Gill winked at her. “Be careful; she might throw you down there, too.”
Stuck with him in a dark place might not be so bad.
Sophie plucked flags from the cardboard tables. “Let’s get busy so that doesn’t happen.”
Kat sat on the ballroom’s hardwood floor.
A moment later, Gill sat. His thigh pressed against her. Heat emanated from the spot, and she fought the urge to scoot closer.
The man was hot.
His kisses, his looks, his body.
Kat had a feeling the seating arrangement wasn’t going to be as hard as not being affected by him. She forced her attention on Sophie. “Where should we start?”
*
Too many hourslater, Gill placed the last flag onto the cutout cardboard table. He slumped against Kat, both happy to be finished and wanting to touch her. Not that he hadn’t while they worked, but an accidental brush of the fingers or a collision of hands wasn’t enough.
“We are finished,” he announced.
“Finally.” Kat raised her palm. “High five.”
He did. “No wars will begin or challenges to duels made.”
“A romantic duo might emerge,” Kat added. “Maybe two couples.”
He could see that happening. “Depends on those mistletoe kisses.”
Kat’s cheeks turned pink.
Sophie’s nose scrunched. “What is it with you two?”
“Huh?” Kat and Gill asked at the same time.
“You’re getting along so well.” Sophie seemed puzzled. “I’m happy that’s the case, but it’s a little strange to see.”
Kat shrugged. “We’re just…”
“Getting to know each other,” he finished for her.
Sophie narrowed her gaze. “You’re completing each other’s sentences like an old married couple.”
“No, we’re not,” they said, again in unison.
Kat gave him a stop-doing-that look.
It was Gill’s turn to shrug.
A canary-eating grin spread across Sophie’s face. “You’re acting like brother and sister now. That’s cute.”
Gill didn’t feel that way about Kat. He made a face. “I don’t do cute.”
“You’re so not cute,” Kat agreed. “But I agree with Sophie; it’s weird.”
“She said strange, not weird,” he corrected. “But I disagree. Perhaps it’s a little odd but not deplorable.”
Kat shook her head. “Definitely weird.”
