Suddenly Beautiful (Entangled Covet) by Brux Boone

Author:Brux, Boone [Brux, Boone]
Language: ara
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: contemporary romance, Romance, romance series, Boone Brux, Suddenly Beautiful
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC
Published: 2013-06-09T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Stacey ogled the departing police officer on her way into Nikki’s apartment. “Hey, I’m carrying an unregistered weapon, officer. Maybe you should frisk me.”

Though Nikki couldn’t discern the cop’s reply, it drew a husky laugh from her friend. Nikki rolled her eyes and waited for Stacey to get her visual fill of the man. “You’re going to get arrested for indecent composure if you don’t stop staring at him.”

Stacey spun and braced her hands on either side of the doorway. “Damn, I love our men in blue.” She stepped inside and shut the door. “I think I need to go blow-dry my panties.”

“That is so gross.” Nikki gave a little shudder.

“So what’s your crime? Unpaid parking tickets again? I can fix that, you know.”

“I got mugged.”

“Seriously?” Stacey walked to where Nikki sat at the counter. “You okay?”

“I’m fine. He had a toy gun.” She refrained from regaling her friend about the ninja moves she’d executed. “Tor showed up just in time.”

“This city is going to hell.” She gave Nikki an assessing look and veered off topic. “Did you get a facial or something?” Stacey slid onto the stool across from her. “You look so healthy and all ‘I just hiked up a hill and ate some granola’ and shit. What gives?”

Nikki patted her messy ponytail. “Thank you for the compliment—I think.”

“Is the rosy complexion from getting laid by your boss? Because if it is, I’m going to have to start looking at my boss, old Mr. Peterson, in a whole new light.”

“Actually—” Nikki stood and retrieved a second wineglass and another bottle of Riesling. “I had a photo shoot today.” She pivoted and struck her best supermodel pose. “You’re looking at the new face for Kythera’s Goddess line.”

“Back this truck up. No way.”

Nikki laughed. “I’m serious.”

Her friend stood and gave her a hug. “We’ve got to celebrate.” She rummaged through the utensil drawer. “This isn’t a perk for banging the boss, is it?”

Nikki gasped. “No! Jeez, do you kiss your mother with that mouth?”

“Rarely.” Stacey produced the wine opener. “And never with tongue.”

“You’re so gross.” Nikki plucked the opener from Stacey’s hand and jabbed it into the cork. “For your information, it was the new creative director’s idea.”

“New creative director, huh?” Stacey wiggled her eyebrows.

“It’s not like that.” At least she hoped Creed had been sincere about her being the look they needed, and didn’t say it because he had other ideas. “He said I had a fresh innocence about me.”

“So, he hasn’t met you yet?”

Nikki stuck out her tongue.

“Are you quitting your day job?

“No. Creed assured me that being the face won’t interfere much.” She twisted the handle of the opener until its metal arms stood out to the side. With a quick shove, she pushed them down, lifting the cork halfway out of the bottle. “Modeling is not my dream.”

“How does Tor feel about it? Isn’t he worried that this job will mess up his orderly life?”

“He has some misgivings.” Nikki stuck the bottle between her thighs and wiggled the cork free.

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