Lyon – Chapter 4
Chances are I was going to be fired anyway, so what the hell.
“Fact of the matter is, you were obnoxiously rude, Mr. Grumpy. If you want respect, then you first have to give it.”
“Excuse me young lady, do you have any idea who I am?”
ugh is enough.
idn’t mean I had to roll over and play dead, and I’d be damned if I was going to play the coward here like I had in Arizona.
Dragon heart, I don’t really much care who you are. From the looks of you, you have money, and maybe that’s why you thi
speech before I could get to the good part.
ucous laughter as Mr. Grumpy bent double in laughter.
ton as he almost choked on his laughter.
looked from him to me
at the hell had just happened.
.”
turned and e
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COLT
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e guys.
She’s not at all what she seems, is
What the f**k is going on
orld.
my place upside down?”
well not in a bad way
do not f**k with me glare.
I in for?
f***s did to herª”
mself off. I felt a burning in my gut as my
tory to tell…”
Bull f*****g shit, somebody hurt her
ck was I so angry at the mere thought
uck man it was bad.”
even now waiting for me to conduct business. The type of business that could keep me and the boys busy for the foreseeable future, not to mention make a f**k load of money, and get our bikes recognized w
e sure she was okay.
her eyes glued to the screen in concentration, or she
a tight bun with two pencils sticking out of it. The ugly gray suit jacket looked like a box on her small frame as she hunched her shoulders.
ing that made them shine were the whites, and there was no blemish, no redness, nothing.
whites, like a baby’s.
, or maybe not.
s my way and back down again, hunching her shoulders even more.
self, Sloane?”
g her head.
“Sorry?”
tion?”
on with you and Grimaldi?”
e unpleasant…”
ude a*****e. What I want to know is what you did that caused him to offer me a deal that he’s been waffling on for almost a year.
y nothing.”
dn’t heard her light into him then, I would’ve sworn she was a timid little thing, but I’d gotten
a g
you, you were to come see me?”
e got here too fast for m
ª”
me.
excuse to stay.
eyes, dressed and acted like someone’s grandmother.
hellcat.
a’am, he’s right here…Kat
room. Shit. I walked over to take the phone before she said God knows what.
the phone with a fro
m tended to have that effect on unsuspect
mª”
ar was right, I can’t wait to tell her, when can I meet her…” She went on and on not letting me get a word in edgewise.
hy were you calling?”
etarian last year, and I just need to stay on top of things, so everyone’s taken care of. Now tell me about Katarina, is she as sweet as she sounds?”
this conversation, mom.”
ing here.”
in ten seconds flat trust me.”
ing look of sorrow
“Kay.”
was. If I didn’t get some answers real f*****g soon, then I’d just beat that shit out of Jared.
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still didn’t quite understand but knew it was all good.
me into the room sucking up all the oxygen, and I’d sent up a silent prayer of thanks that I’d get to bask in his glow for yet another day.
ruth in his words.
s from one topic to the next before you can catch your breath.
until it was knockoff time. Jared was all excited when he came to take me home. I barely heard,
ight?”
e?”
d?”
lly.”
year they have a Memorial Day barbecue slash picnic, and you have to come. Everyone’s going to be there, even your
thing like that.”
I looked down at the butt ugly suit and nurse Ratchet shoe
’ll be there, so nothing will go wrong.”
d
t think about it okay.”
he road. I have a hot date lined up for tonight.”
such a dog, Jared, who is she this time?”
w the chicks dig me, sexy beast.”
whatever floats your boat, at least you got the bea
on turned the corner.
later boss.”
called out as
out the deal. Shit.