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first and shut it behind them. She would have protested, but he shook his head and nudged her forward. As they passed through the kitchen, he tugged her closer to his side, let go of her hand and slipped his arm around her shoulder.
Lil marvelled at how swiftly Mac moved them through the house. She offered smiles to anyone who looked her way, but her companion obviously had a scowl on his face because everyone immediately turned away as they drew near. He marched them up the stairs, and by the time they reached the top she was out of breath.
“Slow down, Mac. It’s not a race.”
“Just keep up or I’ll pick you up,” he growled through clenched teeth.
She wasn’t sure where the anger had come from. Other than the snatch of it back in the laundry, Mac hadn’t shown anything but concern. Lil had a feeling that was about to change. They arrived at her door and she stopped, ready to thank him.
“Don’t even think about it, Lilli.” Mac gripped the doorknob, his knuckles blanching white.
“I can take it from here. You don’t need to come inside.” The door opened in front of her and Mac placed his hand on her lower back and propelled her forward. She spun around, her toes pinching in her shoes but she couldn’t stop him from following her and shutting the door behind them. “Mac?”
“Get changed.”
“I will when you leave.” Lil folded her arms over her chest. The damp jacket was uncomfortable but she ignored it.
“Now. And when you’re done I want to hear exactly what happened down in the laundry.” He walked over to her bed and sat. With a calmness that grated on her nerves, Mac swung his legs up and stretched out on the mattress, his back resting against the headboard.
Lil contemplated arguing to get her way, but the combination of her damaged dress, wet jacket and aching side convinced her she’d be better off doing as he wanted. Of course, she’d give him an abridged version of her encounter with Aaron and hope it would be enough to make him go away. Then she could take a moment to assess the bruising that was sure to be peppered down her left side.
Slipping out of her shoes, she stalked towards her walk-in-robe. Grumbling under her breath about pushy men and drunken idiots, Lil searched for another dress to wear. She shrugged out of her jacket and hung it up, pushing the clothes on either side away to make sure the damp fabric would have air flow. She’d have to remember to take it outside tomorrow and let the sun freshen it up. Lil picked a summer shift that flowed loosely over her body. Her little black dress might look hot, but it had a tendency to stick to her skin in the heat.
New dress in hand, she gripped the gapping side of the one she wore and headed for the bathroom. Lil didn’t even spare Mac a glance. He might think he was in charge, but not for long. Once she’d replaced her torn dress, she’d be ready to face him again.
Chapter Five
Mac waited for Lilli to come out of her bathroom. She’d been in there less than a minute, but that was sixty seconds too long as far as he was concerned. He wanted to know what that arsehole downstairs had done to her. Needed to know. The rage that had surged through him when he’d seen her pinned beneath Aaron Watson had nearly crippled him. When he’d pulled the man off her and smelled the liquor emanating from the Armani-clad jerk, Mac’s gut had rolled. Numerous scenarios had flashed through his mind between the time he dumped Watson’s celebrity arse on the floor and checked on Lilli.
At first he’d thought the worst, and he still wasn’t convinced he shouldn’t go down and beat the shit out of one of Australia’s favourite TV faces. Mac smiled, the image of a busted-up Aaron hosting his game show bringing mild satisfaction. But the incident furthered his anger at Lilli for having this stupid party in the first place. If she’d just stuck with what he wanted—
The door across the room opened and Lilli stepped out. The
Lil marvelled at how swiftly Mac moved them through the house. She offered smiles to anyone who looked her way, but her companion obviously had a scowl on his face because everyone immediately turned away as they drew near. He marched them up the stairs, and by the time they reached the top she was out of breath.
“Slow down, Mac. It’s not a race.”
“Just keep up or I’ll pick you up,” he growled through clenched teeth.
She wasn’t sure where the anger had come from. Other than the snatch of it back in the laundry, Mac hadn’t shown anything but concern. Lil had a feeling that was about to change. They arrived at her door and she stopped, ready to thank him.
“Don’t even think about it, Lilli.” Mac gripped the doorknob, his knuckles blanching white.
“I can take it from here. You don’t need to come inside.” The door opened in front of her and Mac placed his hand on her lower back and propelled her forward. She spun around, her toes pinching in her shoes but she couldn’t stop him from following her and shutting the door behind them. “Mac?”
“Get changed.”
“I will when you leave.” Lil folded her arms over her chest. The damp jacket was uncomfortable but she ignored it.
“Now. And when you’re done I want to hear exactly what happened down in the laundry.” He walked over to her bed and sat. With a calmness that grated on her nerves, Mac swung his legs up and stretched out on the mattress, his back resting against the headboard.
Lil contemplated arguing to get her way, but the combination of her damaged dress, wet jacket and aching side convinced her she’d be better off doing as he wanted. Of course, she’d give him an abridged version of her encounter with Aaron and hope it would be enough to make him go away. Then she could take a moment to assess the bruising that was sure to be peppered down her left side.
Slipping out of her shoes, she stalked towards her walk-in-robe. Grumbling under her breath about pushy men and drunken idiots, Lil searched for another dress to wear. She shrugged out of her jacket and hung it up, pushing the clothes on either side away to make sure the damp fabric would have air flow. She’d have to remember to take it outside tomorrow and let the sun freshen it up. Lil picked a summer shift that flowed loosely over her body. Her little black dress might look hot, but it had a tendency to stick to her skin in the heat.
New dress in hand, she gripped the gapping side of the one she wore and headed for the bathroom. Lil didn’t even spare Mac a glance. He might think he was in charge, but not for long. Once she’d replaced her torn dress, she’d be ready to face him again.
Chapter Five
Mac waited for Lilli to come out of her bathroom. She’d been in there less than a minute, but that was sixty seconds too long as far as he was concerned. He wanted to know what that arsehole downstairs had done to her. Needed to know. The rage that had surged through him when he’d seen her pinned beneath Aaron Watson had nearly crippled him. When he’d pulled the man off her and smelled the liquor emanating from the Armani-clad jerk, Mac’s gut had rolled. Numerous scenarios had flashed through his mind between the time he dumped Watson’s celebrity arse on the floor and checked on Lilli.
At first he’d thought the worst, and he still wasn’t convinced he shouldn’t go down and beat the shit out of one of Australia’s favourite TV faces. Mac smiled, the image of a busted-up Aaron hosting his game show bringing mild satisfaction. But the incident furthered his anger at Lilli for having this stupid party in the first place. If she’d just stuck with what he wanted—
The door across the room opened and Lilli stepped out. The
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