“You know what I mean, Penn.”
I didn’t, but I was eager for her to go. “Okay, yeah, I hear you loud and clear. Time to go now.”
I swore she growled but she did finally go, leaving behind her vanilla and rose fragrance.
I was about to walk up to Gideon’s office when Toni entered.
“Hey, Boss up there?”
“Yeah, need something?”
He grinned. “Nah, Igotsomething.” He wiggled his tablet.
“Then by all means, let’s go.”
He followed me up, and the office door was ajar. I knocked on the frame before entering. Gideon glanced at me and grinned.
“Toni has something to show you.” I moved to one of the chairs while Toni placed the tablet down on the desk in front of him.
“And what am I going to see? Because I don’t want to be scarred for life.”
“Ha-ha. Funny. Just hit the red button.” Toni took the seat next to me and we watched Gideon’s face as he looked at whatever was on the tablet.
“It took a while, but I knew eventually the two of them would fuck up,” Toni said.
“Can someone clue me in?” I peered between the men.
Gideon handed it to me and regarded Toni. “Now, we meet with both of them.”
I clicked the restart tab on the video, and my eyes widened. On the screen, Senior Senator Steven Robins was being enthusiastically pleasured by a naked Junior Senator Lucy Mikens. The son of a bitch had gotten the proof that they were cheating.
“The crate?” Toni asked.
“They’re senators, Gideon. As great as this leverage is, you can’t kidnap either of them.”
Gideon pursed his lips. “Invite them each to dinner but don’t tell the other. I’ll reserve the back room at Tessa’s.”
“Are you sure they’ll come?” Neither had ever rubbed shoulders with Gideon. I was sure they knew who he was, but they were obviously team Benito.
Gideon smirked. “Yes. We’ll tell each of them that there’s proof of their affair and if they don’t go, it’ll be on every news circuit in the country by the end of the week.”
“You got it, Boss. What time?”
“Tomorrow night, seven.”
“Short notice, that may not work.” A lot of senators were in Washington and couldn’t always drop everything in a pinch. I stared down at the still video of Steven with his pants at his ankles. I guessed he could drop things when he really wanted to.
Gideon chuckled. “Trust me, they’ll be there.”
CHAPTER NINETEEN
Gideon
I arrived with Penn,Danny, Alex, and Toni half an hour before the senators were told to come. I wasn’t so uncivilized that there wouldn’t be food and drink, so Tessa said she’d personally cater to our small party to guarantee privacy.
Penn was beside me when Toni entered, Senator Lucy Mikens behind him, looking slightly nervous. To her credit, she held her head up high.
“Mrs. Mikens, please, have a seat.” I motioned to a chair.
