of the
hallway.
“What’s this room?” Laura pushed open the door to the master
bedroom, and sunlight shined down the hall.
Tyler sighed, watching her brown hair show auburn highlights, a
halo of light surrounding her.
“That’s our bedroom.”
****
Laura wasn’t sure she’d heard Tyler correctly, but as she stared
at the huge master bedroom, Tyler’s words made more sense.
She was looking at a four-poster, king-sized bed, with the same
carved lion in the wooden headboard that was on the front door.
The room smelled slightly dusty and as she moved around, Tyler
snuck in behind her, opening the sheer curtains, and sliding open the massive
windows to let in some fresh air.
“Oh my…” She moved toward the windows as though she were being
drawn by an invisible force. The light in this main bedroom was so bright, and
the view through the window was magnificent.
“Yeah, I know. I designed the house around this room. I wanted
to be able to wake up to the view of the mountains every morning.”
Laura nodded, her eyes devouring every peak and beautiful tree.
“Then why don’t you sleep in here?”
Both men were silent for so long that Laura had to
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