“She just served, Aldrich.” Ling clearly wasn’t about to give this lady the chance to lie because she looked the type to cry her way out of a bad situation. And with the way Tiana’s brows roseshe knew the bitch was gonna try to be sneaky and only deal with her skinfolk.
She’d really screwed up.
“You’re a process server?” Parker looked at the woman who seemed to know she’d messed up by doing this here.
She cleared her throat and stood up taller before she nodded. “Yes, I am.”
“That’s odd because I don’t remember it being okay for process servers to get free entry to our facilities. At least not without clearance, which I know you don’t have because security would’ve escorted you directly to Aldrich at a more discrete location instead of out here in the open where you could make a scene. That’s what you’re going after, right? A scene? Some type of attention?”
Parker looked calm but I could tell by the way Tiana folded her lips that this was Parker being angry. I honestly couldn’t wait to see how he put this lady in her place. Since this was his stadium I was going to let him handle it and sit back and watch.
“I had a ticket for the game.”
“Where is it?”
“It’s on my phone.”
“Outstanding, I can see where it’s for because I’m sure your ticket didn’t come with access to the personnel-only hallways. Was the uniform something you wore into the stadium or did you pick that up from somewhere in the arena?” He was grilling the fuck out of her and by now several of my teammates had left their families to stand closer to us. When I glanced back, Ant, Antwan, Jacoby, Grant, Stew and Dr. Rich were all behind us forming a solid wall behind Sterling and Ami. Shielding both of us in case something popped off.
My niggas.
She glanced around again and then off in the distance probably trying to get whoever was supposed to have her back’sattention to rescue her from this situation. But since whoever put her up to this had probably just used her, they weren’t coming to her rescue.
“Ummm—”
Parker’s grin was slow to form but malevolent as if you could see the way he was going to make an example out of this lady and whoever hired her. “That’s what I thought. So you entered this facility intending to enter a restricted area in order to harass one of my employees.”
“This isn’t considered harassment—”
“Had you done it in a public place, in a publicly accessible area I’d agree with you. But back here isn’t that. Franklin?” Parker glanced over his shoulder to one of the men on his security team and the man just gave him a nod. Franklin’s ass looked like he needed to be on the O-Line blocking he was so big.
“Yes, sir already called them.”
Parker turned with a smile on his face. “You trying to make me look bad in front of my wife?” Tiana’s ass grinned from ear to ear at being called his wife and I prayed that Ling felt the same type of flattery when I did it.
“Just trying to remain an asset to the force and do the job you pay me to do.”
“That’s a safe answer but I know your overly capable ass couldn’t help but show off. Anyway, ma’am, you’re about to go to jail—”
Her eyes widened as though she couldn’t believe she was about to get in trouble for coming into a restricted area. “I’m allowed to take extraordinary measures—”
“You’re not a bounty hunter and Mr. Dinero isn’t on the lam. So there’s no reason for you to have gone through the means that you did to get this to him. Again, I hope whoever is paying you has enough pull to get you out of this situation.” He cockedhis head to the side in the type of arrogant way that only a white man who’d grown up rich as fuck could.
Two officers dressed in full uniform walked up and assessed the situation before turning to Parker.
“What’s the problem here, Mr. Phillips?”
He nodded to the woman who now had everyone’s attention. “She needs to be arrested for trespassing. She’s wearing a facility uniform and she’s not an employee here.”
The two officers moved to the woman to scoop her up and she backed up like she was in the right.
“There’s no reason for that. I can just go on my way and not be allowed back.”
Parker chuckled, and Tiana’s hand squeezed his tightly. I knew it was a sign for him to calm down but I already knew it wasn’t going to work.
“That would’ve been fine if you would’ve served him out front or from the stands. But dressing as you did breached my security, something I pay a lot of money for. I have to ruin what should be a joyous night since we won to figure out who fucked up and let you back here. That’s time away from my beautiful fiancée and for that, you don’t get a get out of jail free card.”
Her eyes went to Tiana like she thought she was going to get some type of help from her but Tiana just raised her brows that screamed, bitchI know you out your fucking mind.
