Page 55 of Love Bomb

“Nothing to see here,” Darach ordered from the other side of them. “Move it along.”

It seemed they’d had an honor guard for their indiscretion.

Rona groaned, and not in a good way. Her head fell forward to thump against his chest.

“What the hell, guys?” Bain snapped.

“Hey, don’t blame us,” Darach said. “It was getting hot in the dance, so we thought we’d go to the bar. Next thing we know we’re walking past a moaning coat rack.”

“We tried to interrupt you,” Conall added, “but you didn’t hear us.”

“Short of hosing you down with the fire extinguisher,” Kade said, “there was nothing we could do.”

“So, you stayed to watch?” Bain seriously wanted to thump his brothers.

“We stayed to protect you,” Darach corrected. “You were attracting attention, and we kept the traffic moving. You’re welcome.”

“Kill me now,” Rona said into his chest. “Seriously. Just do it. I’m going to die of humiliation anyway.”

“Nothing to be ashamed about,” Kade called. “You were spectacular.”

Rona pressed her mouth against his chest and let out a muffled wail.

“Don’t worry,” Darach said. “We’re the only ones who know who’s behind the coats, and we have a plan for getting you out of here without being seen.”

“Plan?” was all Bain managed to get out before Kade called out, “Conall, hit the lights!”

Suddenly, the corridor was plunged into darkness. Someone screamed. There was a thump, then a curse as someone else walked into a wall.

“Quick,” Darach shouted. “Run for the stairs.”

“Who turned off the lights?” Dougal’s voice boomed. “Turn them back on, right now before somebody gets hurt.”

There was nothing Bain could do but grab Rona’s hand, fight their way past the coats, and hope he was headed in the right direction.

They’d just started up the stairs when the corridor lights came back on. Rona squealed and raced the rest of the way, hoping no one spotted her. She also hoped the MacGregor brothers weren’t hard on her heels, because she had no idea what she was going to say to them, let alone how she’d look them in the eye.

“Could you slow down a wee bit,” Bain said behind her. “It’s hard to run when you’re sporting a hard-on.”

Argh! She’d forgotten about Bain.

How could she have forgotten the reason she was in this mess? She glanced over her shoulder to see him coming up behind her. The idiot was grinning.

“Kade was right,” he said. “That was pretty spectacular.”

Rona’s face was on fire. “I can’t believe I did that. No, I can’t believe your brothers listened to me do that.”

“It’s nothing to be ashamed of.” It was hard to tell if he was more amused or delighted.

She frowned at him. “I dry humped your leg, behind a coat rack, with an audience.” She could hardly believe the words were coming out of her mouth.

“You did it beautifully, too,” Bain said.

Rona groaned as she dug her keys out of her jeans. The sooner she was inside her room the better. She could lie in the dark, with a wet cloth over her eyes, and contemplate her life choices.

It took a couple of attempts, but she finally got the door open, and was greeted by a loud complaining meow from her cat. It was as though he knew she’d made an ass of herself. It was a sad day when you managed to embarrass your cat.

Before Bain could follow her inside, she spun and slammed the door shut.