Fettered by Gala Lyn

Author:Gala, Lyn [Gala, Lyn]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Published: 2013-02-20T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

DILLY’S stomach was in knots before they got to Vin’s townhouse. Last time, he’d been stoned when he came and he’d been rushed out so fast he’d only seen closed doors and a stack of boxes near the front door. Other than Vin’s bedroom closet, which he knew in some detail, he didn’t know how Vin lived.

“Nice place.”

“I inherited the house and the big fat tax bill from my father. Unfortunately, he didn’t leave me any money to go with it, so I’m always trying to catch up, and the government is always threatening to confiscate it to pay the tax bill.” Oddly, Vin didn’t sound too upset about that.

“Really? That’s not fair.”

Vin glanced over as he turned the key in the lock. “In this world, you pay or you lose. I would have sold it, only I’d never get full price because the kitchen is stuck in the seventies, and I don’t care enough to update it.”

Dilly nodded. But Vin had paid to update the bedroom. At least he had his priorities straight. Unlocking the door, Vin stood to one side to let Dilly go in first, and a little shiver went through Dilly as the lock thunked closed and he felt Vin step up behind him. With a chuckle, Vin wrapped a hand around Dilly’s waist and pulled him close. Leaning in, he whispered softly, “Go explore.”

Dilly hadn’t expected that, and it took a second for the big brain to process what Vin had said.

“I have to pick up messages and take care of some business first.” With that, Vin let him go and headed for the pocket double doors that led to a living room or dining room. When Vin slid them open, it looked more like a computer store had vomited in the room. Dilly watched as Vin settled in behind an ugly old desk and powered up a fancy computer.

“What kind of business do you have?”

“Computer consulting,” Vin said, and Dilly let out a relieved breath. He’d been half afraid that getting involved in Vin’s business would be some sort of no-go zone and Vin would get offended. “Most companies don’t know software, so for a considerable fee, you tell me what you need your computers to do. I come to your business and see how you use them. Then I bring out a bank of laptops with potential software packages and a list of recommendations.”

“So you’re like a sales guy?” That surprised Dilly. Most of the time, the salesmen he knew were more like his brother—which might explain why he had a general dislike for all people involved in sales.

“Most salesmen work for a company and push that company’s software whether it works or not. I’m a consultant. I bring in different options and then call you a moron if you try to pick something totally inappropriate because a sales rep offered you a kickback.”

“That happens?”

Vin stopped typing and took a second to consider him. “Dylan, that happens a lot. That’s why I also do a little semilegal formal detective work.

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