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“No worries,” I said blithely “It’ll be fine”

“I’ll go grab a shower, then”

“See you in a bit”

I thought I played it off pretty well, although I’ll own up to scoping out his ass as he walked away His shirt hung loose fro

“Goddamn,” Carrie said, and I jumped

“You startledto find her in the kitchen door, eyes wide “You better be careful—Darren will catch you watching him”

She shrugged

“Darren and I have an agreement,” she said “We can look, we just don’t touch We’ve been et jealous”

This was bullshit and we both knew it I considered invoking the sacred clause, then decided that if I was going to perv on my handyman, it’d be nice to have company

“Paper plates tonight,” I announced, and Carrie grinned “I’m not in the mood to wash dishes”

GAGE

Fuck, but that woman was sexy, especially when she was a little drunkmade her all cute and bubbly

I stepped intofor the thousandth tioing back in Coeur d’Alene Sure, the dancers at The Line were nonstop drama, but when I saw an ass I wanted to tap, it was usually available Not so much with Tinker Garrett

The biggest obstacle was the Talia situation, of course But over the past teeks, I’d realized so—I sort of liked Tinker as a person I ether, but I sa she went out of her way to do the right thing A good girl all around, and the fact that she’d moved home to take care of her dad after her mother died proved the point

Then there were those curves Fucking hell, I thought about her tits and ass all the tih back ho, fake boobs and mouths like vacuum cleaners Tinker made fancy chocolates and had a store full of teacups

Not My Type

Too bad otten the memo on that

My phone buzzed, and I grabbed it, finding a text from my president

PICNIC: Status update?

Reaching into the shower stall I flipped it on, figuring I’d let it run for a fewwas old, and I’d already learned that it took a while before the water got hot Dialing his number, I waited for him to answer

“Yeah?” he asked

“You texted me, boss”

“Wanted to see how things were going,” Pic said

“Not much to report I mean, notthe club into the ground and there’s definitely bullshit in the air He’s reporting lost ship about product getting jacked at the clubhouse The newer guys aren’t sot plenty of cash in their pockets The older ones have all pulled away He’s double-dealing us”