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me they look completely different.” Scanning the two in front of her, she said, “I will admit you do look a lot alike, but there are subtle differences.” She gave them a genuine smile and added, “You two remind me a lot of them.”
    Smoke nodded in approval and said, “Hot and talented.”
    Fire leaned in behind her and whispered, “Do you want to go into a dressing room and do a more thorough comparison of other more interesting body parts?”
    When his hand cupped her backside, she decided she had been patient long enough. Throwing her Assistant Manager’s manual off a cliff, she spun on her heels and grabbed Fire’s arm. In a move no one saw coming, she flipped him over her shoulder. He landed on the floor with an echoing bang and the impact forced out a loud grunt. Before he could register what she had done, she had his arm pinned behind him and her knee digging into his back. She leaned over and said sweetly, “My brother’s not only taught me how to ride and hike, they made sure I could protect myself. Although we appreciate your business, if you want to continue to shop here, I must ask that you behave like gentleman and leave my ass, as well as everyone else’s, alone.”
    Fire was in complete shock that he had been taken by surprise and looked up at his brother who was laughing so hard he was having a hard time standing.
    Although Mr. Thompson was secretly pleased, he quickly put his Manager hat back on and prepared for the lawsuit. The rest of the workers gawked at the scene, not sure how to react.
    Ignoring everyone’s stares, Penny increased the pressure and said, “I’ll let you up if you promise to behave.”
    Fire cringed, but then smiled and said, “Okay, Love Chunks. Let me up.”
    Once Fire was standing again, he brushed off his clothes and looked down at Penny, giving her a deep bow. “I apologize, my dearest Penny Blossom for my inability to stop my hand from touching that beautiful ass of yours. But it’s a lethal weapon.” He moaned followed by a shiver.
    “And…” Penny said encouraging him to state the rest of his promise.
    Fire cleared his throat and announced, “I promise to act like a gentleman while in the store.”
    Penny looked over at Smoke and asked, “What about you? Do I have to correct you as well?”
    Smoke backed away, put his hands up in surrender, and said, “I don’t want to tangle with you. I promise to behave to the best of my ability.”
    Now that the scene was over, Mr. Thompson approached with complaint forms in his hand and prepared to grovel. As he joined the group, Fire said, “You hired a good one here. From this day forward, we only want her to help us.”
    The other twin added, “And to apologize for our bad behavior, we’ll take two of those.” He pointed to the entire display of rock climbing gear that Penny had just finished rearranging.
    Mr. Thompson exhaled in relief that the scene had ended on a positive note.
    When he didn’t leave, Fire glared at him, let out a low growl, and said, “Go away, now.”
    Mr. Thompson’s face turned white and his heart pounded painfully. As he scurried away, Penny asked, “Boys, I thought you said you would behave?”
    Smoke said, “We did. We didn’t touch his ass at all.”
    Penny rolled her eyes and then waved over a couple of workers, asking them to package up the twins’ purchases. While they prepared everything, Penny walked the twins to the registers and they began to joke like old friends. After they paid for their items, she escorted them to the door and, when she caught their motorcycles parked outside, she asked, “You’re rides are beautiful, but you won’t be able to carry your packages. Would you like me to have them shipped to your home?”
    “No need.” Smoke flipped open his phone and, after a brief conversation, said, “Help is on the way.” While they waited, they talked about good hiking locations nearby and Penny took mental notes on everything they said. Once a car with