a punch for you any day.” I meant it, too.
“You’re my hero, baby,” she said quietly. “Thank you for being my hero.”
She made me feel like her hero at that moment. “You’re welcome. Maybe next time I’ll get a punch in before I’m flat out on the ground.” I laughed.
“Well, when you get sucker punched , there’s not much you can do about it. He’s got some serious issues, doesn’t he?”
“Yes, he does. I wish I would’ve gotten rid of him a long time ago. I’m sorry for what he did to you.”
“I know you are, but he’s gone now, so forget about it. Let’s not tell Jo about all this, okay?”
I’d forgotten about her having sp ent the night with Vince. “Okay,” I said.
“We’re headed to dinner ; I’ll call you when we get back if you want.”
“I want, ” I told her.
“Try to stay out of trouble , and don’t forget to send me a pic!”
“You got it. Have fun and be careful.”
After we hung up, I turned my camera on myself and took a picture. The top of my cheek and my eye were pretty swollen and red, but not black and blue yet. I captioned it, ‘Your hero?’ and sent it. I immediately received a text back.
My god! Ur still the sexiest man ever! Thanx!
Then she sent me a gorgeous picture of herself and I made it my wallpaper. I stared at it for quite some time and wondered how I’d gotten so lucky.
I called Shane. H e worked backstage pretty closely with Vince, and filled him in on what had happened. I asked him if I could leave him in charge until I found a new Entertainment Manager and he was happy to help out. I told him to call either Trey or I if he needed help tonight.
“I think you should take it easy tonight ,” Trey said. “I’ve got this.”
“Okay. Thanks, man.”
I locked up, took some ibuprofen, hit the random button on the CD player, and laid on my bed. My face was throbbing. I wondered who told Vince about Gia’s personal past. Who was this Jason guy he mentioned?
I rolled onto Gia’s pillow and took a deep breath. I closed my eyes and thought of her while I listened to the music she’d picked out the other night while I was making dinner. I grabbed my phone and looked at her picture again. I stared at her and listened to the music until I fell asleep. My phone woke me up.
“What are you wearing?” I smiled when I heard her voice.
I looked down at my clothes, “Jeans and a t-shirt.”
“Mmm, sexy. You sound like you were sleeping.”
“I dozed off while I was staring at your picture. What are you wearing?” I asked her.
“I’m glad you asked ,” she said. “Check your e-mail.”
I pulled it up. “Jesus, Gia,” I whispered when I saw the picture of her in a black lacy bra and panties with garter belt and stockings.
“Should I buy it?”
“Where are you?”
“In a dressing room at Victoria’s Secret.” She giggled.
I chuckled at her. “I wish I were there to buy it for you.”
“I wish you were here to take it off of me.”
“I could be there in a few hours.” I noticed another new e-mail.
“What would you do to me then?” she asked.
I looked at the new e-mail. She was standing with her legs shoulder width apart, left arm across her chest, hand over her right breast. Right arm was at her side with the bra dangling from her fingers. She had a very seductive look on her face. It was the sexiest picture I’d ever seen and I was getting turned on. “Tell me to come and you’ll find out.”
She giggled . “We’re gonna have to finish this conversation when I get back to the hotel. I’m getting hot, and they’re gonna wonder what I’m doing in here so long.”
“Okay, Hotness. Thanks for the teaser, you made my night.”
“I’ll talk to you later,” she said. “Oh, and Ethan…”
“Yeah?”
“I would’ve asked you to come, but the girls planned this weekend, so I…”
“It’s okay, I understand,” I said. “You just enjoy yourself and your friends. You can have all of me you
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