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hair were lightened as if by
the sun and the tanned skin around his eyes crinkled when he smiled. He was tall,
but not as tall as Conall, though his arms and chest looked like he packed a
little more muscle than his brother. It was his perfectly clean shaven face
that made her realize why she had been warned about him.
    He was just too pretty.
    "Um…"
    "Leave her alone, Gus Gus. She's supposed to be Con's
girlfriend, not yours."
    Gus smirked and went back to cleaning the dishes but asked
again, "Well? Is it really sexy?"
    Emily glanced over at Ash who was nodding her head
vigorously behind him with a wink. She smiled and tilted her head, ready to
help his sister out. "I've never really seen it until now, but…" she
eyed him carefully as he puffed out his chest and exaggerated his washing of
the pan while she observed him, trying to help her decide.
    Liam chuckled beside her and Gus was still watching her,
waiting for her answer. It was obvious this family was close and there probably
wasn't a boring minute when they were all together.
    "I can't quite decide," she said with a shrug as
Gus set the pan on a waiting towel to dry. "Maybe wash another one while I
watch from a different angle."
    He eagerly took a dirty pan from Ash who looked like she was
going to explode with laughter and began washing it. "Okay, how about
now?" Gus asked, standing tall as he scrubbed the pan.
    Emily tilted her head again and took a few steps over so she
was standing more in front of him. "Not sure, keep going. I think I'm
getting something."
    He raised his eyebrows in surprise and started scrubbing the
pan more vigorously and she fought the urge to burst out laughing.
    "What makes it sexy? Is it because you are picturing me
in a bathtub covered with soap bubbles?"
    "Ew! Gus, stop! That image will probably make her want
to throw up."
    Emily wasn't sure about that. He looked like he had a really
nice body, even if she thought Conall's leaner and more cut look was nicer.
    When he was finished and set the pan off to the side, Ash
handed him another one with her good arm. Emily looked around and saw quite the
spread on the table for breakfast and knew that she must have worked hard to
cook for everyone, even with a hurt arm, so she nodded and told him to wash the
pan while she stood closer to him.
    Ash was covering her mouth trying to contain the laughter
and looking at Emily with a twinkle in her eye.
    She liked her.
    Gus washed the last pan then shut the water off and gave her
a look that said he was still waiting for her answer and was impatient now.
    She smiled wryly, "It's really sexy. In fact,
I'd like to watch some more later if that's okay."
    He shook his head, but she caught the grin on his face when
he looked at her again. "Seriously? You women… I'll never
understand." Then he winked at her and turned to his sister, kissing her
on the cheek and making his way to the table with a knowing smile.
    "Come on, Ash. Sit down and eat so you can take a
break," he chided and Ash immediately moved to the table. "So, Emily,
right?" he asked, loading his plate with bacon and eggs. Liam was already
sitting down and eating his mountain of food and watching them with a smile on
his face.
    "Yes, and you are Fergus?"
    "Yep. I'm the sexy one."
    "You are not the sexy one, Gus," she heard
Conall say from right behind her, then felt a hand on her lower back that sent
warm tingles up her spine. He guided her to the table and pulled out a chair
for her. It shouldn't have surprised her after his reaction to her opening her
own door, but her heart still skipped at the gesture and she saw Ash smile
knowingly then quickly look down at her food.
    "I am," Gus argued. "You're the stoic one,
Ash is the gullible one," he pointed to his chest and smiled, "I'm
the sexy one."
    Ash snorted and rolled her eyes, "Yeah, I'm the
gullible one. I'm not the one who just washed all the dishes trying to prove
that the act wasn't really sexy."
    Conall sighed as he sat next to Emily and