well.” Leah strolled over and stood next to me.
She pushed her blazer jacket aside and hooked her thumbs in her pistol’s
holster strap. Ned followed and stood to her left. Leah sneered. “What have we
here? Your two whores…I mean lovers?”
The chatter of the crowd grew louder as more passersby
gathered to gawk at the excitement of the club, now nothing but dying flames
and burnt partial walls. Smoke whorled around me, Jazmine, Gio, Leah and Ned.
Fire engine and cruiser lights flashed on their faces.
At Leah’s words Ned flushed as pink as Jazmine’s clothing.
He shuffled his feet but remained quiet.
Leah’s face brightened, sunny and gloating.
Damn her. Anal sex with her had been astonishing but
not enough to make up for this spiteful attitude of hers today. She probably
had one of her anal plugs in right now, the kind that had made me hard knowing
she had one in her ass to prepare for anal sex with me.
But it did nothing for me anymore. Her new ruthless attitude
turned me the hell off.
Gio’s expression transformed from the white of shock to
furious crimson. Her eyes spit flames at Leah.
And Jazmine’s eyes were wide, her face ashen.
I could only imagine how green with aggravation and
frustration mine were.
“Didn’t we go through this back at my apartment earlier?” I
asked Leah. My words erupted from my chest in a growl. “Respect. I told you
earlier to have some respect. She’s my ex-wife, damn you.”
Ned gripped Leah’s elbow and drew her a step backward toward
the throng of investigators, firefighters and policemen. “Shit, Leah. Why the
hell do you have to keep stirring things up?”
She yanked her arm free. “Because he can’t see what a mess
this woman’s made of his life. Yet he keeps going back to her over and over.
And now he’s got yet another one mucking things up for us. For you and me,
Ned.” She turned back and glared at me. “For god’s sake, why can’t you see
that, Frank? Why can’t you see how much your life has been screwed-up since you
took up with her? With them? Such sickening low-lives.”
Jazmine gasped and slapped her hand over her mouth. A
muffled scream tore from her throat. She fixed her fuming gaze on Leah, though
to Jaz’s credit she didn’t move. I wouldn’t have blamed her if she’d have launched
herself at Leah, drawn her fist back and let Leah have it.
Ned grumbled and swore under his breath. “Leah. That’s
enough, goddamn it. What Frank does and who he sees is none of our business.”
“You bitch.” Giovanna, that spitfire, did let Leah
have it. She hurled herself against Leah’s chest, scratching at her face and
kicking her shins. “You fucking bitch.”
Leah kneed Gio in the belly and shoved her away.
Gio held her stomach and bent over, groaning.
Jazmine flinched and shuffled back until she crashed into
Gio’s car. “Oh my gawd.”
Leah’s eyes gleamed with the satisfaction of a good fight
and the leverage of authority she had over Giovanna. “Skank. You touch me again
and I’ll—”
Gio growled and started for Leah again but I hooked my arm
around Gio’s waist, caught her just in time and dragged her backward. “Gio,
stop it. Jesus. Do you want to get yourself arrested? You just assaulted an
officer.”
“Arrested?” Gio slapped at my arms and fought her way out of
my hold. Her voice dripped with loathing and her upper lip curled in a snarl.
“You mean like these two did to you at your apartment this morning? That kind of false ‘illegal’ arrest?”
Leah sniffed and turned her animosity on me. She tidied her
clothing, checked the placement of her weapon and smoothed her hair. “It’s
okay, Frankie. I think I got my point across. Just get them out of here before
I change my mind. We don’t have time for this petty shit.”
Jazmine and Gio were both panting now, their hands fisted. I
could see Jazmine’s motor starting to rev. She’d always been that way, slow to
anger, but once her fuse was lit, look
She pushed her blazer jacket aside and hooked her thumbs in her pistol’s
holster strap. Ned followed and stood to her left. Leah sneered. “What have we
here? Your two whores…I mean lovers?”
The chatter of the crowd grew louder as more passersby
gathered to gawk at the excitement of the club, now nothing but dying flames
and burnt partial walls. Smoke whorled around me, Jazmine, Gio, Leah and Ned.
Fire engine and cruiser lights flashed on their faces.
At Leah’s words Ned flushed as pink as Jazmine’s clothing.
He shuffled his feet but remained quiet.
Leah’s face brightened, sunny and gloating.
Damn her. Anal sex with her had been astonishing but
not enough to make up for this spiteful attitude of hers today. She probably
had one of her anal plugs in right now, the kind that had made me hard knowing
she had one in her ass to prepare for anal sex with me.
But it did nothing for me anymore. Her new ruthless attitude
turned me the hell off.
Gio’s expression transformed from the white of shock to
furious crimson. Her eyes spit flames at Leah.
And Jazmine’s eyes were wide, her face ashen.
I could only imagine how green with aggravation and
frustration mine were.
“Didn’t we go through this back at my apartment earlier?” I
asked Leah. My words erupted from my chest in a growl. “Respect. I told you
earlier to have some respect. She’s my ex-wife, damn you.”
Ned gripped Leah’s elbow and drew her a step backward toward
the throng of investigators, firefighters and policemen. “Shit, Leah. Why the
hell do you have to keep stirring things up?”
She yanked her arm free. “Because he can’t see what a mess
this woman’s made of his life. Yet he keeps going back to her over and over.
And now he’s got yet another one mucking things up for us. For you and me,
Ned.” She turned back and glared at me. “For god’s sake, why can’t you see
that, Frank? Why can’t you see how much your life has been screwed-up since you
took up with her? With them? Such sickening low-lives.”
Jazmine gasped and slapped her hand over her mouth. A
muffled scream tore from her throat. She fixed her fuming gaze on Leah, though
to Jaz’s credit she didn’t move. I wouldn’t have blamed her if she’d have launched
herself at Leah, drawn her fist back and let Leah have it.
Ned grumbled and swore under his breath. “Leah. That’s
enough, goddamn it. What Frank does and who he sees is none of our business.”
“You bitch.” Giovanna, that spitfire, did let Leah
have it. She hurled herself against Leah’s chest, scratching at her face and
kicking her shins. “You fucking bitch.”
Leah kneed Gio in the belly and shoved her away.
Gio held her stomach and bent over, groaning.
Jazmine flinched and shuffled back until she crashed into
Gio’s car. “Oh my gawd.”
Leah’s eyes gleamed with the satisfaction of a good fight
and the leverage of authority she had over Giovanna. “Skank. You touch me again
and I’ll—”
Gio growled and started for Leah again but I hooked my arm
around Gio’s waist, caught her just in time and dragged her backward. “Gio,
stop it. Jesus. Do you want to get yourself arrested? You just assaulted an
officer.”
“Arrested?” Gio slapped at my arms and fought her way out of
my hold. Her voice dripped with loathing and her upper lip curled in a snarl.
“You mean like these two did to you at your apartment this morning? That kind of false ‘illegal’ arrest?”
Leah sniffed and turned her animosity on me. She tidied her
clothing, checked the placement of her weapon and smoothed her hair. “It’s
okay, Frankie. I think I got my point across. Just get them out of here before
I change my mind. We don’t have time for this petty shit.”
Jazmine and Gio were both panting now, their hands fisted. I
could see Jazmine’s motor starting to rev. She’d always been that way, slow to
anger, but once her fuse was lit, look
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