closed.”
They all nodded in agreement. Bailey was the one who started crying first. “I am so sorry, guys. You barely even know me and I have ruined your life.” She said and then buried her face into her hands.
“Baby, this is not your fault. Listen, I thought we already talked about this. You were in the wrong place at the wrong time, it could have happened to any of us. I am thankful we found you before they could really kill you. Just think what our lives would have been like without you in it.” Dallas said softly to her trying to console her, but it was not really working.
“Yeah Dal, make sure you throw in the part where everything happens for a reason,” Calli scoffed. Dallas looked at her warningly but she continued on. “Bailey face it, yeah it kinda sucks that you were working for a mob boss and all. And yeah, we have all been sucked into this mess, but realistically it is not your fault you worked for a low life scum.
It would be if you continued to do the job they asked, but you are trying to help put him in jail. So no, the fault is all on him, the little pecker head is refusing to admit he is a criminal, and needs to go to jail. Our guys will get them and in the meantime, we get to go on a vacation with four hot guys and we get them all to ourselves. Yummy! I am saying thank you, girlfriend.” Calli said and bent down to take the little woman"s hand against her face. “Also the way I hear it, we have a fifth hot man and a lonely little friend who needs a little attention. I think we will have fun getting those two together, don"t you think?”
Ginny blushed bright red because she knew Calli was talking about her and this guy Andres. Well they could scratch her off the list because she refused to even look at a man who was also Italian. She had enough of those bossy men growing up; she refused to get involved with one. Then Noah walked in and the man in question followed. Shit was she in trouble, Ginny thought looking at the totally gorgeous hunk of a man that entered the room. He was as tall as Dallas and had bulges in all the right spots. She looked him over as he continued into the room and was introduced to everyone. When it came time for Ginny to meet him, she was sure she would pass out. He was a Greek God.
Steve came forward and introduced them together. She felt a shock of electricity when they shook hands and looked into his deep blue eyes and smiled when the man frowned down at her. He probably was trying to figure out who the hell she was. Bailey and Calli were both gorgeous and sophisticated, and here was mousey little Ginny, the plain Jane of the bunch. She gently pulled her hands away from him and went and stood in the corner. She had to make the call to her family and she knew it was going to take a while.
She would use every precious minute she could to explain why she was going out of town on the spur of the moment.
Calli made her arrangements and then went to focus on Jolly. She fussed over him getting him ready to leave the hospital. The man had barely made it through surgery yesterday and today he was leaving the hospital. She just hoped the nurse was good at her job because if anything happened to him she realized she would be lost. No matter what the outcome of this crazy adventure, she was on her way to her new home with Steve and Jolly.
Chapter 6
Steve was only half joking when he said they would be traveling by bus. Yes, it was a huge bus, but it was one of those kinds that were retrofitted for bands to travel around the country with. Instead of being loaded with plush surroundings, it had state of the art equipment for surveillance. Like this big monstrosity would not stand out on a busy street. Steve had laughed when she said that, explaining this was used for when they were asked to do security for stars coming to Colorado to visit, or political people traveling through. It got the job done and at least ten guys could work in here comfortably.
They were traveling