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I was so high I’d have agreed to anything at the moment I cuddled up with my head in his lap "Okay"
"Oh … and a piece of advice If we’re ever in that situation again, I don’t need your protection All I need is for you to get yourself out of the way I’ll take care of the rest You hear me?"
"Unh hunh" I was half asleep already
"Nobullets meant for me"
"Bottles … not bullets," I y Don’t do that again You are much more breakable than I am Okay?"
"Okay" And with that I passed out, my head cradled in his lap
I woke up late in the afternoon, a few minutes before six My shoulder and ar like I expected
In front of the e offto see a nasty set of cuts that would need stitches I had three little red welts The scabs were ready to fall off My cheek had a pink line where the bottle gouged me The wounds look days old – weeks old
That vaency rooallons of it There’s no way I could’ve escaped that beer bottle without several stitches under nor normal about my life these days At this rate, I’d be fully healed in another night I le scar to show for it
I pokedkinda tender, which wasn’t bad under the circue Weird, but I’
Chapter 12
My first assignment as Enrique’s assistant was to acco We arrived by taxi For whatever reason, Enrique didn’t like to travel by subway With him ays took a taxi or the limo Enrique took us to the Le Bernardin Restaurant
"This is the premier French seafood restaurant in New York Parisian actually Probably one of the best restaurants in the world Of course, it’s reservation only The place has a waiting list for reservations" If I didn’t know better, I’d think he tried to i me this? Are you afraid I’ll embarrass you?"
"No, relax You can do this"
He had own and five hundred dollar Louboutin heels I looked like a daown, as if I was soed a thousand dollars an hour in that outfit, at least enough to earn what Enrique paid for it
"Listen, you’re gorgeous A young, beautiful wo at you the whole time while you pick their brains"
"It only takes a fewwe need to know in a few minutes"
"No, querida You don’t knohat these people are like We do this my way, you’ll stay for the entire dinner"