thought you were more interested in what came out of her shirt than what came out of her mouth.” Isaac shook his head. “Maybe you’re the one who’s crazy. It would explain a lot.”
Nathan sighed. “Isaac, you have no idea how right you are.”
“Yes, I do, but it doesn’t mean I always like it.”
“Please, you love it. My craziness is a constant source of entertainment. If I told you what really happened last night, you’d be laughing for days.”
Isaac held up his hands in surrender as he retreated for the exit. “Let’s let me keep the delusions I harbor where you’re actually getting some, okay? It means I worry less.”
“This is you worrying less?” Nathan shrugged as he opened the front door. “Have it your way. I certainly don’t want to share the humiliating details.” With a smile he added, “Thanks for the tip and the food. And the money. You’ll hear from me tonight.”
Chapter Five
Swiping the lipstick one last time, Remy leaned away from the mirror in order to examine her handiwork. For being as out of practice with make-up as she was, it hadn’t turned out half-bad. Smoky liner deepened her dark eyes, and the slash of scarlet across her mouth made her lips seem fuller than normal. Even her hair had behaved, falling into loose waves around her bare shoulders that gleamed under the lights. Subtle without being slutty. Just enough to catch Tian’s attention in case the outfit didn’t do it for her.
The clothes were another matter. After she realized shopping wasn’t nearly as fun as it sounded when you had no idea what the current fashions were, Remy had kicked Nathan out of the one shop she thought she could afford and gotten help from one of the clerks. Everything had felt so heavy when she’d tried it on, buttons too big and fabrics too stiff to make wearing them comfortable. She’d also quickly vetoed most of the skirts the salesgirl had suggested. They made Remy feel like a little girl playing dress-up with clothes found in her grandmother’s attic instead of an attractive young woman supposedly on the prowl. Everything was too loose, and in her world where anyone and anything was looking for a way to grab you, loose was never good.
In the end, she had chosen fake black leather pants that looked like they had been painted onto her shapely legs and a tiny black camisole. The top was held in place by a string around her neck and a wide band around her waist. The front view was modest, but as soon as she turned around, the bare slope of her spine made promises the rest of the outfit didn’t. While the extra fabric at the waist covered her knife wound, she had to be careful with the side view. It would only take one wrong move for the soft swells of her breasts to become visible.
Taking a deep breath to steady her skittering nerves, Remy grabbed her new purse and opened the door to go join Nathan where he waited for her in the living room.
He was slipping his shoulder holster over his arm when she stepped into the room. She waited until he noticed her, but her patience was rewarded by the sudden widening of his eyes. His gaze swept down and then back up. Twice. He lingered on her chest. She didn’t have to look down to know her nipples were hard. She cleared her throat, and Nathan jumped, as if she had startled him.
“You look…nice.”
Remy smiled. The words might have been neutral, but the gleam in his eyes was anything but. His pupils had dilated to swallow the blue, matching the sharp black lines of his shirt and pants. Nathan looked like a living shadow—a gorgeous one—which she guessed was the effect he was going for. It kept him unnoticed by the people he was hunting. It didn’t keep him unnoticed by her.
She did a slow circle, giving him a good view of her bare back and then deliberately shifting her arms to allow a glimpse of breast as she turned to face him again. “Think it’ll get Tian’s interest then?”
“And the attention of every other man
Nathan sighed. “Isaac, you have no idea how right you are.”
“Yes, I do, but it doesn’t mean I always like it.”
“Please, you love it. My craziness is a constant source of entertainment. If I told you what really happened last night, you’d be laughing for days.”
Isaac held up his hands in surrender as he retreated for the exit. “Let’s let me keep the delusions I harbor where you’re actually getting some, okay? It means I worry less.”
“This is you worrying less?” Nathan shrugged as he opened the front door. “Have it your way. I certainly don’t want to share the humiliating details.” With a smile he added, “Thanks for the tip and the food. And the money. You’ll hear from me tonight.”
Chapter Five
Swiping the lipstick one last time, Remy leaned away from the mirror in order to examine her handiwork. For being as out of practice with make-up as she was, it hadn’t turned out half-bad. Smoky liner deepened her dark eyes, and the slash of scarlet across her mouth made her lips seem fuller than normal. Even her hair had behaved, falling into loose waves around her bare shoulders that gleamed under the lights. Subtle without being slutty. Just enough to catch Tian’s attention in case the outfit didn’t do it for her.
The clothes were another matter. After she realized shopping wasn’t nearly as fun as it sounded when you had no idea what the current fashions were, Remy had kicked Nathan out of the one shop she thought she could afford and gotten help from one of the clerks. Everything had felt so heavy when she’d tried it on, buttons too big and fabrics too stiff to make wearing them comfortable. She’d also quickly vetoed most of the skirts the salesgirl had suggested. They made Remy feel like a little girl playing dress-up with clothes found in her grandmother’s attic instead of an attractive young woman supposedly on the prowl. Everything was too loose, and in her world where anyone and anything was looking for a way to grab you, loose was never good.
In the end, she had chosen fake black leather pants that looked like they had been painted onto her shapely legs and a tiny black camisole. The top was held in place by a string around her neck and a wide band around her waist. The front view was modest, but as soon as she turned around, the bare slope of her spine made promises the rest of the outfit didn’t. While the extra fabric at the waist covered her knife wound, she had to be careful with the side view. It would only take one wrong move for the soft swells of her breasts to become visible.
Taking a deep breath to steady her skittering nerves, Remy grabbed her new purse and opened the door to go join Nathan where he waited for her in the living room.
He was slipping his shoulder holster over his arm when she stepped into the room. She waited until he noticed her, but her patience was rewarded by the sudden widening of his eyes. His gaze swept down and then back up. Twice. He lingered on her chest. She didn’t have to look down to know her nipples were hard. She cleared her throat, and Nathan jumped, as if she had startled him.
“You look…nice.”
Remy smiled. The words might have been neutral, but the gleam in his eyes was anything but. His pupils had dilated to swallow the blue, matching the sharp black lines of his shirt and pants. Nathan looked like a living shadow—a gorgeous one—which she guessed was the effect he was going for. It kept him unnoticed by the people he was hunting. It didn’t keep him unnoticed by her.
She did a slow circle, giving him a good view of her bare back and then deliberately shifting her arms to allow a glimpse of breast as she turned to face him again. “Think it’ll get Tian’s interest then?”
“And the attention of every other man
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