it as she damn well pleased.
“Face it, you guys. There could be hundreds, thousands of people looking at our naked pictures on the internet right now. What’s so wrong with me dancing and getting paid for it so I can give the money to homeless kids?”
Drake, one of her brothers-in-law, stepped forward, took the blanket his driver held and draped it around her shoulders. Once she was covered, she removed Lance’s Jacket and handed it to him. He passed the coat to Lance, rested his hands on her shoulders and kissed her forehead. “There’s nothing wrong with it, little sister.” He closed his eyes and held up his hand when Lance choked and would have said something. “Normally, there is nothing the matter with it. But right now, there are a lot of things that could go wrong.”
Moving to her right, he gathered her against his side like a big brother and led her to the edge of the stage and down the stairs. Marvin was there, stamping out little fires that kept springing up around him. If Tansy wasn’t careful, she’d burn the place to the ground.
“What the—” Marvin said as he danced around in an attempt to put them all out.
Drake rested his hand on Marvin’s arm to get his attention. “I’m sure you will allow the young lady out of her contract now that you know her life is in jeopardy. Will you not?”
Marvin laughed and shook his head, his expression easy to read. “I offered her good money and she signed a legal and binding contract. If she doesn’t dance, she owes me money.”
“How much?”
One of the men in her brother’s little group stepped forward and raised a brow. May probably would have kissed him had he been a bit smaller than he was. He was the type of man she always avoided.
Not only was this guy tall, he was big . Heck, big didn’t even begin to describe him. Built-like-a-linebacker huge was a better description. His brown hair, almost the color of fertile soil, brushed his broad shoulders. His chest was wide, his pectorals bulging beneath his white shirt as he moved. He had arms bigger than her thighs and his thighs were almost as thick as her waist.
May got a sick feeling in the pit of her stomach when he asked, “How much do you want to let her out of this contract?”
Why would he care?
“I—I don’t know.” Marvin looked around as though looking for help. Obviously, there was none forthcoming since Barry vacated the area when he saw Drake’s entourage. “I never thought about it. Nobody wants out of their contracts. They make damned good money here.”
The big man stepped closer, an obvious air of menace about him. His brown gaze bored into the manager. May could see the promise of death in his gaze, and he did nothing more than stand and stare at Marvin.
May got the feeling that somewhere out back, the Earth split open and waited for this man to toss Marvin into the breach like a hungry, opened maw. There was no doubt in May’s mind that the man wasn’t just a man. She’d bet he was a dragon. The only problem with that was, it seemed as though he’d taken an interest in her.
Crap and double crap!
“Say, for the sake of argument…” he stopped talking and looked at May. She wasn’t sure what she did, but she must have done something to draw his attention. He turned his attention back to Marvin and waved his arm… “that this woman wants out. How much?”
Marvin’s eyes gleamed. He didn’t answer right away, but took measure of all the men with her. Even her brother dressed as though he had money. When his gaze finally rested on Oscar, Drake’s driver, she knew then, that mister Tall-dark-and-huge was in trouble. May could tell by the gleam in Marvin’s eyes that he was going to tell the man some elaborate sum.
It surprised her when Marvin said, “I don’t know.” He shook his head as he got a faraway expression. “I’ll have to think about it. I’ll lose business because of this. I’ll have to figure out how
“Face it, you guys. There could be hundreds, thousands of people looking at our naked pictures on the internet right now. What’s so wrong with me dancing and getting paid for it so I can give the money to homeless kids?”
Drake, one of her brothers-in-law, stepped forward, took the blanket his driver held and draped it around her shoulders. Once she was covered, she removed Lance’s Jacket and handed it to him. He passed the coat to Lance, rested his hands on her shoulders and kissed her forehead. “There’s nothing wrong with it, little sister.” He closed his eyes and held up his hand when Lance choked and would have said something. “Normally, there is nothing the matter with it. But right now, there are a lot of things that could go wrong.”
Moving to her right, he gathered her against his side like a big brother and led her to the edge of the stage and down the stairs. Marvin was there, stamping out little fires that kept springing up around him. If Tansy wasn’t careful, she’d burn the place to the ground.
“What the—” Marvin said as he danced around in an attempt to put them all out.
Drake rested his hand on Marvin’s arm to get his attention. “I’m sure you will allow the young lady out of her contract now that you know her life is in jeopardy. Will you not?”
Marvin laughed and shook his head, his expression easy to read. “I offered her good money and she signed a legal and binding contract. If she doesn’t dance, she owes me money.”
“How much?”
One of the men in her brother’s little group stepped forward and raised a brow. May probably would have kissed him had he been a bit smaller than he was. He was the type of man she always avoided.
Not only was this guy tall, he was big . Heck, big didn’t even begin to describe him. Built-like-a-linebacker huge was a better description. His brown hair, almost the color of fertile soil, brushed his broad shoulders. His chest was wide, his pectorals bulging beneath his white shirt as he moved. He had arms bigger than her thighs and his thighs were almost as thick as her waist.
May got a sick feeling in the pit of her stomach when he asked, “How much do you want to let her out of this contract?”
Why would he care?
“I—I don’t know.” Marvin looked around as though looking for help. Obviously, there was none forthcoming since Barry vacated the area when he saw Drake’s entourage. “I never thought about it. Nobody wants out of their contracts. They make damned good money here.”
The big man stepped closer, an obvious air of menace about him. His brown gaze bored into the manager. May could see the promise of death in his gaze, and he did nothing more than stand and stare at Marvin.
May got the feeling that somewhere out back, the Earth split open and waited for this man to toss Marvin into the breach like a hungry, opened maw. There was no doubt in May’s mind that the man wasn’t just a man. She’d bet he was a dragon. The only problem with that was, it seemed as though he’d taken an interest in her.
Crap and double crap!
“Say, for the sake of argument…” he stopped talking and looked at May. She wasn’t sure what she did, but she must have done something to draw his attention. He turned his attention back to Marvin and waved his arm… “that this woman wants out. How much?”
Marvin’s eyes gleamed. He didn’t answer right away, but took measure of all the men with her. Even her brother dressed as though he had money. When his gaze finally rested on Oscar, Drake’s driver, she knew then, that mister Tall-dark-and-huge was in trouble. May could tell by the gleam in Marvin’s eyes that he was going to tell the man some elaborate sum.
It surprised her when Marvin said, “I don’t know.” He shook his head as he got a faraway expression. “I’ll have to think about it. I’ll lose business because of this. I’ll have to figure out how
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