Free The Mighty Quinns: Danny by Kate Hoffmann Page B

so quick, yet so powerful, nothing at all like he’d planned. He’d imagined a long, slow seduction, a gentle teasing before complete surrender.
    This had been nothing more than a headlong rush toward mutual orgasms.
    Danny pulled her down on top of him then rolled to his side until they faced each other. “Whoever told you that you weren’t good at that ought to have the shite beat out of him on a daily basis.”
    â€œI think he might have been compensating for his own shortcomings,” Jordan said.
    â€œShortcomings? Really?”
    â€œYeah,” she said. “Really short shortcomings.”
    As he wrapped her in his arms and tucked her body into the curve of his, Danny found a certain satisfaction in the notion that he’d been the best. It was a good place to begin.
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    T HE END OF D ANNY’S FIRST WEEK of work was cause for celebration, at least according to him. In Jordan’s mind,they’d been celebrating every night in her bedroom. There hadn’t been any question where he’d sleep at night and each evening, after a late dinner and a sunset hike along the cliffs, they’d climb the stairs and begin a lazy night of lovemaking.
    Jordan glanced over at him as he steered the car through the narrow streets of Ballykirk. Though she would have been happy to find their fun between the sheets, Danny had insisted that they go out. His brother Riley was singing at the family pub and everyone would be there.
    He pulled the Land Rover into the narrow lane behind the blacksmith shop and stopped it. “Now, don’t worry about meeting the family. You already know Kell, though I think he’s back in Dublin this week. Oh, and Ma and Da are still in Scotland. But you’ll like Riley. And his fiancée, Nan, is American, so you’ll have that in common.”
    â€œI’m not nervous,” she said. “Why would I be nervous?”
    He shrugged. “You shouldn’t be. It’s just that the pub can be a wee bit…well, everyone will be happy to meet you, I can promise that.” He jumped out of the car and jogged around to her side, then opened her door. “You look beautiful, by the way.”
    She took his hand and got out of the car. “Thank you.”
    He let the dogs out of the back, then slipped his arm around her waist. “I know this won’t be anything like the clubs you go to in New York but you’ll have fun, I promise. We’re going to dance and sing and have a fewpints. And at the end of the night, I’m going to take you home and make love to you.”
    â€œCan’t we just skip to the last part? I’m really not much of a party girl.”
    â€œIf you don’t like it, we’ll leave. But I promise, I’m going to show you a good time.”
    â€œThen let’s go,” Jordan said. “I’m ready…I think.”
    The pub was noisy and crowded when they walked inside. Danny wrapped his arm around her shoulders and guided her through the crowd, calling out greetings to friends as he passed. Jordan pasted a smile on her face and tried to appear friendly.
    Suddenly, a beautiful dark-haired girl appeared out of the crowd. “You’re here!” she cried. “And you’ve brought a friend.”
    â€œNan Galvin, this is Jordan Kennally. My boss and my—”
    â€œHis friend,” Jordan interrupted, holding out her hand.
    Nan took Jordan’s hand and gave it a firm shake. “Hello. I’m Nan. Tiernan, actually, but everyone calls me Nan. I’m the soon-to-be sister-in-law. Not so soon. New Year’s Eve. You’re American. Kellan didn’t mention that. He also didn’t mention how pretty you are.”
    â€œYes, I’m from New York. And—and thank you.”
    â€œMadison, Wisconsin,” Nan said. “Come on, I’ll get you a drink. Do you like margaritas? No one knew how to make them here. Can you imagine that? I guess