Millie looked down at the table. Good God, what was he doing to her? She was feeling very hot. Her clothing was too restrictive, and the warm feeling in the pit of her stomach was getting worse, she could feel her arousal slipping into her panties. If Nick's hand crept any higher, he'd feel how wet her knickers were and then he'd want to take them off!She felt out of control. She needed Gabriel! He didn't push her like this. he didn't make demands she didn't know how to handle. Gabriel grounded her. He gently guided her when she was in his arms. Instinctively, she knew he'd comfort and support her while she came to terms with this overwhelming attraction she and Nick shared.Fortunately, she was saved having to answer Nick, by the waiter who arrived with their lunch. Although Nick ceased running his hand over her thigh, his attention didn't wane. Instead, he fed her pasta and seafood from the large bowl they shared.It proved to be rather challenging to predict

Pearl Ashton threw her phone across the bedroom. It missed her twin sister's head by millimetres before shattering against the wall, waking Ruby up."What the hell is wrong with you?" Ruby screamed, pulling her sleep mask from her eyes. "You could have hit me with that you stupid bitch! I can't afford bruises. I have the Chloe show to do next week."Pearl flung her long blond hair back over her shoulder, pouting so hard, her bottom lip was sticking right out."You know better than that, Pearl. Pulling faces gives you ugly wrinkles. What's got your knickers in a knot anyway?""Nick and Gabriel are refusing to take us to the premiere tonight. They say they already have a date.""What?" Ruby gritted her teeth, and her shoulders were rigid. "How dare they ruin our plans! Gabriel is mine! We haven't seen them since that dreadful dinner. " Ruby's eyes began to water. "I ... I love him.Pearl, what am I going to do?" she said, bursting into tears.

 Nick took her hand and ushered her out of the building before her mother and sisters came over again. The last thing he wanted was a slanging match with the twins and their mother.The car was waiting for them at the kerb, and they bundled Millie inside."So, what happens now?" She asked, getting comfortable between the pair of them."We go home, get in my car, and we stop halfway." Gabriel snuggled up against her, "We even have a picnic that we had packed up for us today so we can stop and eat on the way." He sounded very well happy thought, Millie, they had thought of everything."Oh, I love picnics," Millie said thinking of the one time that her sisters had been relatively pleased with her by organising an evening picnic for them and the men they saw at the time. By the time she had finished, the whole garden was full of candlelight and floating canopies. Millie had gone to Fortnum and Mason for the food and had even dressed up in a black dress c

Amelia wandered off to the kitchen and made a cup of tea. She was quite happy that things had stopped where they did. Although she was excited about what might happen next time, they got their hands on her. She had left them downstairs chatting on the phone, and to their friends who would be doing the gig with them. As she walked across the hall, Millie could hear them talking. They had moved up to Gabriel's study."I mean it, Nick, I will sing with her, but I need you and Millie waiting for me backstage. Do not leave me with that woman for any longer than you have to. I think your mum should be there too, one look from Claire and she will keep away." "Okay, I know how fanatical she can be. We'll protect you," Nick chuckled.Millie couldn't help the grinning she wouldn't let anyone get near him. She tapped on the door and poked her head around. "Cup of tea, or are you on beer?"Gabriel came over to her and held her close. "We were interrupted. I'm so sorry about that Millie," he sai

Millie went back into the kitchen; she could get out into the back garden from the French windows by the breakfast table. She admired the flowers in their blue ceramic pots, and she could hear the sea now, she could listen to the waves rushing to the beach.It was so warm, and it was only mid-morning, and there was still not a cloud in the sky. Walking along the curving path, Millie could see beautiful flower beds, a pretty tinkling fountain with drops of water which shone in the sun like diamonds. There were trees at one side providing cooling shade, and she could see wooden loungers, she would have to find out where the cushions were for them.  Millie had never seen anything so perfect in her life.Further down past the trees, she could see a large hedge. Not only was it very tall, but it was also curved, in fact from where she stood now she couldn't see where it stopped.How exciting, dare she go into the maze. How very tempting she thought, even though