She poked him in the shoulder.“I told you it was good.”
“Dayum, Rox.”Pulling over to the side of the road, he flipped up his shades and sat back in wonder.
She’d seen the billboard a thousand times, but it pleased her to see his reaction to it.The picture did catch her best side.The red bustier was daring.It was form-fitted, lifting and supporting her curves, while at the same time threatening to expose her.
She’d thought that might catch some drinking men’s attention.
She glanced at Billy.She’d been right.
His gaze was hot as it swung to meet hers.The spacious cab suddenly seemed tiny, and the temperature rose about ten degrees.“Do you still have that thing?”
It was in the top drawer of her dresser, untried and untested.
“Maybe.”Grinning, she undid her seatbelt and climbed out of the cab.
She heard a grumble behind her and something about not being in good shape to be seen by her sisters.Walking carefully, she crossed the uneven ground to meet up with Lexie and Maxie.Behind her, she finally heard Billy’s door.
Maxie stood with her head tilted back so far, her hair nearly fell to her waist.“That is magnificent.”
Roxie hooked her thumbs in the pockets of her jeans.It really was.The shot had been taken by a company known for doing boudoir photo shoots, the sexy kind that housewives did to spice up their love lives with their husbands.It was a simple picture, really.She was just looking out at the traffic, giving her best come-hither stare.
Okay, she’d upped the intensity a bit with some smoky eye makeup and red, red lips.And she’d been having a really good hair day.The dark strands dropped in artful curls around her shoulders.It had that just-tumbled sexy look that men loved.
Roxie felt Billy come up behind her before his hands settled on her hips.“Uh… Is anyone else seeing what I’m seeing?”he asked.
Lexie blushed and shook her head.“I’m surprised someone hasn’t climbed up there and painted over it.”
“What, like a Band-Aid?”Roxie laughed.She looked up at the larger than life exposé.So there was the hint of a nipple showing through the red lace of the bustier.Big deal.She’d seen lewder things in fashion magazines.
And that little hint?
She couldn’t count the number of men who had come to the bar to ask for the truth.Had she shown something she shouldn’t, or hadn’t she?
She laughed and started marching forward.“That’s the second brilliant idea you’ve had this morning, Lex.”
“What?”Lexie said shortly.“What did I say?”
“That we climb up there.That will be the perfect shot for our photograph.”Turning around, Roxie began to walk backwards.“You got your phone, Ace?”
Billy started digging in his back pocket.
“Oh, God,” Lexie said, pulling away.
Maxie, true to form, started to hurry over to the billboard’s ladder.“That’s up there higher than I thought.”
Roxie laughed.“Come on, Lexie.”
“I can’t,” her sister said, shaking her head vehemently.“You know I’m afraid of heights.”
Roxie caught her hand.“I won’t let you fall.”
Lexie dug in her heels.“I’m not climbing up there.”
Roxie pouted, but then looked at the sign again.It wasn’t really that high off the ground, but the magnitude of the picture presented an optical illusion.She really was the Godzilla femme fatale, staring down at them.Although…
“I’ve got it.”She wove her fingers through her sister’s.She could feel how Lexie was trembling.“You can stand at the bottom of the ladder.Maxie can be above you, and I’ll climb all the way up to the platform.That way Billy can get all three of us and the billboard.”
Billy was already holding up his phone.“I don’t know if I can fit the whole thing.Those knockers are huge.”
