Always the gentleman, he introduced her to everyone he spoke to and did his best include her in their conversations. Even though everyone was dressed ...o impress, Emmett and his coworkers seemed to break the ice easily and ease her into casual conversations. Jaz was surprised with how comfortable she felt speaking with all of them. As they continued to walk around, a middle aged man cut in their tracks and Emmett broke out into a huge smile. His grey eyes sparkled as he introduced the man to Jaz. "What --"I cut him off again. "Don't say anything. I don't want to talk, justyet."We returned to silence all the way to Tim's house. I got out of the carand walked with him to his door. The door was locked, so it was likelythat we would be alone inside. Tim took out his keys and unlocked thedoor."You coming in"?" he asked, slightly irritated."Just go in." I said. He did, and I followed. He closed the door behindus.As Tim turned around, I pinned him against the door and covered hismouth with. I really didn’t want to think about Maggie being my aunt, we almost never treated each other as aunt and nephew and she had recently become more tactile and affectionate than ever, but I was very close to breaking through a boundary and as much as it was one that I desperately wanted to tear down I shied away… the risk was just too great! I slid my hands back out from under her shirt and thrust them into my pockets out of harms way. ‘No reason… just felt like giving you a hug,’ I mumbled. He brought his head down and quickly captured her exposed right earlobe between his teeth and brought his tongue to trace the outer edge of it. He felt her shiver as electricity shot through her, and he held her earlobe tighter when she tried to pull it out of his mouth."No, Sweet Lady," he said in a low rumble, his mouth against her ear. "Relax, and be still."Victoria's shivers were renewed with every word he spoke against her earlobe. Neither one moved, as he stood there, patiently waiting.