thought of. He clenched his jaw and slid his hand over hers, halting her groping. “Shannon, I’m on the clock.”
She giggled. “So am I. But when I get off later tonight, I’d really like to pick up where we left off.”
Jase put her hand in her lap and moved slightly away. He didn’t want to upset her, he just wanted information.
“Did you see Jade with Andrew Townsend last night?”
“I did.”
“And? What were they doing? How were they acting? Did you see or overhear anything unusual?”
“Why are you so interested in Jade and Mr. Townsend?”
“You don’t know?”
“Know what?”
“Townsend was found dead this morning, several blocks from here.”
Dominique’s hand shook as she set her glass down on the table. “I’d heard something.”
“Something? I figured everyone here would be talking about it.”
“Jade doesn’t like us to gossip.”
“It’s not gossip when it’s a fact. What else doesn’t Jade like?”
“She didn’t like Mr. Townsend.”
“Did she tell you that?”
Dominique shook her head and reached for her drink, this time her hand was steady. It seemed the women in Townsend’s life were shocked to hear about his death but recovered fast. “She didn’t have to. Jade doesn’t like any man.”
“Why do you suppose that is?”
Dominique shrugged. “Us girls have our ideas.”
Jase smiled and leaned in closer to her. “Care to share?”
Dominique squinted her eyes but smiled. “Why? So you can use it against me and get me fired?”
Jase frowned and put his hands over his heart. “That hurts, Shannon. It’s not how I roll. You know that.”
Her face softened and she leaned into him, running her hand up between his thighs, then stopping at the hard juncture, she pressed into him. His little head responded. “I remember exactly how you roll. And I haven’t had a roll like that since. Come to my place later.”
“Tell me why your boss hates men.”
Shannon moved away and eyed him with a glare, then shook it off. “She’s frigid and hates to be touched. We think she was raped or something. You’d think we had the clap or something, the way she keeps herself away from human contact.”
An unexpected jab of anger caught Jase off guard. He knew she’d been damaged. Her body language screamed it. But frigid? No way. Heat burned beneath her icy veneer. “Did she like Townsend less than the average guy?”
Shannon shrugged and sipped her drink. “God, I’d give my right arm right now for a real drink.” She set the glass down and looked Jase straight in the eye. “He wanted more from her, just like every other cock in this henhouse. She wasn’t interested. They fought. He left.”
“A verbal fight, or did he put his hands on her?”
“I was a wee bit occupied myself, but now that I think about it, he did grab her.”
“Why didn’t Mac come to the rescue?”
Shannon laughed. “Jase, if that gorilla jumped across the bar every time a guy came on strong with one of us, he’d be a damn rabbit. We are trained professionals.” She smiled and moved in closer. “We know just how to diffuse a man’s sexual tension.”
“Is that what Jade did? ‘Diffused his sexual tension’?”
Shannon laughed out loud. “I told you, she doesn’t let a man that close. She probably talked to him with that honey voice of hers, and calmed him down enough to not cause more of a scene. Had he pushed, Mac or Thomas would have handled him.”
“Tell me about Genevieve.”
Dominique pouted. Jase had to admit, her full pink lips were a distraction. “She’s new, she’s blonde, she’s stacked.”
“Does she like her job?”
Dominique had the audacity to look affronted. “We all love our job!”
“Really? You like coming on to men for a living?”
“We’re not prostitutes, Jase. And in case you haven’t noticed, I happen to like men. A lot. I get paid to meet some fabulous movers and shakers. Don’t knock what I do.”
Jase sat back and chewed on her
She giggled. “So am I. But when I get off later tonight, I’d really like to pick up where we left off.”
Jase put her hand in her lap and moved slightly away. He didn’t want to upset her, he just wanted information.
“Did you see Jade with Andrew Townsend last night?”
“I did.”
“And? What were they doing? How were they acting? Did you see or overhear anything unusual?”
“Why are you so interested in Jade and Mr. Townsend?”
“You don’t know?”
“Know what?”
“Townsend was found dead this morning, several blocks from here.”
Dominique’s hand shook as she set her glass down on the table. “I’d heard something.”
“Something? I figured everyone here would be talking about it.”
“Jade doesn’t like us to gossip.”
“It’s not gossip when it’s a fact. What else doesn’t Jade like?”
“She didn’t like Mr. Townsend.”
“Did she tell you that?”
Dominique shook her head and reached for her drink, this time her hand was steady. It seemed the women in Townsend’s life were shocked to hear about his death but recovered fast. “She didn’t have to. Jade doesn’t like any man.”
“Why do you suppose that is?”
Dominique shrugged. “Us girls have our ideas.”
Jase smiled and leaned in closer to her. “Care to share?”
Dominique squinted her eyes but smiled. “Why? So you can use it against me and get me fired?”
Jase frowned and put his hands over his heart. “That hurts, Shannon. It’s not how I roll. You know that.”
Her face softened and she leaned into him, running her hand up between his thighs, then stopping at the hard juncture, she pressed into him. His little head responded. “I remember exactly how you roll. And I haven’t had a roll like that since. Come to my place later.”
“Tell me why your boss hates men.”
Shannon moved away and eyed him with a glare, then shook it off. “She’s frigid and hates to be touched. We think she was raped or something. You’d think we had the clap or something, the way she keeps herself away from human contact.”
An unexpected jab of anger caught Jase off guard. He knew she’d been damaged. Her body language screamed it. But frigid? No way. Heat burned beneath her icy veneer. “Did she like Townsend less than the average guy?”
Shannon shrugged and sipped her drink. “God, I’d give my right arm right now for a real drink.” She set the glass down and looked Jase straight in the eye. “He wanted more from her, just like every other cock in this henhouse. She wasn’t interested. They fought. He left.”
“A verbal fight, or did he put his hands on her?”
“I was a wee bit occupied myself, but now that I think about it, he did grab her.”
“Why didn’t Mac come to the rescue?”
Shannon laughed. “Jase, if that gorilla jumped across the bar every time a guy came on strong with one of us, he’d be a damn rabbit. We are trained professionals.” She smiled and moved in closer. “We know just how to diffuse a man’s sexual tension.”
“Is that what Jade did? ‘Diffused his sexual tension’?”
Shannon laughed out loud. “I told you, she doesn’t let a man that close. She probably talked to him with that honey voice of hers, and calmed him down enough to not cause more of a scene. Had he pushed, Mac or Thomas would have handled him.”
“Tell me about Genevieve.”
Dominique pouted. Jase had to admit, her full pink lips were a distraction. “She’s new, she’s blonde, she’s stacked.”
“Does she like her job?”
Dominique had the audacity to look affronted. “We all love our job!”
“Really? You like coming on to men for a living?”
“We’re not prostitutes, Jase. And in case you haven’t noticed, I happen to like men. A lot. I get paid to meet some fabulous movers and shakers. Don’t knock what I do.”
Jase sat back and chewed on her
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