Yeah, I suppose that is a little distracting, he murmured, his mind flashing an image of Lily Gallaghers lingerie, that strapless number made of black lace and the matching panties. He drew a sharp breath and pushed the image out of his head. Hed spent the entire day thinking about Lily and it was time he quit! Yes, she was beautiful and intriguing and the night theyd spent together had been unforgettable, but he knew better than to make it into something more than it was.
She likes to cook, Sean continued. There are always leftovers in the fridge. He shrugged and took another sip of his Guinness. Between eating at the pub and eating at home, Ive been saving a lot of money on food.
Brian nodded. He stared down the length of the bar and caught the glances sent their way by a pair of curvaceous blondes. One of them gave him a little wave. Under any other circumstances, Brian might have waved back. But after his experience with Lily, hed decided to take a little break from the opposite sex.
Meeting Lily Gallagher had thrown his brain completely out of whack. Hed never once lost control the way he had with her. Sure, hed seduced a fair number of women, even had a few one-night stands, but this had been different. Instead of feeling sated the next morning, he felt strangely uneasy, as if hed done somethingwrong.
But what was it? Shed wanted it as much as he had, maybe even more. And he certainly hadnt forced the issue. Hed given her every opportunity to call a stop to their headlong rush into intimacy.
God, she was beautiful. And that body, it seemed to be made for his touch. He glanced at the girls at the end of the bar. Funny how a few nights ago he might have found them attractive. Now they were just toomuch. Their lipstick was too dark and their hair too bleached, their clothes too tight and their breasts too big to be real.
Lily had been a beauty who hadnt required any improvements. Her hair, her skin, her slender form. Each element had been nearly perfect in his eyes. An image of her flashed in his head, her dress billowing around them both, her eyes closed at the moment of her release. Brian groaned softly, then rubbed his forehead. Lily, he murmured.
What? Sean asked.
Brian gave his brother a sideways glance. What?
You said Lily, Sean replied. Lily what?
Its not a Lily what. Its a Lily who. Shes a woman I met last night. At this fund-raiser at the Copley.
Hmm, Sean said.
What is that supposed to mean?
Nothing.
Then just shut up!
Dont get pissed at me, Sean said. I was just making conversation.