Jordan--A Irresistible Contemporary Romance by Lori Foster

Author:Lori Foster [Foster, Lori]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781488032776
Publisher: HQN Books
Published: 2000-08-24T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 7

JORDAN TURNED so fast Gabe jumped in surprise. With his eyes blazing and his jaw locked, he growled, “Don’t even think about it, little brother.”

After biting his lips to keep from laughing, Gabe soothed, “All right. Don’t get in a lather over it.”

It took him a second, and then Jordan’s eyes narrowed. He realized Gabe had just gotten him but good. And Jordan had made it disgustingly easy for him to do. Choking Gabe sounded better by the minute.

Georgia opened the door. She looked at Jordan’s severe frown, then at Sawyer’s exasperation and Gabe’s innocent expression. Her own turned suspicious. “Am I interrupting anything?”

“Not at all.” Sawyer stepped forward. “Am I allowed in?”

She didn’t look convinced, but she let it go. “Yes. Mom said she’d like to meet you.” Georgia glanced once more at Jordan, then turned away. She and Sawyer walked into her mother’s room, Sawyer’s hand at her waist.

Jordan was still looking at the closed door when Gabe murmured, “I see Morgan was right.”

Jordan rounded on his younger brother again. He felt dangerously close to losing his edge. “You wanna tell me exactly what the hell that means?”

“Ho!” Gabe backed up, pretending fear. And this time there was no way for him to hide his amusement. “Don’t bite my face off over a simple observation. If you’re still worried that I might go to the bar, I promise I was just yanking your chain. You can quit snarling at me now. Besides, Lizzy would have my head if I looked at another woman and you know it. She’s got a mean jealous streak.” Gabe sounded immensely pleased over that observation.

“If you don’t stop pricking my temper,” Jordan rumbled, “you won’t have to worry about Elizabeth. I’ll have your damn head.”

Gabe laughed. “Honest to God, Jordan, I’ve never seen you in such a fury. It’s kind of interesting.”

“You’re on thin ice, Gabe.”

In his defense, Gabe said, “Hey, I’m justified. Don’t think I’ve forgotten that you stole my wife from me!”

Georgia gasped behind them. When they both turned to her, she stammered, “Mom wanted a moment alone with Sawyer.” She looked from one to the other of them. She appeared stricken, and embarrassed.

Gabe smiled as he explained. “My wife chose to work for Jordan in his clinic. Jordan knew that I wanted her with me, but he made up all these lame excuses and just swept her away.”

“That,” Jordan said, watching Georgia closely, “is only Gabe’s side of the story. Elizabeth has a knack with animals, a special rapport. She’s much better suited to being my assistant than she is playing receptionist for Gabe. That’s all he was referring to.”

Gabe shrugged. “Well, you did kiss her, too. Right in front of me.”

He snorted over that. “A brotherly kiss and you damn well know it.”

“Brotherly, huh? Well, in that case—” Gabe reached for Georgia, who quickly took two startled steps away from him. But he’d barely moved more than a foot before Jordan caught him by his collar and hauled him back.

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