“You’re a pro,” Zairn said, beaming with pride.
“Do I ever let these things upset me?It was these things that brought us together.What we are is not their business.They can think what they like, believe what they like, make up whatever they like.Providing you and I know the truth, providing we’re on the same page, that’s all I care about.You.Us.”
“So we’re no commenting?”
“Call Salad, he’ll figure it out.”
“And New York?”
“We have a schedule in place.There’s no point putting it off.We’ll be asked about it one way or the other.”
“Will the Diva thing cause problems?”Roux asked.“If you need me to take responsibility—”
“You did nothing wrong.”Roxie didn’t let her finish.“No one thinks she did anything wrong, do they?”
The pointed look her friend landed on Rourke spoke for itself.
“Hey, I’m just a bystander,” he said, tugging her hair like they were in the schoolyard.“I’m not surprised she got territorial.I told her I’d fuck her either way, but she just can’t stand other women wanting me.”
“Oh, ha, ha, ha,” she mock laughed.“Think of the fortune I’m saving you in hookers.They are the only other ones who’ll sleep with you, right?”
“It’s getting hot in here again,” Lilya said, bobbing her brows at Roxie.
“When the Diva story hits, we’ll tell the truth,” the nouveau-blonde said.
“The truth?”Zairn asked.“We don’t usually do that.”
“Trying on a new hat today, Casanova.Does it suit me?The truth diverts the story.Yes, Roux stopped Diva getting into the event and hustled her out before she could get comfortable, but people are more interested in our sex life and your love seed.”
“You like saying that.”
“I do like saying that.”Roxie grinned at her fiancé.“Does anyone have a problem with the plan?”
Zairn raised a hand, then laid his arm across Roxie’s legs.“I do.Why am I paying Salad when you do this so well, Lola?”
“I couldn’t do it full time, especially with us reserving the mornings for future planning.”
A single burst of laughter came from Zairn.“From now on, that’s what I’m putting on our calendars.”
“Works for me.I have nothing better to do with my mornings, except gold digging.Obviously.”
“Will Diva talk to the press?”
“And make herself out to be the innocent victim?”
“Bet on it.Diva laps this shit up,” Knox said.“But we can control who leads with the story and who buries it.We’re having dinner at the house tonight, Blossom.”
“We are?”Jane sat poker straight.“Why didn’t you tell me?”
“I just did.”
“No!Earlier!Why didn’t you tell me before?”
“Because I just decided,” he said, typing into his phone.
Zairn squeezed his fiancée’s leg.“What about New York?”
“We’ll go tomorrow,” Roxie said.“That gives Roux a chance to go back to Mosaic and grab what she needs.We’ll chopper you down from there.”
