Can't Tie Me Down! (Sinclair Sisters 1)

He cocked an eyebrow at her in reply. There was no telling what a desperate geek would do.

“They wouldn’t, right?” Mairi said. “I mean, logic would say that if you planned to marry someone, there would be no need for them to have a sex doll.”

“Logic would, aye, but I’m not sure your guys are capable of normal logic.”

Mairi studied the box for a minute, as though she’d develop x-ray vision if she stared at it long enough.

“I can’t open it down here, not with the cameras. Help me get it upstairs.” She did that innocent eyelash-flapping thing she did when she wanted to get her own way.

It didn’t work. “I don’t want to touch it.” He took a step back.

“Stop being a wuss and give me a hand.”

“Nope.”

“Come on, Keir, this isn’t funny. Help me get this out of here. They’re getting closer.”

He looked behind them, and sure enough, the crowd was inching as close as they could without Keir calling the cops. There were even one or two people holding up phones to film their exchange.

“Keir,” she said out of the corner of her mouth. “Help me. Now.”

And that was when it came to him. “I’ll do it for a price.”

She narrowed her eyes. “What do you want?”

He took a step closer to her and lowered his head to hers. She smelled like she’d rolled around in a strawberry patch. It made him want to cover her in cream and lick it all off. “I want you to ride with me.”

She sucked in a breath and her cheeks turned pink again, making him think he wasn’t the only one who wanted to experiment with cream.

“Not that kind of ride.” Keir stroked his hand down her arm and watched her shiver. “The kind that takes place on the back of my bike.” He stepped even closer until they were touching again. “Although I certainly wouldn’t say no to the other kind.”

Keir missed their bike rides, and he was betting Mairi did too. After an hour wrapped around him, with the machine throbbing between her thighs, she’d been all over him like chocolate sauce on ice cream, and it had taken all of Keir’s self-control to keep things slow between them. Back then, the last thing he’d wanted was to take Mairi, for their first time, on the dirt beside his bike. Now, that sounded like a great idea.

From the way her breath sped up and she bit her lip, she knew her memories had gone exactly where he wanted them to.

“Fine, I’ll go for a bike ride with you. Now help me lift this.”

It was hard not to kiss her again, in full view of everyone. “Your wish is my command.” He tipped the box toward her and bent down to lift the bottom.

Mairi grabbed the top. “This is lighter than I thought it would be. It can’t be a doll.”

“Could be a blow-up,” Keir said.

They slowly hefted the box through the garage, stepping over car parts and around waiting vehicles. They were almost at the stairs when Mairi tripped. She let go of the box, grabbing a nearby shelf to steady herself—and the box hit the floor and split.

Flashes went off, and the blinding light from the TV set-up filled the garage. Gasps and giggles were all they could hear while their eyesight adjusted, and then Keir looked down to find the floor strewn with clothes. Kinky clothes. Someone had bought every sexy dress-up outfit they could get their hands on. There was an itty-bity nurse costume, a slinky black leather cat suit, a maid’s uniform, a pirate costume, a harem outfit, a policewoman costume and some other outfits he didn’t recognize. There was also a selection of headbands with ears, fluffy handcuffs and what looked like a rider’s crop.

Keir vowed there and then to track down the guy who’d sent her this present and beat him into next week. “This isn’t romantic. This is just wrong.”

Mairi picked up the black cat suit and held it at arm’s length, to get a good look at it. A beaming smile lit up her face. “This. Is. Awesome!” she said.

Keir rubbed a hand over his face. Of course, she liked the kinky gift.

“Do you think I could wear this out, like, normally?” she asked. “I would totally rock it.”

Keir was saved from answering, as Hamish came around the car to see what was happening.

“You might want to check out the rear view before you get too excited,” Hamish said.