Chapter 10

“Sorry, guys. Emergency in the kitchen.” She leaned down and brushed a kiss over Alejandro’s cheek, then surprised Mal by doing the same with him. “I’ll be back with your dessert. I promise.”

Alejandro watched Bonita rush off with an amused smile. “So now that my sister has made me look thoroughly pathetic…” He shifted back to face Mal. “Do you have any sisters? Tell me you do and that you understand what it’s like to have one poking her nose in your business every chance she gets.”

“No, I don’t. But I think it’s great how much…well, how close you are. Nobody in my family would threaten to put up a Facebook page to help me get a date. Their threats aren’t quite so benign.”

His thick brows drew together slightly. “What do you mean? What do they threaten you with?”

Mal waved his hand dismissively. “Nothing anymore, since I moved to the other side of the country. But my family is far from accepting of my so-called ‘lifestyle’ choice. Devout Irish Catholics, the lot of them.”