“Hello,” I said, smiling out at the view of the rolling water. Sunlight glittered on the waves and awe at the natural beauty kept my attention focused that direction.
“There’s my beautiful doll. What are you doing today?”
Sighing, I slouched against the table on the balcony and rolled my eyes. “Nothing. With the threat of the Italians maybe getting their act together, no one wants to let me or your mother out of the house. Let me tell you, that woman’s about ready to grab herself a hand grenade and make a stand if Hero and Danger don’t relent. They let us go out for an hour yesterday.”
He snorted, then his hearty chuckle had me smiling from ear to ear. “’Bout right. I saw what you did, too. Your earrings look nice.”
Perking up, I sat straight in the chair and smiled as contentment bounced around in my chest. “Thank you.”
“Well, you’ll be excited to know, I have two surprises. Which do you want first, the good one or the best one?”
“Oh, they’re both good things?” I tapped my bare feet against the floor. “How about the best one first?”
“I’m on my way home today!”
I shot to my feet and danced for a second, then glanced around, hoping no one had seen. “Yes! I know it’s only been a couple of days, but I missed you.”
He hummed. “Next time I’ll have to bring you with me, now that everything’s sorted. Now, how about the good news? Mum said you’ve been going as out of your mind as she has been.”
“Ugh, yeah. I don’t mind hanging out when I have something to do, but I’m not a big fan of sitting around for no reason. I know those things might not sound different, but they are.”
He chuckled. “You keep saying you want me to trust you on jobs, right? So, how about we consider this as a little test? Most of my men are put through hell before I let them do anything much.”
I slapped a hand to my chest, fiddling with the necklace there. “Go on,” I purred over the line at him, my cock tingling. Ugh, I was so fucking happy to have something to do.
He growled. The low, sensual sound hit my stomach in the right way to make me hot. “Want you to do a favor for me, sweet Lolly. Seeing as how you’re all dressed up, I want you to go do something, so that everyone will know it comes directly from me. And there’s nothing like sending my significant other to make a point.” He sounded completely satisfied with himself. I loved that.
“Okay, what do you want me to do?” I asked, smirking toward the water.
“There’s a man who has gotten far too big of a head for his own good. He’s not the dangerous sort. He’s a council member by the name of Cooper. He took a large bribe from me, then took an even bigger one from the Italians. Thinks he’s fucking clever. He’s set to give them the bids they want to buy up property around Townsville, which will let them sneak back into my territory in a way I am not going to tolerate. Cooper picked sides, the wrong one, and I told him I had something on him, but he either didn’t believe me or he’s a half-wit with shit for brains.”
“Okay, so how does this involve me?” I asked, voice breathy. I didn’t mean to sound like I was halfway ready to be fucked, but Legend being gone for a few days had left me aching for him, and hearing his voice was getting me harder than I would’ve expected. I pressed my hand to my abs and ignored my throbbing cock trapped in the pink panties that matched this dress. Glancing around, I snuck my hand down and gave myself a rub.
He chuckled. “Cooper tries to pretend he’s a family man. He’s overly concerned with propriety. So, here I’m asking if you’re all right with this. Will you go hand him an envelope full of all the pictures I have of him letting a woman who’s not his wife suck him off? I’m already tipping off the local news and anyone else I think will care about this shit, but I want him to know before it’s out, so he can panic.” The pure pleasure in Legend’s voice had me grinning.
“Oh, if he’s that stuck on himself, he would probably be worried about being seen with me dressed like this,” I said, plucking at my skirt.
Legend hummed. “It’s a possibility.”
Amusement zipped through me, something I didn’t think I would’ve been able to feel before I’d met Legend. “Well, then I better make sure to wear my brightest lipstick, don’t you think?”
He snickered. “Don’t do anything you aren’t comfortable with. Wear whatever you like, Lolly. I just want you to remember the expression on his face when he sees all the dirt I got. You take a long look so you can tell me later when you’re riding my cock.”
Shifting around, I grinned as my dick throbbed pleasantly. “I can do that.”
“Good. I’m messaging Hero and Danger. Why don’t you take Mum out, too? Cooper tends to have a late lunch at a pub near the Ross River each day. It has a nice view of the water and good food and drinks. He gets there around two o’clock.”
“I’ll be ready and waiting,” I said, excitement shooting through me.
“This is important, Lolly. I want the men to see you doing this for me, on my orders. I want people to know I trust you,” he said softly, and there was a warning there, though maybe not one he intended to be dire, but my stomach twisted.
“I won’t mess this up. I promise.”
“Goodbye,” he said, then hung up.
Blinking around for a moment, I pushed aside the glass door and shot into the house while shivering. Somehow it hadn’t taken long for me to get used to the much warmer air here in Northern Queensland, and the house almost felt cold as I raced through the dining area.
“Diedre! Legend has something for us to do!” She glanced up from where she was sitting on one of the couches reading a book and tossed it aside with a wide smile. She patted her hair and grinned.
