“Hey,” he said softly.
Margot gasped, her eyes flying open as she pressed her hand to her pounding heart.
Quinn winced. “Sorry.”
“It is okay,” she breathed.
Quinn came around the couch and lifted the pillow and her foot, sat down, and put the pillow and her foot in his lap. “How you doin’?” he asked as his eyes raked over her face.
Margot shrugged helplessly. “I do not know,” she whispered. She has been fighting off tears all day, and now that she and Quinn were basically alone, she could not hold them back anymore. She covered her face with her hands as she broke down.
“Shit...Margot,” Quinn murmured as he gathered her up and pulled her onto his lap. “I’m sorry, sweetheart, I shouldn’t have even asked. It was a stupid question,” he rasped into her hair before kissing the top of her head.
Margot buried her face in his neck and just let him hold her. Quinn leaned his cheek on her head and rubbed her back while she cried. Did he have any idea how sweet he was? Probably not, and he would most likely deny it if she pointed it out, too. Margot got herself under control fairly quickly and lifted her head to look at him.
Quinn frowned at her and brushed her hair out of her face. “I hate it when you cry,” he muttered softly.
Margot leaned forward and kissed him. He let out a surprised grunt but kissed her back. She threaded her fingers into the hair at the back of his neck and deepened the kiss. Quinn slipped his fingers into her hair to cup the back of her head. He moaned low causing things down low to clench. It was crazy the way he affected her, no other man has ever had this strong of an effect on her. He did not even do anything and she was ready to take him to bed.
“Zut! At least go to your room,” Remi groaned from somewhere behind them.
Quinn and Margot smiled but continued to kiss. She felt the hand that he had on her back disappear, and Remi laughed. She could only guess that Quinn made some kind of rude gesture.
“Do not forget that Colette could come down at any minute,” Remi said in a singsong voice.
Now that made Quinn pull back from their kiss. “That reminds me! What the hell have you been telling your sister about us?” Quinn asked her, his eyes shimmering with amusement even though his face was serious.
“Annnd that is my cue to leave...” Remi chuckled and walked out the front door.
Margot would get him later. Margot blushed and grimaced as she answered. “All of it.”
Quinn’s mouth dropped open and his eyes widened. “What do you mean by all of it?”
Margot shrugged. “I do not know. We talk about everything, I tell her everything.”
Quinn’s mouth opened and closed a few times before he found whatever words he was looking for. “The strip search?”
Margot winced and nodded.
The humor quickly fled from Quinn’s eyes. “Did you tell her how I freaked in bed when we were in London?” he asked tightly.
Margot nodded.
“You told Remi, too, didn’t you?” he asked, more of a bite to his words this time. He was getting upset.
Margot cursed her big mouth as she nodded. Quinn picked Margot up, moved her off his lap and stood. He glared down at her for a moment before heading for the front door.
“Quinn! Where are you going?” Margot called after him since she could not chase him.
Quinn whirled around, his fists clenched at his sides. “Dammit, Margot! That’s not the kind of shit you tell everyone and their mother! That was embarrassing shit that I thought would stay just between us!” he snapped then let out a bitter laugh. “And you want me to tell you my biggest secret? You’re out of your fucking mind if you think that’s going to happen now. Jesus Christ...how can I be with you if I can’t trust you?”
Margot flinched as if slapped. Before she even had a chance to explain herself, Quinn was out the door. She stared at the closed door. What just happened? They were kissing one minute, and then the next, Quinn was storming out. Margot never really thought about it when she told her brother and sister everything. They always told each other everything. She did not realize that Quinn might eventually find out that she told other people about what went on between them, otherwise, she would have kept her mouth shut. She knew how to keep secrets. She has kept many secrets from her siblings. Margot cursed herself for being so stupid. Once again, she took a step forward with Quinn, but has now gone about four steps back. Merde!
Chapter 7
Quinn was beyond furious with Margot. He was done with her; she had completely betrayed his trust. How could she do that to him? She knew him well enough to know that he didn’t want his business shared with anyone. Fuck! Just when he was starting to let himself really care about her, she had to go and do something like this. He could never trust her again. What pissed him off even more was that he seriously considered telling Margot about what happened to him...many times. He wanted to tell her because he thought she would understand and be accepting about it. Well, she could fucking forget it now. She would tell the whole world that his cousin raped him.