Total pages in book: 117
Estimated words: 114492 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 572(@200wpm)___ 458(@250wpm)___ 382(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 114492 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 572(@200wpm)___ 458(@250wpm)___ 382(@300wpm)
“Wow,” Sarah says, staring out at the expanse of lights. “It’s beautiful.”
We all get up and take in the view alongside her, drinks in hand.
“Let’s take a photo, Sarah,” Kat says. The two girls smile for a selfie on Kat’s phone, followed by Jonas and Sarah, at Kat’s urging.
“You two look good together,” Kat says to Jonas. “Really good together.”
At Kat’s words, Jonas looks like a fucking kitten being stroked. Aw, Jonas. Shit. It’s times like this I remember my brother’s gone his whole life without a single person other than me telling him how fucking awesome he is.
“Don’t post those pics anywhere, Kat,” Henn warns. “We don’t want the bad guys knowing we’re on their turf.”
“I won’t post them; don’t worry. I just want to remember being here in Vegas with my best friend for her first time.” Kat wraps Sarah in a warm hug. “Thank God you’re okay. I was so worried about you. I love you so much.”
“I love you, too.” Sarah says, nuzzling into Kat’s blonde hair.
I can’t take my eyes off Kat and Sarah right now—especially Kat. Yeah, she’s gorgeous, but I already knew that. Yeah, she’s sassy as hell. But, watching the way she’s so tenderly kissing and hugging Sarah, it’s suddenly dawning on me she might also be… dare I say it... sweet? Huh.
Sarah whips her head up and gasps. “I’ve got it,” she says.
“You’ve got what?” Kat asks, brushing Sarah’s dark hair out of her face.
Sarah disengages from Kat, suddenly animated with an idea. “We use their greed against them.”
“That’s my girl,” Jonas says. “I knew you’d think of something.”
Sarah leaps over to Jonas and throws her arms around his neck, something she seems to do a lot, I’ve noticed. “This is gonna work.”
“Of course, it will,” Jonas says. “We’re an unstoppable team.”
Henn looks at his watch. “Okay, get your plan figured out and we’ll launch first thing tomorrow. I’m gonna work all night on my malware. I want to make sure whatever we send them is ironclad.” He grabs his laptop, clearly excited to get to work.
“Well,” Kat says, her hands on her hips. “While Henn’s hard at work cooking up a fancy virus, I guess the rest of us will have to find something to do in Las Vegas. Hmm.” She taps her finger on her temple like she’s solving an algebra problem. “What on earth could we possibly do in Las Vegas?” She raises her eyebrow at me, clearly inviting me to provide a suggested solution to the riddle.
“You like to gamble, Kat?” I ask.
Her face lights up. “I love it.”
How did I know she was gonna say that? “What’s your game?”
“Blackjack.”
“Lame,” I say.
“Excuse me?”
“The real fun is craps.”
“I’ve never played,” she says. “It seems complicated.”
“Nah, it’s easy. I’ll spot you a grand and teach you how to play.”
Her eyes pop out of her head. “I’m not gonna take your money.”
I love that she just said that—I can’t remember the last time a woman said anything even remotely like that to me, actually—but, of course, it’s out of the question.
“No, you’ve got to roll the dice for me, Party Girl,” I say matter-of-factly. “You’ve got first-timer’s luck and lady luck on your side, and they only let you roll when you’ve got a bet on the table.”
“Well, then, I’ll bet my own money.”
She tosses her golden hair behind her shoulder in what appears to be a misplaced gesture of defiance. Oh God, she’s such a sexy little thing.
“Kat,” Jonas says. “Let my brother pay for your fun.”
Thank you, Jonas.
Finally, for the first time ever, my brother has actually stepped in to help me with a woman. I open my mouth to thank him for his unexpected assistance, but the fucker keeps talking.
“There’s nothing Josh Faraday loves more than throwing his hard-earned money away on mindless entertainment,” Jonas adds.
I laugh. I knew it was too good to last. “That’s your idea of helping me, bro?”
Jonas shrugs.
“You’d be doing me a favor, Kat,” I say, turning away from my useless brother and fixing my eyes on Kat’s ridiculously beautiful face. “Betting on a first-time roller is the dream of every craps player—it’s as exciting as it gets. And I love excitement.”
Kat grins and bites her lip, her eyes blazing. “Okay, Playboy,” she says. “I’m in. You had me at ‘excitement.’”
Oooooooooh, I like this girl. My skin is beginning to tingle.
“But we’re all going out together, right?” she asks, looking at Sarah.
“Of course,” Sarah says.
“Where should we take these lovely ladies to dinner?” Jonas asks me.
My dick is beginning to tingle along with the rest of me. “It just so happens I know the perfect place,” I say.
“Of course you do,” Jonas replies.
“Do you ladies think you can handle a night out with the Faraday brothers?” I ask, but the only lady I’m looking at is Kat.