Falling for the Wrong Twin by Kathy Lyons Page B

he chanced to look at Anna. It’s not like he’d forgotten she was there. Nor had he forgotten that he’d just asked her out on a date. But she’d slipped into that background place in his mind where she continued to burn like a pilot light, keeping his blood hot and his body primed.
    But it’s not like he could indulge in that with his mother right there and his sister having a morning meltdown. So when he looked at Anna, he wasn’t surprised that she was there so much as jolted back into awkward awareness of her. And his thick dick. That happened whenever she was around.
    “Um, Anna--”
    She smiled at him. “We’ll go this afternoon after you’ve defeated the evil IRS. It’s not like my car is going anywhere.”
    He nodded, but glanced out at the overcast sky. “It might be raining later.”
    “And it might be rainbows and unicorns. Relax. We’ve got plenty of time.”
    He laughed, startling himself again. What she said didn’t even make sense. The forecast called for more rain, and yet, she made him smile. Which made the coming morning of tax questions a little bit brighter.
    “Thanks,” he said.
    “De nada,” she answered, the Spanish words sounding much too intimate the way she said them. He looked at her--or rather, he found himself unable to look away. Her skin was flawless, her eyes large and beautiful. And the way she smiled at him, made his brain short circuit.
    God what if it were possible? What if she was the woman for him? What if she had the same hungers he did sexually? That’s where most women went running from him. He wasn’t a deviant or anything. He just liked a certain measure of control--dominance--and finding those bed partners was hard.
    But it might be possible. She might be open to the kind of sex he liked. He felt his lips curve into a hungry smile. Whatever type of woman she was, he was going to test her limits tonight.

Chapter 7
    Anna saw the expression that flashed on Mike’s face just before he left. Dark, intense, and with a slight smile. He’d looked just like the vampire from her dream and the thought trilled her down to her toes. She knew she was being silly. It was all too clear that Mike was the glue in this family. He took his niece and nephew to breakfast every morning, he was the one Chrissy ran to when she got the news of an audit, and his mother turned to him when she wanted to make a silly, expensive purchase.
    She frowned a moment, realizing that he hadn’t stopped his mother from that purchase, so she leaned over to the woman. “Will you show me what you want?”
    “Oh my, yes!” the woman exclaimed. Then she proceeded to show her all the details of a new multi-function, sub zero refrigerator/freezer unit.
    “Quite the appliance,” Anna agreed as she pulled out her smart phone to make notes. “But I have a suggestion.”
    “Yes?”
    “Tell me everything you love and want about this thing. I’ll write it down and give it to one of your kids. The holidays are just around the corner, you know and--”
    “Give it to Mike. Rick’ll pay for whatever I want, but he doesn’t research it like Mike does. And Chrissy’s got her hands full.”
    Anna nodded, knowing it was true. The woman in question was right now deep in an insect discussion with her son while peeling grapes for her daughter. Who peeled grapes? And though everyone was at the same table, they might have been in different parts of the state. Chrissy was that occupied just managing her two kids.
    Meanwhile, Dee sat back with a satisfied smile even as her sister leaned forward. “That’s all well and good, but let me tell you where to go eat tonight. Mike loves Italian food, though no one makes lasagna like I do. I know the roads are blocked, but there’s a nice little restaurant not far from here…”
    Aunt Tilde went on while Anna twisted uncomfortably in her seat. She’d known from the beginning that the two sisters were doing their best to matchmake her and Mike. But it wasn’t until