They didn’t sound like kids. But J.D. kept that thought to herself because Jason was trying to throw Roy off.
“Let’s exchange contact info,” Jason said. “Christina, sweetheart, why don’t you take J.D. to the Lennox Corp. VIP lounge and get her a drink?”
“Of course,” she said. “Come with me.”
“Wait.” Roy turned to J.D. “Are you gonna be okay?”
Cam grit his teeth. “She’s with me. Of course she’ll be—”
She sent him a warning glare, then addressed Roy. “Yeah, I’ll be fine. Thanks again. Next oil change is on me, okay?” She only hoped his next five thousand miles wasn’t too soon.
“All right. Stay safe, J.D., and I’ll see you around.”
Before Cam could react, she tugged at his arm. “You said there was a lounge around here? And booze?” she asked Christina.
“Yeah,” Christina said with a chuckle. “C’mon. Jason will join us once he’s done with your friend.”
Christina led them around the skating rink, back to where a large tent had been set up. Above the entrance was a sign with the logo of the Lennox Corporation. Upon seeing Christina, the burly guard at the front opened the flap to let them in.
“Wow,” J.D. exclaimed as she drank in the surroundings. “So, this is how the other half lives.”
Though it looked like any canvas tent from the outside, the inside was richly decorated, with plush carpets, leather seats, brass chandeliers overhead, and even a full-sized bar with a bartender in a white tuxedo mixing up drinks. There were a few people in the lounge, so Christina took them to a quiet corner where two leather couches were set up.
“Please, have a seat.” She herself eased down on one of the couches, hand on her back as she let out a sigh. “Whew, my feet are killing me.” Her hand landed on top of her pregnant belly.
“When are you due?” J.D. asked as she and Cam took the opposite couch.
“In two weeks,” Christina answered. “Although I’m just about ready to send these guys an eviction notice.”
“These guys? You’re having twins?”
She nodded. “Yeah. And no, I don’t recommend it.” Turning to Cam, she asked, “You’re not a twin, are you, Cam?”
“Uh, no.”
“Thank your lucky stars,” she joked to J.D. “Anyway, tell me what happened.”
Taking a deep breath, she gave Christina as much details as she could recall. Of course, with each passing second, Cam only grew more and more agitated.
“Bloody blighters,” Cam bit out. “Why are we sitting around here when we should be out there looking for those men who hurt you?”
“I’m already healing,” J.D. pointed out. “And they didn’t succeed.”
“Not tonight,” he countered. “What the hell are you going to do about this?” he asked Christina. “Are you even taking this seriously? Do you care that—”
J.D. gripped his arm. “Cam!”
Christina calmly raised a blonde brow at him. “I know you shifter males can be unreasonable when it comes to your mates, so I’ll let that slide,” she began. “But I can’t cause a panic over two would-be kidnappers. We have private security all over the place and a few SPA agents going around incognito. Jason should be informing them of what happened by now, aided by your friend Roy’s description.”
“Who was that tosser anyway?” he asked J.D.
“Just a guy I went to high school with. And if he wasn’t there—wait, are you jealous?”
“I told you, I do not get jealous,” he harrumphed. “But I do not appreciate my mate coming to me stinking of another male’s feathers.”
J.D. shot to her feet. “What the hell are you insinuating, Spenser?”
“All right, all right, just calm down,” Christina said wryly. “J.D., sit before you send me into premature labor. Cam, I would suggest you put your shifter male ego aside and think before you open your mouth.”
Crossing her arms over her chest, she sat back down, but scooted a few inches away from Cam. He didn’t like that at all and made it known with a growl.
“Ugh, you two seriously need to work on the mate bond soon,” Christina said.
“Will that make him stop acting like a possessive jerk?” J.D. asked.
“Not really,” she said with a chuckle. “But maybe you won’t mind so much.”
“Oh great, you guys are here.” Jason approached them from behind, then sat down next to Christina. “I took care of Roy. Told me his side of the story and got his info. I’m not sure if it’s valuable, but if we need to talk to him again, I can at least get a hold of him.