“Gunter is making me a dress. He called yesterday and insisted. I was kind of shocked, to be honest.”
Kelsey claps her hands together. “Hell yes. Gunter won’t steer you wrong. This is going to be fabulous.”
“If you get me a ticket and promise me I won’t get kicked out, I’ll give you the number of the hacker I got last night,” Flynn blurts out.
My chin jerks in her direction. “You found someone?”
“Wait, why do we need a hacker?” Monroe whispers to Harlow.
Flynn crosses her arms over her chest. “Because Scarlett’s troll came at me this week, and it’s time to bring that asshole down. No more screwing around. If the cops can’t find him, we will.”
“Thank God,” Kelsey says as she forks up a bite of pancake. “I’m so damn tired of that piece of crap ruining Scarlett’s day.”
Flynn smiles at her, and it’s all teeth. “Not for much longer.”
After we finish breakfast, we all spill out of the restaurant onto the sidewalk with lots of hugs and promises to do it again next week at the same time and same place. I’m totally free for that, considering Gabriel is training like crazy.
Flynn hugs me good-bye and heads off down the sidewalk, and then Harlow and Monroe hop into Harlow’s town car, leaving Kelsey and me alone near the entrance. Pat is already out of the SUV, waiting by the door, and I hold up a finger to let him know I’ll be a moment.
“Are you sure you’re okay? Because I don’t like the idea of you needing security and not telling us how serious these threats are.”
I meet Kelsey’s deep brown, almost black, gaze. “The guy that came back from Gabriel’s past is pretty scary, Kels. I don’t know what he’s capable of, but we know that he’s probably not going to do anything before the fight.”
“How could you know that?”
“Because he’s betting on Gabriel to lose.”
Kelsey’s eyebrows shoot to her hairline. “Legend’s going to throw the fight?”
I shake my head. “No. He’s not. Which is why we have to be prepared for whatever happens next.”
“Shit, girl. This is heavy stuff. Why didn’t you tell me sooner? You know I’m always here for you.”
“Because it’s not really my stuff to tell. And I didn’t want Monroe or Harlow to spread it around. They wouldn’t on purpose, but ...”
“I remember what happened last time. I get it. I do. But, still, that shit is scary. You have to be careful. If there’s anything I can do to help, all you have to do is ask.”
“I know, and I love you even more for that. Come on, let me and Pat give you a ride home. Gabe’s training all day, so I’ve got time.”
“Oh ... training. That sounds sweaty and deliciously hot.”
The memory of what happened in the gym after I put Lucy in her place blasts into my brain. “Oh, girl, you haveno idea.”
Twenty-Five
Legend
Bump is practically vibratingwith excitement in the back of the SUV as we head to a carnival at the center for kids that Meryl Fosse runs.
I was on the fence about Bump coming along, but Scarlett made a good case for bringing him with us.
“What if he can have a positive impact on the lives of some of those kids? Meryl wouldn’t keep inviting him if she didn’t see potential in him. He loves working for you, but it would be cool for him to have something of his own too.”
Give Bump an even more well-rounded life than he currently has? Yeah, it wasn’t hard to get me to agree to that.
“You think they’ll have Skee-Ball? Will it be like the arcade? I’m really good at Skee-Ball, remember?”
Scarlett shifts in her seat to smile at him. “I’m sure they’ll have all sorts of games. Even if they don’t have Skee-Ball, you’ll find one that you’re really good at.”