Total pages in book: 141
Estimated words: 132657 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 663(@200wpm)___ 531(@250wpm)___ 442(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 132657 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 663(@200wpm)___ 531(@250wpm)___ 442(@300wpm)
Her cousin’s eyes were wide, and her sister stood back slightly.
Greer had a suitcase in her hand that hopefully included underwear and a bra. “She obviously has joined the club. Like The Club club. Uncle Julian should have named it better. When I heard who Jensen was, I worried you were going to commit murder. I’m glad you didn’t choose violence, sis.”
“Do I want to know how you figured out who Jensen is?” Harlow stood back and allowed them to enter.
“Oh, Dad ranted for hours,” Greer explained. “You should know he’s got a dossier on Jensen now, and he’s pushing Jack to get the FBI involved. When Papa tried to point out that Jensen was doing exactly what you were doing when you got arrested in California, Dad added assault and battery.”
“Jensen didn’t break my arm.” So her Dad had been having fun in the wake of her flight.
“I did put her in the position where her arm was broken.” Jensen seemed to realize he wasn’t wearing anything but a pair of boxers. “I should…go and put clothes on. And then we can talk about the fact that our position is helplessly compromised and start trying to figure out where to go next.”
Greer smiled at him. “You don’t have to do that on my account. I’m in the lifestyle. I’m used to hot dudes running around with their dicks hanging out.”
“It’s not…” Jensen looked down where yes, in fact, his dick was slightly poking out. And he ran back toward the bedroom.
“What exactly are you doing here?” Niall had his Dom voice on. He was all big muscles and broad shoulders and a deep voice that brooked no disobedience.
“Checking on my friend, asshole.” Ruby didn’t miss a beat.
She could have told Niall that the Dom thing didn’t work on any of her friends outside a club setting.
Greer frowned at Niall. “You are a rat-fink lying jerk, and I hope you got the least amount of sex.”
Niall frowned as though the morning was not going how he’d planned. Welcome to her world. “I got a reasonable portion of the sex. And I also apologized and made breakfast.”
Gigi sniffed the air. “Is that bacon?”
“Yep,” Niall replied.
Gigi sighed and walked inside. “Good. My mom has my dad on this low-fat diet because his cholesterol is high. Let me tell you nurses know how to fuck with a diet. I’m starving. They wouldn’t let me have a donut. She said you might need to eat your feelings, and she wasn’t sure how many feelings you would have.”
“Well now I know she fucked her feelings, so we can eat all we like,” Ruby announced, passing her the box. “Please tell me there are pancakes.”
Greer held back, allowing Niall to follow their cousin and Ruby into the kitchen, saying something about how he hadn’t planned on this many people. “I was going to defend those donuts. Carbs are your go-to heartache food.”
“My heart doesn’t ache.” But she still opened the box and sighed in anticipation of that soft, sugary treat. Bear claws. Her sister knew her well. “I had a job go wrong, and now I’m stuck in hiding for a while. Jack will figure it out and then everything will be fine. Now explain to me how Dad isn’t riding in on his shiny SUV to rescue me from my own idiocy. He should have a bodyguard on you, and you should be on a plane to Colorado now.”
“Oh, according to Mom he spent most of the night harassing Big Tag and then finally passed out like an overly stimulated Rottweiler. You know how he gets when he’s that way.” Greer looked around the house. “Whose place is this?”
“Jensen’s childhood home. From what I can tell they used to own a lot of this land, but the house is what’s left.” It was odd to see her sister here. She associated Greer with the beautiful places of the world. She looked right at home in their parents’ big house in Highland Park. Greer fit there and with all the prep school girls they’d been around.
Harlow had preferred hanging with the Taggart kids. She loved her sister but was surprised she was here. Greer always followed the rules.
“You met him in LA?” Greer asked.
Harlow nodded. “Yeah, when I was on the Gains’ case. We were supposed to work together and he decided it was too dangerous for me and put me in a position where I got arrested. He didn’t realize I wasn’t alone in the building, and the guy who was there figured out the cops were coming and took it out on me. That’s how I ended up in the hospital. Why are you here?”
Greer’s eyes widened in obvious surprise. “Because you’re my sister and you’re in trouble. I know I’m not some tough chick and I can’t beat the crap out of whoever’s chasing you, but I can at least make sure you’re okay. Why are you surprised I’m here?”