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“Hey, Nico. So, which one of you are going to tell me what’s going on? Max has been pacing the floor every night. Phone calls coming in during the middle of the night. And he’s been highly agitated about something.”
Max looked at her with hooded eyes, as if assessing her. She knew what he was trying to figure out. What did she know? Better yet, what did she think she knew? Deciding to let them both off the hook, she smiled. Walking over to Max, she lowered herself down to his lap. Lazily wrapping her arms around his neck, she kissed him lightly on the lips.
“Give me a dollar.”
“What? Why do you need a dollar?”
“Max, give me a dollar.” Rolling her eyes, she wished her man would occasionally just go with the flow.
Reaching into his pocket, he pulled out a stash of money. Unfolding the bills, he looked at the money in his hand. “I don’t have a dollar.”
“Then give me what you have.”
Peeling off a twenty, he smiled at her. “What are you up to?”
Winking at him, she turned to Nico. “Hey, Nico, you should probably give me a dollar also. Or whatever lowest denomination you have in your pocket.”
Nico seemed quicker on the draw, pulling out a ten and giving it to her with a smile. “You’re smart.”
Nodding at him, she stood from Max’s lap and placed the money on the table in between them. Shifting her body, she turned to Max. “Do you know how much I love you?”
He just stared at her, a small smile lifting one corner of his lips. “I think I’m about to find out.”
A bright smile lit up her face. “Damned right, you are.” Her gaze included both Max and Nico as she began to speak. “I want to thank you both for retaining me as your personal attorney. As a member of the DC, Maryland, and Virginia Bar, I can provide counsel and represent you in any court within those three states. Any discussion we have pertaining to your business—any business you own, lead, or have a controlling interest in—will be covered by Attorney-Client Privilege from this point forward. Understood?”
“Sweetheart,” Max opened, “Do you understand what you’re asking? What you’re doing?”
Her soft gaze took in his handsome face. The decision had been made long ago; it just took this moment to put her plan into motion. “I know what I’m doing.”
“Nico. Do you agree as well?”
His face had a look of smug satisfaction as he looked between Max and Kiana. “Yeah, I agree. Damn, man, she’s fucking perfect for you.”
“Yeah, I know.” Reaching out to her, he pulled her back down to his lap. “I’m never letting you go,” he whispered.
“You’d better not.”
