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No wonder he could afford this condo with a view and an office in LoDo. Not to mention his car. He had a great car. And he still had a bike.
“You do? Why?”
He came closer. So close he was all I could see.
“Because I make the call tonight, that puts me in the middle of this mess, and, if tomorrow I don’t have the diamonds, then it’ll bemethey shoot at. I don’t like getting shot at.”
I shook my head, bit my lip and agreed wholeheartedly, “Me either, it’s not very fun.”
He didn’t move and I realized he expected a different response.
“I don’t think Rosie has that kind of money,” I noted. “You wouldn’t consider doing this on, say, a family discount?”
He shook his head. “We’re not family.”
“I meant you and me,” I explained.
“We’re not family either.”
“Yes we are. Ten years ago you told me I was like your little sister,” I reminded him.
He waited a beat.
Something dawned on him. I could see the flicker in his eyes as it registered. I didn’t understand it, but he did, and whatever it was made his face soften a little from the seriously pissed-off angry look he’d been wearing all night. In fact, he looked almost…pleased.
“That was then, this is now.” Even his voice was quieter and less hacked off.
“Well, how many hours will this take? It could be thousands of dollars. Rosie doesn’t have that kind of money, even with his side business.”
“It’s not Rosie who’s gonna pay.”
My head did an involuntary little jerk when I understood what he meant.
“Idon’t have that kind of money.”
“You aren’t gonna pay me in cash.”
My stomach clenched and my heart stopped for a couple of beats.
“How am I gonna pay you?” I asked.
“We’ll talk about it tomorrow,” he didn’t exactly answer.
“We’ll talk about it now!” I snapped.
“Get in bed, go to sleep,” he ordered.
“Quit bossing me around!”
He came closer and I let out a little peep. I couldn’t help it. He was pressed up against me, I had nowhere to go and the backs of my knees were up against the footboard. And I’ve already told you Lee’s a seriously scary, badass individual.
“You get in that bed yourself or I tie you to it,” he threatened.
His face had gone back to the seriously pissed-off, angry look, and I decided from the hard glittering in his eyes that he was not making an idle threat.
“Okay,” I whispered.
Shit, I wassucha wuss.
