I

ty. After all that had happened, he was asking me

rned my skin, and I was furious at what the hell he

t him once more, he slid his hand under my chin, raised my face, and this time tightly pressed our mouths t

about the kiss I was rece

oes to allow him to taste me better. In other

is mouth opened and slid against mine. It was really difficult to resist kissing

myself, and I knew that the mess I'd gotten him into would only incite him even more

ll. None of this had to be a strategy for him to bring me back into his company,

uttered aga

ember?" he mumb

just kiss

ossibly know how much I enjoyed this kiss. How badly I wanted him to repeat i

id. Did you

osed when I heard him

letely different-yet equally ambiguous-expression. He e

outed in his face, wanting to seem tough, but I couldn

it. Also, I seemed to respond in a way that made me hate myself. His lips were dancing with mine, and it was very difficult for m

ed. Now that we've decided that, I say let's go to the dinner table, so we don't keep your family waiting. Then, as is the tradition

ou're my fiancé, right? Th

d there as he slowly smiled. I felt like I wa

you can handl

n. Yes, I could fool myself into thinking I loved him for a couple of days. I've never

ightly together and how Gabriel couldn't help himself and would this time fin

k, just as I was leaving the room. I

y was as loud as could be, and they were setting the plates on the table wi

s going to disintegrate, so he gr

'll give yourself away,"

e mature one; I was the childish one, and still the one who got us into this mess. And h

he table!" said mom with contagious enthusiasm. But for Gabriel, w

. Now I was really choking. "Honey, are you

hat nice, my

d of my mother

bet you have an interesting and romantic love st

a and I met in a park near her house. I was doing my morning jog, she

l? I hope you didn't

er, it was s

thing Brad was around. Brad, tell

yer by pro

new Gabriel had studied Law

!" Joe interfered i

that Gabriel was doing great. He had that gift of storytelling th

was like she was waiting for the right moment to attack. O

d to get engaged," he fi

my daughter and respect her," said my mot

e yesterday and today in the room when he cou

otherwise I would ha

iel, got the best friends. I didn't know how this made me

done, Granny pushed

ert. The rest of you go decorate t

ve time to objec

ay platters and together we filled them with

ooked at m

this man