“Yeah? I’m not sure that’s the appropriate attire for a job.”
“I can be dressed in under two minutes.”
I dipped my finger in the perfect mound of whipped cream covering her nipple. “With or without the stickiness?”
“Fine.” She turned her head and glanced between me and Jinx. “I just need to shower. Then I’ll be ready.”
I glanced at Jinx.
He shook his head.
“What does that mean?” Laikyn asked him. “Why are you saying no already?”
“I don’t think he’s saying no to you helping with a job,” I explained. “I think he’s saying no to you taking a shower right now.”
Jinx tapped his nose and smirked, confirming I was correct.
“Oh.”
“You clearly had a plan.” I turned to the coffee pot and emptied what was left into a mug. I slowly turned back around. “Show us what you’ve got.”
Her eyes heated, and she reached for a cherry from the bowl sitting beside her head. She dangled it over her mouth, looking at us to ensure we were watching before teasing the fruit with her tongue.
I leaned toward Jinx and lowered my voice in a conspiratorial whisper. “Is that all she’s got?”
“Hey!” Laikyn laughed. “I didn’t have time to practice.”
I huffed a laugh. “Is that what you do when we’re not here? Practice seducing us?”
Trust me, the woman didn’t need practice. She was perfect, exactly as she was.
“Maybe.”
“What exactly do those entail? Your practice sessions?”
She grinned wickedly. “You probably don’t want to know.”
She was right. I probably didn’t. Considering what she’d been doing with my shower sprayer the first time I caught her in my bathroom, there was no telling what kind of trouble she got herself into. Or what appliance she utilized to get herself off.
“So, can I go on another job, please?”
Before I could tell her I would think about it, her cell phone rang.
Jinx picked it up and looked at the screen.
“It’s Monica,” Laikyn said with a huff. “It’s the third time she’s called this morning.”
Jinx held up four fingers, correcting her.
“Whatever. I don’t want to talk to her right now.”
I understood her reasoning, but still, I had to ask. “When’s the last time you talked to her?”
Laikyn shrugged.
I raised my eyebrows and waited for her to give me a real answer.
She huffed. “She wants me to go to that fundraiser on Friday.”
