Page 49 of Recklessly Rogue

“I’ll bet he can do some major damage without a weapon.” This comes from another woman who came in with Wendy and Maggie. She’s giving me an appreciative once-over.

“How many ways do you know to kill a man?” Charles asks me.

Seventeen, but I’m not going to tell them that. “That’s not really?—”

“It only takes one,” Dan says, chuckling. He’s sitting back in his chair, with one ankle propped on the opposite knee. He looks likenoneof the other millionaires I’ve met in my life.

“It’s handy to have options though,” Wendy says.

“And some are more painful and slower than others,” Ben says, nodding. “With guys like Christopher, that would be tempting.”

“I’d really like to focus on—” I try again.

“Oh, honey, I can get one of those amazing rainfall shower heads for you at a steal,” Maggie says to April. “We can easily convert that tub and shower into a walk-in shower.”

“But she’ll want a tub for Elliot,” the other woman whose name I still don’t know, says. “Does Elliot like baths?”

“He does,” April says. “I do, too.”

“You can keep the tub. I’ll take the rainfall shower head in our bathroom,” Will tells Maggie.

“We’re not remodeling two bathrooms,” Wendy says. “We don’t have time for that.”

“Still, get me the deal and I’ll do our bathroom down the road,” Will says.

“Can we knock that wall out between the bedroom and that hallway closet?” Maggie asks. “That would expand the room really nicely. If you say yes to that, I’ll get you the showerheadanda great deal on tile.”

“Yes,” Will says without hesitation.

“Do you need to ask Mandy?” Ben asks.

“Nah, she’ll be so excited.”

I finally slap my hand down on the table. “Whatthehellare you talking about?”

Ruby’s hand moves to my thigh and squeezes. I take a breath as I look around the table at the wide-eyed stares.

“I think Henry is just feeling a little lost,” Ruby says.

“I just?—”

She squeezes harder and I clamp my jaw together.

“Somebody catch us up,” Ruby says.

“Oh, right,” Ben says. “You weren’t out here.”

“Nope,” Ruby says. “Sounds like you’ve all done some big talking.”

“Yeah, we’ve decided that April and Elliot will come live with me and Mandy,” Will says.

My mouth drops open. “Wha?—”

Ruby squeezes my leghard.

I shut up.

“Oh, wow,” Ruby says. “Really? Why’s that?”

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