The Cursed by L. A. Banks

Author:L. A. Banks
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Bill
Published: 0101-01-01T08:00:00+00:00

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FAIR EXCHANGE WAS indeed no robbery, and Damali could only laugh once inside the exclusive dealerships. Every man, including her oh-so-smooth husband, needed a bib to keep car-appreciation drool off his shirt. Correction —fantasy machine appreciation. She didn't care what they bought, at this point, as long as they would hurry up and get something to eat.

But neither she nor any of the team's female Guardians could be the ones to hurry them along, not without hearing about the infraction until the end of time. It had taken them nearly five hours to look at three mansions and for Dan to plunk down a hefty deposit to take it off the market. So, a few hours in the dealership was something to be endured. Once J.L. and Jose started designing weapons for the rides, then ... oh, yeah, she'd be on it. For now, they had to nod and give platitudes of "That's nice" or "That's awesome" or "That's all you, baby," as their men spoke in hushed rever ence near a stunning vehicle, or simply squeezed their eyes shut.

Don't even laugh at us, D, Carlos said, laughing himself. We 've been listening to you ladies do this all afternoon. I know, I know, I ain't hatin', she said with a wide grin. I'm just hungry.

Yeah, me, too, quiet as kept, but...

Yo, solidarity with da bruthaz, right?

"But look at her, D... she's got a Swarovski crystal windshield, yo ... oh, maaan ... a lacquered bonsai shift with solid gold knob inlaid—get this, with narwhal horn — right on the shift lever... dove-skin upholstery, baby ... can you see her in all silver? D, she's fionne, damn! Look, look, right here, check it out—special launch mode— insanity mode, to drop her suspension to keep her from lift ing off the ground like a rocket ... a thousand and one horses under the hood... shifts in a hundred and fifty mil liseconds, D ... I'm in love. And they're gonna make me wait for her for a whole year—I'm dying"

"You're cresting fang, baby." She glimpsed him for a sideline smile and then glanced at his crotch. "Just checking to be sure the Bugatti wasn't taking my man."

He pushed her away from him, laughing. You ain't right, D.

No. I'm not. I'm hungry... Lord have mercy, Carlos.

Aw 'ight, aw'ight, I'll see what I can do to hurry the proc ess along—but don't out me, D.

She made the sign of zipping her lips shut, causing him to chuckle harder, and then walked away.

Carlos glanced at Shabazz. "Why don't we call this a wrap, brother," he said, leaning in to speak confidentially in Shabazz's ear. "We can go bust a grub, let every man in here place an order for whatever he wants—do the thing wire transfer, but the bottom line is, we go get some food. Maybe some bubbly for the ladies, since we just bought the house of life, and break camp ... since they are very appreciative that things got wrapped up so fast.

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