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Authors: Ednah Walters, E. B. Walters
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change your house locks too.”
“Will do. I owe you one.”
Eddie chuckled. “Yeah, yeah. Talk to you later.”
Jade terminated the call and pressed her fingers against her temple. She could kill for an aspirin right about now. Being this helpless was something she’d vowed to avoid at all costs. If she hadn’t let Vince smooth talk her into coming upstairs to see his pictures none of this would be happening. She sighed. No, to take out her frustrations on the man was pointless. He didn’t plan for Hudson and his partner-in-crime to abscond with her purse. She needed to concentrate on her next move not point fingers.
She started to dial her credit card company. It wasn’t the first time she reported a missing card and their number memorized.
“What did he say?” Vince asked.
“He’ll file a report and fax it to me later.” She pressed send and brought the phone to her ear. After being directed to several menus, she was finally connected to an operator, who promised they’d send her a new card and to expect it in the mail sometime next week. Jade sighed with relief as she terminated the call. Now for the last call. She punched in the numbers.
“Who are you calling now?” Vince asked
She ground her teeth and threw him an annoyed look. “If you must know,” she said, “I’m calling my cousin Ashley. I’m late for her party and need to explain why.” The phone kept ringing in her cousin’s loft, but no one was picking it up, adding to her mounting frustration.
Vince crossed his arms and scowled. “Why can’t you skip? I’m sure they’ll understand if you explain.”
“I can’t. We are throwing her a bachelorette party.” She was about to hang up when her cousin Faith picked the phone up and yelled a cheerful hello. Jade winced and moved the phone away from her ear and closer to her lips. “Faith, quit abusing my eardrum.”
“Where are you, Jade? Everyone is waiting for ya.”
“I’m running a little late. I’ll be there as soon as I can.”
“Make it sooner. Just don’t forget the stripper. I can’t wait to get a handful of some hunk’s buns.”
Jade yanked the phone away from her ear and thumped the heel of her palm against her forehead. The stripper? She was supposed to confirm the booking a two days ago. The dancer a friend recommended told her to call him back, but his number was in her wallet. Faith was going to kill her. No, the girls would rip her limbs off. She closed her eyes and groaned.
“What is it?” Vince asked, breaking through her self-recrimination.
She tilted her head to study him. He was hot enough to pass for a male stripper, if she could get him to relax and smile. A hysterical giggle escaped her as she imagined Vince gyrating around a room full of drunk, horny women. She’d be the first to break the rules and touch him. It was a delicious and tempting thought, but insane.
“You don’t want to know.” The elevator opened and she brought the phone to her ear as she stepped out. “I won’t forget, Faith. I’ve got to go. See you in a few minutes.”
Jade closed the cell phone and muttered another oath under her breath. She ignored Vince’s scowling face. “I need a phonebook.”
“Not now. Later.” He tried to steer her toward the front entrance.
“Don’t, Knight. I need to get my home security provider’s number,” she improvised. She thought she heard him mutter a curse under his breath. “I’ll only take a second. I promise.” She headed straight for the red-headed front desk manager. “May I borrow you phonebook, please?”
“You want to tell me what’s going on, Jade?” Vince growled from behind her.
“Jeez. All I need is the number for my home—”
“Bullshit.”
She turned to face him and leaned back to create some distance between them, not liking the frustrated look on his face. What was his problem? She was the one whose world was falling apart.
“Okay. Okay. Ever heard of a bachelorette bash without a male
“Will do. I owe you one.”
Eddie chuckled. “Yeah, yeah. Talk to you later.”
Jade terminated the call and pressed her fingers against her temple. She could kill for an aspirin right about now. Being this helpless was something she’d vowed to avoid at all costs. If she hadn’t let Vince smooth talk her into coming upstairs to see his pictures none of this would be happening. She sighed. No, to take out her frustrations on the man was pointless. He didn’t plan for Hudson and his partner-in-crime to abscond with her purse. She needed to concentrate on her next move not point fingers.
She started to dial her credit card company. It wasn’t the first time she reported a missing card and their number memorized.
“What did he say?” Vince asked.
“He’ll file a report and fax it to me later.” She pressed send and brought the phone to her ear. After being directed to several menus, she was finally connected to an operator, who promised they’d send her a new card and to expect it in the mail sometime next week. Jade sighed with relief as she terminated the call. Now for the last call. She punched in the numbers.
“Who are you calling now?” Vince asked
She ground her teeth and threw him an annoyed look. “If you must know,” she said, “I’m calling my cousin Ashley. I’m late for her party and need to explain why.” The phone kept ringing in her cousin’s loft, but no one was picking it up, adding to her mounting frustration.
Vince crossed his arms and scowled. “Why can’t you skip? I’m sure they’ll understand if you explain.”
“I can’t. We are throwing her a bachelorette party.” She was about to hang up when her cousin Faith picked the phone up and yelled a cheerful hello. Jade winced and moved the phone away from her ear and closer to her lips. “Faith, quit abusing my eardrum.”
“Where are you, Jade? Everyone is waiting for ya.”
“I’m running a little late. I’ll be there as soon as I can.”
“Make it sooner. Just don’t forget the stripper. I can’t wait to get a handful of some hunk’s buns.”
Jade yanked the phone away from her ear and thumped the heel of her palm against her forehead. The stripper? She was supposed to confirm the booking a two days ago. The dancer a friend recommended told her to call him back, but his number was in her wallet. Faith was going to kill her. No, the girls would rip her limbs off. She closed her eyes and groaned.
“What is it?” Vince asked, breaking through her self-recrimination.
She tilted her head to study him. He was hot enough to pass for a male stripper, if she could get him to relax and smile. A hysterical giggle escaped her as she imagined Vince gyrating around a room full of drunk, horny women. She’d be the first to break the rules and touch him. It was a delicious and tempting thought, but insane.
“You don’t want to know.” The elevator opened and she brought the phone to her ear as she stepped out. “I won’t forget, Faith. I’ve got to go. See you in a few minutes.”
Jade closed the cell phone and muttered another oath under her breath. She ignored Vince’s scowling face. “I need a phonebook.”
“Not now. Later.” He tried to steer her toward the front entrance.
“Don’t, Knight. I need to get my home security provider’s number,” she improvised. She thought she heard him mutter a curse under his breath. “I’ll only take a second. I promise.” She headed straight for the red-headed front desk manager. “May I borrow you phonebook, please?”
“You want to tell me what’s going on, Jade?” Vince growled from behind her.
“Jeez. All I need is the number for my home—”
“Bullshit.”
She turned to face him and leaned back to create some distance between them, not liking the frustrated look on his face. What was his problem? She was the one whose world was falling apart.
“Okay. Okay. Ever heard of a bachelorette bash without a male
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