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Eight.
She curses roughly, yanks herself from my grasp, and leans over the railing.
Grinning, I close the gap between us again, curling my fists over the railing on either side of her and trapping her in.
I stoop low enough to brush my lips over the soft shell of her ear and to see the flush of red staining her neck. I fight the urge to sink my teeth in, and instead, focus my energy on controlling my voice as I deliver her a final parting word.
“Even the way you shiver is annoying.”
And with that, I push off the railing and leave her there, wrapped in my jacket.
I don’t need it anyway. I’m so hot and worked up that as I stride back into the casino, I’m tempted to pop off my dice cufflinks and roll up my sleeves, but I never roll my sleeves around business partners.
Laurie bustles past with a clipboard, and my hand shoots out to grab her wrist. Her eyes come to mine, wide and wary. “This can’t be good,” she sighs.
“Change the uniform.”
She frowns and glances down at her outfit. “To what?”
To something that covers Penelope’s ass cheeks.
A vein throbs in my temple. “It’s not appropriate for winter. Get pants or something.”
She shrugs. “Uh, okay. With the boat logo and everything they’ll take me about four days to source, but they’ll be here for opening night.”
I leave her with a curt nod, before making a beeline for Gabe. He’s leaning against the end of the bar, taping up Benny’s broken hand. As I approach, his eyes meet mine, brimming with amusement.
“Good chat?”
Fucking Gabe. I swear, sometimes I think he disappeared for so long because he went and got eyes surgically attached to the back of his head. I’ve never known anyone else who can be in everyone’s business, yet not give a flying fuck about any of it at the same time. I ignore his question, instead reaching for his whiskey and finishing its contents in two large gulps.
“I’ve changed my mind, brother.”
He stares at his now empty glass, then shifts his gaze to Clive slurping on his margarita.
“I bet you have,” he murmurs. Then, with a quiet smirk, he goes back to taping Benny’s pinky to his ring finger.
