Free Las Vegas Sidewinders: Karl (Book 3) by Kat Mizera

beautiful
tonight,” a deep voice said behind her.
    Kate turned and smiled
at Dante. He was pretty hot too in a white tuxedo. On his arm, Larissa was also
in white, a somewhat demure dress that showed off her nice figure but somewhat
hid her growing baby bump. They hadn’t made an official announcement, so they
were trying to keep it under wraps a little longer.
    “Thank you,” Kate spoke
happily. “You guys look great.”
    “You did a wonderful
job,” Larissa said softly. “Everything looks very nice.”
    “I had a lot of help,
but I’m kind of proud.”
    “We’re glad to be
here,” Dante turned to smile at the photographer who was aiming at them,
pulling Kate into the picture at the last minute.
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

Chapter
6
     
    The next morning Kate
groaned when her phone rang. It had been almost five in the morning before
she’d gotten to bed and it was only 11:00 now. Reaching for her phone, she saw
Karl’s name and managed to accept the call.
    “Hi!” she groaned.
    “Did someone stay out
too late last night?” he teased.
    “Oh my God.” She closed
her eyes. “I’m going to die.”
    “Have too much to drink
too?”
    “Maybe.” She giggled.
“Oh, Karl, it was amazing. I gave out so many business cards and my phone has
been dinging all morning with emails and invitations to events.”
    “Yeah, well, being on
the cover of the New York Post will do that.”
    “What?!” Her eyes snapped open.
“What are you talking about?”
    “Oh, you haven’t been
on your computer yet,” he laughed. “Maybe you should. I’ll wait.”
    “Oh, God, do I look
awful? What picture was it?”
    He took a breath.
“Babe. You have to stop this immediate need to think negative. Of course you
don’t look awful! You look stunning—and I’m sure Dante Lamonte thought so too.”
    “What?” She frowned, grabbing
her laptop off the floor and fumbling to pull up the internet. “Oh my God,
Larissa was in that picture too—they cropped her out. Dammit. This is terrible!
I’m supposed to be fixing his image, not becoming his next scandal!”
    “Welcome to the world of
celebrities—nothing is ever as it seems.”
    “Karl, this is bad!”
    “No, it’s not! Relax.”
He chuckled. “You think you’re the first publicist to be pictured with a famous
client? And there were hundreds of witnesses there that know he was with his
girlfriend all night.”
    “And you know this
how?”
    “Dom called me as soon
as he saw it this morning.” Karl laughed. “He wanted to make sure I knew that
he was with you until you left.”
    “He was,” she said. “He
was a lifesaver, too, helping me get a few of the more intoxicated clients into
cabs without any fanfare, and staying with me until everyone was gone. He went
straight to the airport—he must be exhausted.”
    “Kind of like you
sound.”
    “Yeah.” She yawned. “It
was a really long day and now I’ve got to get right on this to make sure it
doesn’t turn into anything it’s not.”
    “Don’t overdo it,” he
said gently.
    “I’m okay.” She yawned
again and got up to make coffee. “So how’s your mom?”
    “She tolerated the new
chemo meds much better than the first. But now the doctor has mentioned
chemotherapy and radiation both.”
    “Oh, no.” She sighed.
“Are you okay?”
    “I’m just staying
positive for her and trying not to think about everything that could go wrong.”
    “I’m sure she
appreciates you being there.”
    “She does. We’re very
close.” He paused. “Kate?”
    “Yeah?”
    “Would you be upset if
I stayed in Sweden a little longer?”
    “No, of course not! If
you need to be with your mom, I totally get it. I mean, I’m disappointed, but
your mom takes priority over everything!”
    “Not everything ,”
he said softly. “I just, you know, she looked so old sitting there with all
those sick people and I never thought of my mom as old before. I can’t