Well Built
Page 49
Damn. How had fate landed her back in his lap?
Okay bad choice of words, he thought, and cringed.
“You with me?” Dan asked.
Beside them, Jared and Ava were silent, no doubt either enjoying his discomfort or uncomfortable themselves by the situation Ben now found himself in.
“I’m listening,” Ben muttered to Dan.
The older man nodded. “Vague threats have come to Jade Glow’s people regarding picking Summer for the opening act, so Orion Motors, the sponsor of her world tour, wants to hire protection for both women just to be safe.”
“Are you giving me a choice of who I get to protect?” Ben asked. Neither option appealed. Tawny had been a spoiled brat with constant demands but for some reason, Summer had liked the other girl. The two had been friends. Maybe that should have been Ben’s first clue to steer clear of Summer Michelle.
“No. There’s no choice for you. We’re the best in the business and Jade’s people want us to look out for Summer, since the threats focused solely on her. Unfortunately we have no other bodyguards to offer, at least for the moment, so they hired another firm for Tawny. You going to be okay?”
Since he didn’t have a choice, he nodded.
“Good. Everything else you need to know about the case is in the file,” Dan went on. “Her itinerary is in there as well, so you’ll know where to meet up with her later today. She has a series of events lined up over the next two weeks in Manhattan. You’ll stick close.”
“How close?” Ben asked warily. Some cases involved daytime surveillance only.
“Summer lives on the West side in a one bedroom walk up. No doorman. No protection. So we’re talking twenty-four-seven cover.”
Of course they were. Because why should he catch a break?
Summer Michelle had been Ben’s undoing four years ago, but he was determined not only to keep his distance but to make certain that he was the one calling the shots this time around.
Okay bad choice of words, he thought, and cringed.
“You with me?” Dan asked.
Beside them, Jared and Ava were silent, no doubt either enjoying his discomfort or uncomfortable themselves by the situation Ben now found himself in.
“I’m listening,” Ben muttered to Dan.
The older man nodded. “Vague threats have come to Jade Glow’s people regarding picking Summer for the opening act, so Orion Motors, the sponsor of her world tour, wants to hire protection for both women just to be safe.”
“Are you giving me a choice of who I get to protect?” Ben asked. Neither option appealed. Tawny had been a spoiled brat with constant demands but for some reason, Summer had liked the other girl. The two had been friends. Maybe that should have been Ben’s first clue to steer clear of Summer Michelle.
“No. There’s no choice for you. We’re the best in the business and Jade’s people want us to look out for Summer, since the threats focused solely on her. Unfortunately we have no other bodyguards to offer, at least for the moment, so they hired another firm for Tawny. You going to be okay?”
Since he didn’t have a choice, he nodded.
“Good. Everything else you need to know about the case is in the file,” Dan went on. “Her itinerary is in there as well, so you’ll know where to meet up with her later today. She has a series of events lined up over the next two weeks in Manhattan. You’ll stick close.”
“How close?” Ben asked warily. Some cases involved daytime surveillance only.
“Summer lives on the West side in a one bedroom walk up. No doorman. No protection. So we’re talking twenty-four-seven cover.”
Of course they were. Because why should he catch a break?
Summer Michelle had been Ben’s undoing four years ago, but he was determined not only to keep his distance but to make certain that he was the one calling the shots this time around.
