Dial by Elizabeth Cage

Author:Elizabeth Cage
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Simon Pulse

NINE

“Hello, friends. It’s a glorious evening for doing business, no?” Diva greeted the Spy Girls as she slid into the back of the limousine.

Jo had a perverse urge to giggle. Armand had used almost exactly the same words less than twenty minutes ago. If he only knew how different they sounded coming from Diva’s mouth . . .

“Hi, Diva,” Theresa greeted her warmly. Thank goodness. At last Theresa seemed to have let go of her paranoid suspicion of their greatest ally.

The driver drove out of El Centro’s parking lot and pulled into traffic. Wow—rush hour was the same all over the world, apparently. Jo knew that it was beyond important that her demeanor remain calm, cool, and collected, but the international agent in her worried about The Tower’s ability to trail the limo in this much traffic. Why couldn’t the summit meeting have been set for a time that coincided with afternoon siesta?

As Jo stared—surreptitiously, she hoped—out the back window, Diva reached over and squeezed her arm. “We’re in this together, Jacinta,” she whispered softly.

Jo felt herself relax. Diva was a kindred spirit. She would look out for the girls, no matter what went down.

Up in the front, Armand was humming a salsa tune. “How are you doing, lovely ladies?” He turned and stared at them.

“Peachy,” Theresa squeaked. “This is the best.”

Good thing Armand didn’t know Theresa better than he did. The fact that she had uttered a word like peachy was a clear indication that she was way past nervous.

Armand snorted. “The American girls are a little unsure, yes?” He winked at Diva. “They are new at this game.”

“Don’t let our youth fool you,” Caylin told him coolly. “We’ve been around more than a few blocks in our time.”

“Rrrow . . . feisty.” Armand growled flirtatiously in Caylin’s direction. “Maybe yours is the bedroom set I would like to see later tonight, ah?”

Jo resisted the urge to roll her eyes. Armand, gorgeous or not, was one aspect of this mission she wouldn’t miss. His blatant come-ons bordered on nauseating. Instead of the eye roll, she let her lids droop. Shutting out the rest of the world was essential at this particular moment. Otherwise all sorts of haunting images might mess with her focus.

“I’m here, Jacinta.” Again Diva squeezed her arm.

Jo grinned. They had been right to bring Diva along. She was sure of that now. Their new friend was an integral part of this crime organization, and she knew better than any of them what was up. As long as Diva stayed cool, nothing could possibly go wrong. . . .

• • •

“And I thought we had nice digs,” Caylin commented as the girls climbed out of the limo thirty minutes later. “This place isn’t a home . . . it’s a city.”

They had arrived at one of the most ginormous estates Caylin had ever seen. The front lawn—if the term lawn applied to an expanse of grass that large—was perfectly manicured. Several fountains dotted the landscape, and there were no less than three incredibly expensive sports cars parked in the driveway-slash-road.

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