Flirting Under a Full Moon - By Ashlyn Chase Page 0,83
we can have sex again.”
“Why can’t we have sex now?”
She burst out laughing. “Are you kidding me?”
“Look, nobody’s perfect. Not even me.” He grinned.
“Well, I wouldn’t wish my condition on my worst enemy.”
“How did you get it?”
“I was born with it. It’s inherited. I’m half Irish and half Finnish. Unfortunately due to a genetic mutation, about ten percent of Finns have it.” She lowered her voice. “And now you know we’re both mutants.”
He laughed. Whispering in her ear, he asked, “Did Angie remember anything other than what Sly told her?”
“No,” she whispered back. “I think her memory’s back to the way it was before she found out. Now we have to be extra careful not to discuss the w and the v words while she’s around.”
“Think you could make it to my place?”
Her eyes rounded. “Tonight?”
“Yeah. We have stuff to discuss, and I have to go to New York again.”
“No way.”
“Why not?”
She smirked. “I’m not ready. I’m barely in control of my, um, situation. Any minute now…” Her stomach started to roil. She jumped up and ran to the bathroom, tossing a “See? I told you” over her shoulder.
Nick laughed. “You’re still adorable.”
Chapter 22
Nick was glad Drake had been right about Martin Rossi’s limo driver. The guy was more than willing to take a bribe.
“So, I guess all we have to work out is how you’ll deliver him to me and when.”
“Hey, I don’t want him knowin’ I had any part in dis. If you can figure out a way to stop me as I’m drivin’ him somewheres, den, you know, you can grab him and take him in for questioning or whatevah.”
“I’m not a cop and even if I was, I wouldn’t have any jurisdiction here.”
“Yeah, yeah. Well, how you get him is your problem. I can tell you when I have him in my car without any bodyguards, my route, and when we’ll be on the road. Maybe you can set up a roadblock or somethin’.”
Nick didn’t know how strong dragons were. If a werewolf could overpower him easily, yes, a roadblock might work.
“In your opinion, would he be helpless to defend himself against one powerful man? Is that why he has bodyguards? Or would I need a small army to bring him down?”
The guy shrugged. “I ain’t never seen him in a fight. He pays people to do his dirty work.”
“It sounds like I can take him.” I’d better call Drake to be sure.
The driver looked up and down, obviously sizing up Nick. “Yeah. You’re a big dude. You could probably wrestle him to the ground. But he’ll yell for me to help him. If I don’t, he’ll know I sold him out.”
Nick thought about the predicament for a moment. “How are your acting skills?”
The guy laughed. “Well, I ain’t never been in a play if dat’s what you mean.”
“If it looked like you were coming to his aid, and I pretended to hit you, could you act as if I had knocked you out?”
Light dawned in the man’s eyes. “Yeah, yeah. I get it. Den it would be you against him, and I’d be off da hook.”
“Exactly.”
“Yeah. I could do dat. Hell, I could even take some actin’ lessons. Maybe after I lose my job I can become a stunt man or somethin’.”
“That’s a great idea!” That’s a terrible idea. People have to practice for years to do that sort of thing.
Nick dug a paper out of his pocket. He had already written the number of his disposable cell phone on it. “Here’s how you can reach me. Do you think he’ll be going somewhere in the next few days?”
“Yeah. He visits his mistress every Tuesday and Thursday.”
“Perfect.” Nick felt even better about doing whatever he had to in order to get this guy. He had little sympathy for a man who cheated on his wife.
The limo driver shuffled his feet. “So, we have a deal?”
Nick extended his hand. “Absolutely.”
The guy shook it.
“Oh, one more ’ting. You said you’d pay me in cash. I want a down payment.”
“Right.” Nick had expected that. He removed his wallet and peeled off five hundred-dollar bills. “I believe half up-front is customary. The other half on delivery.”
“Yeah, and make sure he doesn’t see you givin’ me the other half.”
“I’ll tie him up and blindfold him before you,” Nick made air quotes, “‘wake up.’ I’ll have the money in an envelope and I’ll toss it into the limo.”