Fergus cupped her cheek and strummed his thumb against her skin. “I say we rush home and I’ll remind you again.” Her dragonman leaned down and gently kissed her. All too soon, he pulled away and whispered, “What do you say?”
Gina leaned forward, but then caught herself. “Help me talk with Finn first. Then you can do a little reminding.”
Searching her eyes, he sighed. “That stubborn glint is back. I don’t stand a chance of changing your mind, do I?”
“No.”
“Then aye, I’ll help you. But, you’ll stay with Arabella or my mum whilst I set it up. That’s the condition.”
The corner of her mouth ticked up. “Aw, there goes my idea to sneak off in black ninja garb and jump Finn out of nowhere.”
“If I didn’t lo— er, like you so much, lass, I would call you a bit crazy.”
Gina’s heart rate kicked up. She had a feeling Fergus had meant to say ‘love’ instead of like.
A small part of her was thrilled that he felt that way. But until she knew she could stay with Fergus, she wouldn’t explore that topic. Gina had a grip on her feelings still, but barely.
Brushing off the comment, she offered up her hands. “Help me up, dragonman. Otherwise, it could take me a good twenty minutes to get to my feet.”
His eyes flashed as he murmured, “Now I know how to keep you in place for a wee spell if I need it.”
She snorted, glad that he was acting as if he hadn’t misspoken. “Do that to me and it’s game on, dragonman.”
Fergus kissed her and answered, “We’ll see, lass. We’ll see.”
The next second, Fergus tugged her to her feet and wrapped an arm around her shoulders. As they left the surgery, Gina snuggled against Fergus’s warmth. Teasing aside, she hoped Finn would find a way for her to stay. After the last week, giving up Fergus might break her heart in two.
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Fergus hugged Gina closer to his side. He was just glad she hadn’t caught on to his near-mistake of saying “love.”
His beast grunted. Gina is clever. I’m sure she figured it out.
Females tend to react when they think a male says love. She’s close to her time, so she might be too tired to put it together like she normally would.
These human games are pointless. We should move our things into her house today.
Help
me with Finn, and we might just be able to do it.
I would, but you won’t like my idea. I’d just pin Finn down and force him to meet with your female.
Right, because Finn would just lie there and allow it to happen.
He might.
Ignoring his dragon, Fergus looked down at Gina. “Do you want to stay with Arabella or with my mum while I hunt down Finn?”
“As much as I love watching the MacKenzie Family TV show, I think I’ll go with Ara, if she’s available.”
“Don’t mention the TV show idea around Fraser. He might actually try to pitch it to Jane Hartley on Stonefire.”
Gina frowned. “I thought she was a BBC reporter.”
Fergus nodded. “Aye, she was. But after she mated Kai Sutherland down on Stonefire, she had to sever ties with the BBC. She’s in the process of launching her own video podcast about dragon-shifters.”
“Somehow, I can’t imagine the reporter I saw interviewing Arabella launching a reality TV show.”