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“Don’t worry, squeaky,” Liss said. “You’re not my type.”
“She likes her men a little older,” Spike put in. “More on the geriatric side.”
I growled and turned to stare at him. He shrugged.
“Spike, if you continue poking the bear,” Kingpin said. “I’d sleep with one eye open if I were you.”
Ignoring them both, I went on.
“The beauty behind the bar is Baby Doll,” I said. “She’s our Treasurer. Prevents us from spending all our cash on booze. You met her when we brought you in.”
Liss raised her hand in acknowledgement.
“Hi. Sorry about snapping at you earlier.”
Baby Doll waved her off.
“No hard feelings, sweetie. These boys have bit off my head more than a few times. I’m used to it.”
“You already figured out who Vlad is,” I continued, gesturing to where he was seated at his customary table. “He’s our Enforcer.”
“The big, scary Russian. Makes sense.”
“Keep that in mind if you go after Crash’s balls,” I said. “Vlad will be the one you have to deal with.”
Liss eyed Vlad for a moment, as if sizing him up.
“Don’t even think about it, little girl,” Vlad grumbled. “I will crush you like a bug.”
She made a noise of disinterest and returned her attention to her meal.
“Not nearly as exciting as that spanking you threatened me with,” she said.
“More kinky stuff,” Spike said. “It just never stops with you two.”
I rose to my feet and turned. Liss put her hand on my bicep. I stopped, staring down at her fingers curled lightly there.
“No need to get your nose broken twice in the same hour,” she said.
Reluctantly, I settled into my seat again. Spike looked smug. I’d wipe that look off his face later.
“Go on,” Liss coaxed. “Finish introducing me. Who’s the long-legged bastard with the cowboy hat?”
“That would be Tex,” I said. “Southern boy down to his bones.”
Tex touched the brim of his hat.
“Seated next to him is Gatling,” I added. “He’s our Sergeant at Arms. He keeps tabs on our armory, too.”
A flicker of interest crossed Liss’s face.
“So, you’re the guy I talk to about getting a gun, huh?”
Crash gave a strangled whimper.
“Please don’t put a weapon in that woman’s hands.”
Liss poked her tongue in her cheek, but didn’t say anything. That look suggested she already had a weapon hidden somewhere.
