“Not in secret and not behind anyone’s back. I will go back home and walk right into my house and tell your brother that whether he likes it or not, I’m going to see where this thing between us goes.” He shifts, pulling me closer to him, the clean scent of his cologne clinging to him and enveloping me. “He will undoubtedly try to kick my ass, and I will let him if it means you’ll kiss me all better and nurse me back to health.”
