Her Three Entrepreneurs [The Hot Millionaires #8] by Zara Chase

considerably. “Does that mean what I hope it means?”
    “Athena is keen to learn more about the life ,” he said, winking at her.
    “Is she now?” Marty leaned an elbow on the table and sent her a smouldering look. “Well, I guess she’s come to the right place.”
    “No question,” Dex agreed, smiling like he’d just won the lottery.
    “Only one problem, guys,” Athena said with a sweet smile. “Molly’s at the farm.”
    “Oh, I’m sure we can find a way to get rid of her.”
    “Besides, you didn’t want to be seen there.”
    “That was when we thought Max or George might be behind the attacks,” Bay reminded her. “We’re fairly sure they’re not, so we’ll simply tell them that your grandfather hired us to look out for you, which is kinda the truth. He is worried about you and is glad that we’re there.”
    “You appear to have thought of everything,” she said, plucking at her lower lip but not quite managing to suppress a smile.
    “It’s what we do.”
    “I still don’t get why you’re putting your own affairs aside to sort mine,” she said stubbornly.
    “Yeah you do.” Marty ran his fingers gently down her arm. “You know that—”
    Athena’s cell phone rang and she checked the display. “It’s the farm,” she said. “It must be Molly.”
    “Best see what she wants,” Bay said.
    Athena took the call and exchanged a few curt words with her mother.
    “Well, gentlemen,” she said, “it seems as though you’ve gotten your wish. Molly can’t stay at the farm. In fact, she’s already on her way elsewhere. Seems Steve needs her back home right away. Something about a market stall where they sell…whatever it is that they sell.”
    “How convenient,” Marty said. “I don’t like it.”
    “Me neither,” Bay agreed.
    Dex scowled. “We want her out of the way, but it seems a bit odd. She arrived, full of concern for Athena and her father, but then takes off and leaves without really seeing either of you.”
    Athena shrugged. “That’s Molly all over.”
    “But she did see me,” Bay said. “My guess is that she’ll stop by the hospital and try to see your granddad to find out what’s really going on.”
    “No she won’t because I said I was still with him and intended to stay for a while.”
    “Clever girl,” Marty said approvingly.
    “Okay, babe,” Bay said, “I guess you’re keen to get back to the farm.”
    “Yes, I’d feel happier there.”
    “Go with her, Marty, and don’t let her out of your sight.”
    “That,” he said, fixing Athena with a sexy smile, “you can count on.”
    “Hey,” Dex protested. “What about me?”
    “Something wrong?” Marty asked, flipping Dex the bird behind his back.
    “You get all the best damned assignments.”
    “We’ll join them later,” Bay said, “and then you get to look after Athena.”
    Dex winked at her. “It’s a date.”
    “We need to make sure George and Max have left for the day first,” Bay added. “Best not make them too suspicious by going in mob-handed. Besides, I have stuff to catch up with, and Dex has more leads to run down.”
    “We’ll bring supper,” Dex said, blowing Athena a kiss.
    “And booze,” Bay added, doing the same thing. “Not to mention a few toys.”
    Athena blinked. “Toys?”
    “You’ll see.” Marty grinned, took her hand, and helped her to her feet. “Bring the clover clamps, Bay.”
    “Like I could forget them,” he said, rolling his eyes.
    “Behave yourselves, children,” Dex said as he got up to leave. “And don’t do anything I wouldn’t do.”
    Marty leaned close to Athena and whispered loud enough for the others to hear. “That means we can do pretty much anything we damned well like.”

Chapter Ten
     
    “Here, let me.”
    Marty took Athena’s keys and drove them back to the farm. Since forcing herself upon their notice it was as though she’d lost the ability to do anything for herself. It was rather nice to have her life taken over by