Icing On The Date (The Bannister Brothers #1) Read Free Page A

make all sorts of delicious desserts.”
    A naughty grin curved his lips. “How delicious?”
    She couldn’t help it—she smiled back—and let herself enjoy the easy flirting.
    This was the most fun she’d had all night. Heck, probably the most fun she’d had all month. She spent so much of her time focused on work that she didn’t have time for things like flirting or dating. Or actually having a life.
    So what if she let herself enjoy the drunken attention of a crazy-hot hunk for a few minutes? His brother would be here soon, and she’d never see the guy again. Why not enjoy the surreal moment and have a little fun?
    She grinned at him, brazenly lifting a tiny dab of chocolate to her lips, and lowering her voice to a sultry level. “So delicious that they melt in your mouth and can bring a grown man to his knees.”
    He laughed again. But this time it was a husky laugh, soft and full of playfulness. Leaning closer, he lifted his free hand and gently swiped at the bottom of her lip with the side of his thumb. “You’ve already brought me to my knees, Gabby Davis, and all you had to do was smile.”
    She swallowed, unable to breathe, unable to think. Lost in his eyes, in the closeness of his body to hers, lost in the moment. He was just some guy. Some guy that she’d just met and would probably never see again.
    So why did this moment feel like it could really mean something? Like instead of just looking into her eyes, he was looking into her soul—and actually seeing her. The real her—the dreamer. The one who still listened to sentimental love songs and cried at sappy chick flicks. Who believed in romance and love at first sight.
    With the slightest shift, his face was just a fraction of an inch closer, his lips a whisper away from hers. “Do you taste as good as you look?”
    Frozen—she held her breath—afraid to move. The scent of chocolate mixing with his masculine aftershave swirled around her as if casting a spell. A spell of lust and spontaneity and the power to ignore every single bit of reasoning that told her not to let the guy she just met in the women’s restroom kiss her. The incredibly gorgeous guy with the ice-blue eyes that held a mixture of charm and sorrow.
    The spell must have worked, because he leaned in, his lips grazing hers, and instead of using her standard Gabby Davis practical logic, she closed her eyes and kissed him back. And oh, Lord in Heaven—what a kiss.
    His lips were soft but demanding as he took her mouth—teasing and savoring. He tasted like whiskey and chocolate, and she sank into the kiss, enjoying the delicious tingling of desire that shot through her body.
    The scruff of his whiskers brushed her skin as he tilted his head, deepening the kiss. Heat coursed through her, and she reached up, digging her fingers into his messy blond hair.
    His arm tightened around her waist, and she felt his strength as he pulled her closer. Everything about him was solid and hard and so utterly masculine. She felt powerless—swept up in his embrace as his lips continued to tease and tantalize her mouth.
    A soft moan escaped her as his free hand cupped her cheek then slid across her ear and tangled in her hair.
    A knock on the door broke the spell, startling them both, and they split apart.
    Gabby tried to catch her breath as the door opened and another tall, insanely gorgeous man walked into the bathroom. He was obviously Owen’s brother; the resemblance was evident except Bane’s hair was black compared to Owen’s blond.
    They had similarities, but were light and dark shades of each other—the same strong muscular build—the same sturdy jaw line. Except Bane’s was now set in anger as he approached his brother and knelt on the floor. “Damn it, Owen. What kind of mess did you get yourself into this time?”
    Owen grinned up at his brother. “A delicious chocolate one.” He jerked a thumb at Gabby. “This is Gabby. She makes cupcakes, and I’m pretty sure she might be an