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brothers were clearly a different story as they remained still as soldiers, throwing threatening glances at Will.
    Pop and the girls said their goodbyes and returned to Sunday’s Side.
    “Well, I guess we’ll be going,” she said. Then, simply because she owed him, she turned to Tris. “Don’t wait up, baby brother.”
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    Tristan scowled at her as Sean walked over to her and Will.
    “Be careful,” he said with a mischievous grin.
    She mimicked his usual reply with a roll of her eyes. “I will. Good night, Sean.”
    “Ready?” Will asked. She nodded and they left the pub together.
    As they walked to his car, she fought to find a way to apologize for her family converging on him on their first damn date.
    “You have a terrific family,” he said before she could word her apology. “It was nice to meet them all together like that. Now I’ve got faces for all the names.”
    “You can’t be serious,” she said. “That was horrible. Facing a firing squad would have been less intimidating. I’m so sorry they ganged up on you like that.” He opened the passenger door but halted her before she got in. “It wasn’t terrible, Keira. You have a lovely family and they clearly love you. I’m an only child and my parents and I aren’t close. I enjoyed seeing yours in action.” He bent down and kissed her lightly and as easily as that, her body shifted from first to fourth gear—without stalling.
    “I love your kisses,” she whispered when they broke apart. He was looking at her intensely, seriously, and she wondered if she’d said something wrong.
    “I know this is only our first date, but after spending the last few weeks with you, I feel as if we’re much further along,” he said.
    “I know what you mean,” she said. “I can’t tell you how glad I am to finally be able to touch you, to kiss you like this.”
    “How far are you willing to go, Keira?”
    She wasn’t sure if he meant tonight or in the future, but she realized either way, her answer was the same. “As far as you’ll take me.”
    “God, I hope you mean that,” he muttered, and she placed her palm against his cheek to reassure him.
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    “I do,” she said. She suspected from his comments the previous night that his desires ran a lot darker and deeper than her past lovers’, but given the intensity of her fantasies these past few months, she didn’t think that would be a problem. They appeared to be standing on common ground in terms of passion.
    She got in the car and he crossed around to the driver’s side.
    “Where are we eating?” she asked as they buckled up.
    “It’s a little place called Tulley’s. It’s on the south side and a bit off the beaten track.”
    “I’ve never heard of it.”
    “It’s a small place. The owners are friends of mine. I called and told them we were coming. They’ve assured me they’ll save the best table in the house for us.”
    “Sounds wonderful. Will I meet your friends?”
    “Yes, I have a feeling that they’ll be anxious to meet you. I don’t date often.”
    “Neither do I,” she confessed.
    Will pulled into the parking lot, trying to calm the blood coursing through his body as Keira’s words resounded in his brain.
    As far as you’ll take me.
    Dear God. If she only knew the Pandora’s box she’d opened with that simple statement. He’d been battling with his conscience since last night and had almost convinced himself that, for their first date, he should keep things simple, safe. He didn’t want to frighten her, yet her words had dragged the raging beast within him to the surface and he wasn’t sure he could beat it back into submission. Keira, however, may be a different story.
    He got out of the car, placing his hands on his hips when she emerged before he reached her door.
    “What are you doing?” he asked.
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    “Getting out. Isn’t this the restaurant?”
    “I mean you should have waited for me to open your door.” She