Total pages in book: 152
Estimated words: 145155 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 726(@200wpm)___ 581(@250wpm)___ 484(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 145155 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 726(@200wpm)___ 581(@250wpm)___ 484(@300wpm)
“I know this sounds lame, but can you come and get him? If he gets into another fight it will affect his visa. This idiot already put him up on an assault charge.”
“OK. I’m on my way. Where are you?”
“Thanks. We are at the Observer in the Rocks.” Oh shit. I hang up and start driving like a maniac.
“What’s going on?” Abbie frowns.
“Todd, the fuckwit, has turned up at the place where Josh is drinking.”
“Oh shit, that can’t be good.”
“I know, anyway he has ordered his bodyguards out of the Observer Hotel. They are going to get into a fight.”
“Oh fuck.” Abbie winces.
“I know,” I snap. “OK, come up with a plan.”
“Plan.” She frowns. “I’m hopeless at plans.”
“Just fucking think of one.” As I speed up, a taxi pulls out in front of me and I swerve to miss it.
“I want to get there alive you know.”
My tongue is hanging out as I concentrate. I hold up my hand. “OK, I’ve got it. You’re going to take one for the team.”
“Huh.” She frowns.
“You need to get Todd out of there so, so…take one for the team.”
She bursts out laughing. “You want me to sleep with Todd to save him.”
I smile at her as I drive. “Please don’t grow morals now. I need you.”
“Jeez, chill out, will you? I’ve already slept with Todd and I don’t really want to do it again.”
I slam my foot on the brake and we both jump forward. “Eeww, you tried to set me up with your sloppy seconds?” I’m beyond mortified.
“Well, how else would I know he wasn’t a serial killer?”
“I have no words for you now. Actually, yes I do. You’re repulsive.” She smiles her sneaky slut smile at me, and I shiver in repulsion. Thank god Josh saved me, I shudder to think what could have happened. I would have been scarred for life. We get to the bar and park the car. With linked arms we gingerly approach the bar.
Adrian sees us.
“Oh, thank god you’re here.” He smiles. It is then I see the three burly bodyguards out front.
“Who are they?” I point to the three men with my chin.
“This is Thomas, Josh’s bodyguard.”
I frown. “Where’s Ben?”
“He went home to America for a funeral.” I smile and shake his hand. “And the other two are Josh’s friends’ bodyguards.” “What do Josh’s friends do?”
“They are executives at IBM.” Abbie rolls her eyes at me as if to signify more ridiculous wealth. I smile and nod, totally understanding her meaning. I look through the window and see Josh walk over to Todd, holy fuck. It is actually laughable to think that a man with as much power as Joshua Stanton, who is probably wearing a fifteen-thousand-dollar suit, is in a bar, ready to pub brawl like a pig farmer. With apprehension I walk into the bar and straight over to the two men. I walk up behind Josh and hear him snap out the words.
“Why in the fuck did you say it then?”
“To piss you off, and it worked, didn’t it?”
“Don’t push your fucking luck or you will be coughing up a kidney.” My heart warms at the sound of my knight in shining armor defending my honor.
I put my hand on his back. “Hi baby.”
He turns and frowns, shocked at seeing me. “Tash, what are you doing here?” he slurs. Oh my, he is drunk.
I smile. “I came to take you home, baby,” I whisper in his ear. He smiles and leans into me. Simultaneously Abbie grabs Todd’s hand and drags him to the dance floor. I give her a wink as she passes me. Todd looks like he is the cat that got the cream and is quite happy to be sidetracked by my beautiful friend.
Surely, it’s not going to be that easy, is it? Josh smiles and pulls me into an embrace and starts to immediately suck on my neck. I step back.
“Down boy,” I whisper. It is then I notice the two men in very expensive suits across the room. Josh drags me over to his friends.
“This is Natasha,” he pronounces as he kisses the back of my hand. His eyes linger on my face with a look I have not seen before. Oh, I like drunk Josh—he’s quite charming.
“Showstopper, it’s nice to meet you,” one of the men says as he puts his hand out to shake mine. I frown and Josh and the other man burst into laughter.
“Showstopper? I’m sorry, you have me at a loss.” I frown.
“We—” he gestures to him and his friend, “—have renamed you showstopper.” I frown as Josh once again kisses the back of my hand without one bit of embarrassment. Hmm, I definitely do like this cuddly version of my man.
“You are a showstopper because we weren’t allowed to go to any strip shows tonight because—” he puts his two fingers up to accentuate the quote, “—Natasha wouldn’t like it.” He pokes me in the chest as he smiles at me. Really. This is news. My face turns red as I smile at Josh and he pulls me into an embrace and kisses my forehead. I smile, a little embarrassed and unsure what to say. He’s dead on target; I would have gone postal if he went to a strip club tonight. The two men giggle and Josh leans in and grabs my face.