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That didn’t mean she wanted to answer it.
It was nice here all cuddled up, and she was pretty sure itwas way too early to be awake after everything that happened the night before.Her men had kept her up. Her beautiful, sexy, amazing men.
“Why?” Niall yawned and turned over in his sleep. He lookeddeliciously rumpled, and she wished she could lay back down and wrap herselfaround him.
Also, her backside was sore. Turned out when you shoved abig cock up there, one felt it the next day.
She snorted and reached for the handle on the drawer to thenightstand. The phone was buzzing along.
“Is that Ruby?” Niall sat up, yawning. “Or did your dad finda way to boost a signal out here? Tell me he’s not already on his way.”
She could see her dad striding into the bedroom she sharedwith her superhot boyfriends if he thought they needed to chat. She fumbled forthe phone. It was easy because that side of the bed was empty. “He doesn’t havethis number. As far as I know he’s not aware this phone exists. Though youshould know he’ll have a new one for me as soon as he can.”
He looked around. “Where is Jensen?”
Harlow gripped the phone and brought it out, not caring thather sheet had slipped and she was naked. It wasn’t like Ruby would be on avideo call. Maybe if this was some kind of work meeting she could get Niall toeat her pussy while she handled it. It would make meetings so much more fun.“Probably starting the coffee. Or trying to hide from my parents.”
Niall frowned and slid out of bed.
No fun for her. She slid her finger across the screen andput her best friend on speaker. “Hey, Rubes. What’s happening?”
“That’s what I’m trying to figure out, but I wanted to giveyou a heads-up.” Ruby sounded so serious it made Harlow sit up and startreaching for a robe.
“About what?”
“There’s been a lot of chatter in certain forums that thehit is going down today and everyone except the hired gun should back off. Thisconversation happened about an hour ago,” Ruby explained. “It’s like it’s adone deal. I don’t know what’s happening. I’ve also checked out the satcoverage of your area, and I don’t see anything that would tell me there’s aproblem. Although I did hear a rumor that your dad and Jack showed up. Big Tagis pissed Chase hacked him.”
“You hacked him.”
“I was polite about it. I know how to handle Big Tag. I senthim a dozen lemon tarts and an apology explaining he didn’t understand whatcould happen if you didn’t get your skin care regimen,” Ruby explained.
It was so early. She glanced over at the clock andstretched. “Yeah, Dad showed up with Jack. I think they were going to try toconvince Jensen to give up everything with absolutely no promise of immunity. Ilove Jack, but he can be a massive ass sometimes. Although my dad could justhave come to try to murder him. Needless to say Dad’s plan was screwed upbecause Papa figured out what he was doing and made Uncle Lucas come with himand mom.”
Ruby whistled. “I bet that went well. Are they still there?”
“Jack is probably on the road by now.” She found some PJpants and slipped them over her legs. She hoped her parents slept in. She’dlike time to shower and not look like a well-loved and doubly penetrated womanbefore they showed up. Although her dad would know. He always knew. “If hedrank all the coffee, I’m going to have a long talk with him.”
They would have to go into town soon. She loved being alonewith her men, but worrying about whether they could buy groceries was going tobe a problem. And her parents would be here soon.
She was probably in for some complaints of nausea thismorning. If her dad started in on her, she would shove a pancake in his mouth.Niall’s pancakes were excellent tasting and might actually shut the man up.
She would have to have a long talk with her dad today. Itwas past time they came to a cease fire. She didn’t want to be a point ofcontention for her parents.
“I tried his cell, but he didn’t pick up,” Ruby said. “I’mworried something is going down. I think at the very least someone has figuredout Jensen might have intelligence on Hamilton, and they’re going to move onhis apartment today. I have a plan, and I hope you’re not upset about it, but Iwanted you to have the option. I know he’s safe and all, but Jack is going towant to lock down that apartment, and I don’t think he knows where it is.Jensen used a fake name to rent it.”
“I’m pretty sure Jack knows everything now. Jensen talked tohim for hours last night. What he doesn’t have is the actual proof. Which Ithink is hidden at his place, so yeah, we need to get him on the phone. Can youcall Big Tag?”
“I did. He’s sending someone over to secure the apartmentlater on this morning, and then if Jensen gives them permission, they’ll put ina new security system. My worry is if they get in before Big Tag can, they’llhave not only the information Jensen was going to use against Hamilton, butthey might figure out where you are,” Ruby explained. “But like I said, someonefrom MT is going over there this morning, so I might have freaked out fornothing, and I hope it’s okay that I told them where Jensen was living.”
She praised the day her parents became friends with that bigbastard. He was a dude you could count on. And now that she thought about it,his son was practically an attorney, with connections to a good firm with ascary defense lawyer. “I’ll speak for him. Do it. I honestly think we shouldcome back to Dallas this afternoon. Could you negotiate with Big Tag to let usstay at Sanctum? The Hideout isn’t as secure, and I think The Club will be abit much for my guys.”
They would probably prefer the quirky charm of Sanctum tothe rich decadence of The Club. The Club was beautiful and filled with powerfulpeople. Sanctum was full of Big Tag’s people.
Jensen and Niall were way closer to that. Also, Sanctum hada princess castle room, and the things she could do with her guys and all thatsparkly glitter.
“Thank you,” Ruby said with a grateful sigh. “I thought Iwould have to fight you. I think you should come back to Dallas. You don’t havereal Internet out there. If you’re at Sanctum, we can work this case together.It’s getting lonely at the office. Gigi came in to answer the phones on her dayoff, but she is not interested in solving crimes in any way that doesn’tinvolve listening to a podcast.”
Harlow snorted and glanced into the bathroom. No Jensen. Andit was weird because his razor was gone along with his toothbrush.
