the same.
"You like it then?" Aedan asked, smiling at her.
Erin nodded. "This is beautiful. How did you find it?"
"When we were out on patrol. We just happened upon it a few days ago," Myles said beside her. He took off the backpack he had on and set out a few things for them. He had packed some water bottles, no wine because they had just finished working out, as well as some crackers and cheese.
Both men were surprised when she offered no protest but settled down on the ground beside the little stream. She looked up at them. "Well? Are you going to join me?"
They both settled down on either side of her as Myles handed her a bottle of water. Aedan admired her sleek throat as she swallowed the water down. He had to swallow himself trying to tamp down the surge of desire to touch her body all over.
"So, tell me something about you that I don't already know," Erin hedged, trying to allow some part of herself to know them.
Aedan smiled at her. "What do you want to know? I'm an open book for you."
Myles leaned over her and said, "We are both open to you. Anything you want to know, we'll tell you."
Erin thought for a moment. "What do you like to do when you aren't protecting us? Or someone else?"
Aedan smiled. "That's an easy one for me, I like to be doing this. Relaxing and either talking with you or reading a book." At her shocked look, he chuckled. "Yes, it's true, some of us Guardians can read."
Erin looked over at Myles who said, "I enjoy the work most but as Aedan said, any down time with you would be really good , too."
Erin rolled her eyes. "Uh huh."
"Tell me something," Aedan asked her. "Other than your work and now the Blessed Five, what do you do for fun?"
Erin shrugged. "Nothing really. That is pretty much what I focus on."
"No, there's more." Myles watched her squirm as he waited for her to tell them.
"I like to read books, listen to music, that kind of thing ," Erin said, not looking at them.
Myles grinned. "What kind of books?"
"Oh, I love all books. Anything to get my mind off of reality for a while. Romance, especially," Erin said vaguely.
Aedan leaned in and whispered in her ear, "Do you ever read the m énage books in the romance section, honey?"
Erin looked between the two men. A light blush crept up her neck to her face. "Sometimes," she said softly.
Myles grinned. "Maybe we could show you that sometimes stories can come to life."
Aedan trailed his fingers down her bare arm. He felt her shiver from his touch. Just as he leaned in to kiss her, she jumped up and said, "I...I...have to go. I have some work to deal with."
They both w atched her take off back toward the castle. Myles looked over at Aedan. "Well, at least she seems more open than we thought."
Aedan nodded. "We just have to keep trying. Be patient."
Erin was skittish and it was obvious she was shy of relationships. They both agreed the best way to go would be slow and steady with her. They packed up and headed behind her back to the castle. Right now, time was on their side. At least that's what they thought, until she got the call from Dublin.
Chapter Three
Ari entered Gino's excited as she scanned the room for Julie. They hadn't seen each other in what seemed like forever. She felt the hand at her back and reached to the side of her where another hand grabbed her. She saw Julie sitting toward the back in a large booth that offered some privacy. Good , she thought, this conversation was going to need privacy. She pulled her two men with her and headed to Julie.
"Miss me?" she said as she approached Julie.
Julie screeched as she jumped up and hugged Ari tight. "The hell I haven't!"
Ari pulled back and saw Julie checking out her men. She smiled. "Julie, I would like for you to meet my fiancés, Reilly and Lachlan Parsons. Guys, this is my boss and best friend, Julie Cinnamon."
They all shook hands and then sat down in the booth. The waiter, Julie's favorite, Ari noted, came over and took their
"You like it then?" Aedan asked, smiling at her.
Erin nodded. "This is beautiful. How did you find it?"
"When we were out on patrol. We just happened upon it a few days ago," Myles said beside her. He took off the backpack he had on and set out a few things for them. He had packed some water bottles, no wine because they had just finished working out, as well as some crackers and cheese.
Both men were surprised when she offered no protest but settled down on the ground beside the little stream. She looked up at them. "Well? Are you going to join me?"
They both settled down on either side of her as Myles handed her a bottle of water. Aedan admired her sleek throat as she swallowed the water down. He had to swallow himself trying to tamp down the surge of desire to touch her body all over.
"So, tell me something about you that I don't already know," Erin hedged, trying to allow some part of herself to know them.
Aedan smiled at her. "What do you want to know? I'm an open book for you."
Myles leaned over her and said, "We are both open to you. Anything you want to know, we'll tell you."
Erin thought for a moment. "What do you like to do when you aren't protecting us? Or someone else?"
Aedan smiled. "That's an easy one for me, I like to be doing this. Relaxing and either talking with you or reading a book." At her shocked look, he chuckled. "Yes, it's true, some of us Guardians can read."
Erin looked over at Myles who said, "I enjoy the work most but as Aedan said, any down time with you would be really good , too."
Erin rolled her eyes. "Uh huh."
"Tell me something," Aedan asked her. "Other than your work and now the Blessed Five, what do you do for fun?"
Erin shrugged. "Nothing really. That is pretty much what I focus on."
"No, there's more." Myles watched her squirm as he waited for her to tell them.
"I like to read books, listen to music, that kind of thing ," Erin said, not looking at them.
Myles grinned. "What kind of books?"
"Oh, I love all books. Anything to get my mind off of reality for a while. Romance, especially," Erin said vaguely.
Aedan leaned in and whispered in her ear, "Do you ever read the m énage books in the romance section, honey?"
Erin looked between the two men. A light blush crept up her neck to her face. "Sometimes," she said softly.
Myles grinned. "Maybe we could show you that sometimes stories can come to life."
Aedan trailed his fingers down her bare arm. He felt her shiver from his touch. Just as he leaned in to kiss her, she jumped up and said, "I...I...have to go. I have some work to deal with."
They both w atched her take off back toward the castle. Myles looked over at Aedan. "Well, at least she seems more open than we thought."
Aedan nodded. "We just have to keep trying. Be patient."
Erin was skittish and it was obvious she was shy of relationships. They both agreed the best way to go would be slow and steady with her. They packed up and headed behind her back to the castle. Right now, time was on their side. At least that's what they thought, until she got the call from Dublin.
Chapter Three
Ari entered Gino's excited as she scanned the room for Julie. They hadn't seen each other in what seemed like forever. She felt the hand at her back and reached to the side of her where another hand grabbed her. She saw Julie sitting toward the back in a large booth that offered some privacy. Good , she thought, this conversation was going to need privacy. She pulled her two men with her and headed to Julie.
"Miss me?" she said as she approached Julie.
Julie screeched as she jumped up and hugged Ari tight. "The hell I haven't!"
Ari pulled back and saw Julie checking out her men. She smiled. "Julie, I would like for you to meet my fiancés, Reilly and Lachlan Parsons. Guys, this is my boss and best friend, Julie Cinnamon."
They all shook hands and then sat down in the booth. The waiter, Julie's favorite, Ari noted, came over and took their
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