Little Miss Innocent by Lori Foster

Author:Lori Foster [Foster, Lori]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary, Fiction, Romance, General
ISBN: 9780373762002
Google: uk8EAAAACAAJ
Amazon: 0373762003
Publisher: Silhouette
Published: 1999-01-02T05:00:00+00:00

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Six

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Lace pulled her door open and Max Sawyers whisked in. "Hello, sweetheart."

Lace started in surprise, then gasped when Max jerked her close in his brawny arms and bobbed his eyebrows. "You're under the mistletoe," he said, and Lace looked up, seeing the most ridiculous hat perched on Max's handsome head, a long wire suspending a sprig of mistletoe away from the hat to loom above her.

"Good grief, Max, wherever did you get that thing?"

"Good favor shone on me last night while I was shopping, buying your Christmas present. I saw this hat and knew it was just the thing to get you where I wanted you."

"And where's that?"

He grinned, a roguish tilting of his sensual mouth that probably made female hearts flutter with great anticipation. But Lace was immune, a fact that continued to nettle Max and prod him onward in his amorous pursuit.

He leaned close, still grinning, and whispered, "Right here, in my arms. Ready to be kissed."

Lace flattened her palms against his chest and stiffened her arms, putting as much space between them as she could, even as she laughed. He whirled her around, lifting her off the floor so her feet swung in the air behind her and she lost her balance. She landed hard against his solid chest. Her gasp of pain sounded just as Daniel unglued himself from the living room floor and stormed up to his brother.

"Dammit, Max, knock it off!" He grabbed his brother and pulled him away from Lace, then put his arm around her waist to support her. She sagged against him, relieved to have his rescue. To Lace, he asked, "Are you all right? You're as pale as a ghost."

Lace managed a nod, though in truth Max's actions had sent pain singing up and down her thigh and bottom. She could barely stand on her injured leg.

Max stepped closer, his brows pulling down. "What's going on? What's wrong with Lace?"

"She's injured, you idiot."

"Well, how was I to know?"

Lace held up a hand. "Please, it's no big deal." Briefly she explained the dog bite to Max and he whistled, twisting around and trying to get a look at her bottom. Daniel scowled, physically maneuvering her so that Max couldn't see a single thing.

"Damn, that's horrible. I'm sorry, babe."

Daniel's arm stiffened around her and Lace pulled away to prop herself delicately on the edge of the couch. She watched the two brothers, aware of the outrage about to erupt and helpless to defuse it.

"What the hell did you think you were doing, busting in here and attacking her?"

Max lifted his brows, eyeing his brother curiously. "I didn't attack her. Well, not really. And I was only trying to steal a kiss, like I always do."

Any minute now, Lace expected to see lightning to match the thundercloud of Daniel's expression. He transferred his glare from Max to her. "Do you have something going on with my little brother?"

"Of course I do." When Daniel blanched, she added, "It's called friendship, you idiot.

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