House of Payne 2 Scout Stacy Gail

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out by the way you cannonball into the deep end when it comes to relationships.
I don t cannonball.
This is the first time I can remember that you haven t cannonballed. When Scout merely
shrugged, Sass s smile slowly faded. What s wrong?
If I m not cannonballing, it s probably because Ivar trips my trouble alarm. So much so that
I ve nicknamed him Trouble.
Sass snapped straight up in her chair, eyes wide. Well, well. Clearly in Sass s opinion, the
vaunted trouble alarm was nothing to screw around with. Why? Wait, have you looked into his
background? He might have a record or something.
I did a complete background check.
And?
He s so clean he squeaks, which is weird in itself, considering he works in the highest
echelons of the fashion industry. I thought all the Beautiful People had a rep for being hardcore
partiers with nasty drug habits, life-threatening eating disorders, or at the very least had more money
than brains and made fools of themselves because of it. But aside from being a sexual exhibitionist
with members of royalty and movie stars, he s rock solid.
That made Sass blink. Wow.
I know, right?
Maybe he s got a weird kink.
Did you miss the sexual exhibitionist part?
No, that s just normal kink, Sass said, waving that away while Scout snorted. I mean,
something so dangerous it s enough to make your survival instinct hit the panic button.
Not that I can find.
Has he mentioned a penchant for safe words?
Good grief. No. And even if he did, having pet safe words doesn t mean he s a dangerous
guy.
Yeah, but it would be an indicator that vanilla isn t his flavor of choice. Absently she
sipped at her water. When was it that you first sensed he was trouble?
The moment he smiled at me with eyes that were totally blank. Then she shrugged just as
their waiter approached with cups of parmesan tomato bisque and Cobb salads. That s my trigger,
Sass. Right from the very beginning, that s what has struck me as being so wrong. He approached me
like he had something to hide. Nobody does that unless they really are trying to hide something,
right?
Depends. Sass seesawed her hand before reaching for a soup spoon. You said he
approached you. What d he want?
Something only Payne can give him, not me. And that s another reason why I m suspicious.
He knows I don t have the power the grant him full access to House Of Payne, so why the hell does he
keep popping up wherever I am? She shook her head as she reached for the cup of salad dressing. It
reminds me too much of Vishous for comfort.
Aha.
Scout looked up. Aha, what?
Sass pointed her spoon at her. Maybe that s another reason why your first instinct isn t to
trust this new guy. If you ll forgive the rhyme, Ivar Yummilicious reminds you of Vishous.
Scout burst out laughing, then clapped a hand over her mouth when she realized how loud she
was. I said his behavior reminds me of Vishous, but that s as far as it goes. Vishous was like his
name dark and edgy, pierced in all the right places, had a closet full of Korn concert T-shirts and
his hobby was collecting vodka bottles from blow-out parties to be displayed like trophies on his
mantel. On the other hand, Ivar is descended from ancient French nobility, bilingual, a world traveler,
prefers haute couture even on casual Fridays, and is the most sophisticated human being I have ever
met or will ever meet in my life. But other than that, hell yeah, they re practically twins.
I m just saying they re both extremely intense, especially when it comes to you. Sass took
her time to enjoy her soup, all the while watching her closely. As much as I hated what Vishous did
to you, using you just to worm his way into the House, I always felt a little sorry for that asshole.
Sorry for him? Scout paused in dressing her salad, hardly able to believe her ears. Why
would you feel sorry for Vishous? He got exactly what he wanted an exclusive story printed in
Rolling Stone magazine.
Yeah, but he got it at the expense of losing you. [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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