Tough Break (The Shakedown Series Book 2) by Elizabeth Safleur

Author:Elizabeth Safleur [SaFleur, Elizabeth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781949076202
Publisher: Elizabeth SaFleur LLC
Published: 2020-11-16T18:30:00+00:00

25

Phoenix tucked a crutch under each arm and swung her way to the front door. The last person she expected on her doorstep in the middle of the day was Cherry, out of drag—mostly—wearing a women's business suit with heels and heavy eyeliner.

“You know I don't gossip, but this girl has something to tell you.” She pushed her way inside.

Phee awkwardly turned on her crutches. “You love gossip.”

“Hmm.” Cherry swiveled her head around the room. She pointed. “Nice new chair. Wayfair or Pottery Barn?”

“Cherry.”

She straightened. “Of course, I don't have time to compare decorating tips. I only have three hours before this—” she swirled her hand in front of her face “—has to be full-on. I had to come by, though.”

“You have my phone number, right?” She laughed. It was so good to see her. A maudlin sentimentality had been creeping up on her all morning for no particular reason.

“Some things are delivered better in person, like how I overheard Declan say he was meeting with Tomas MacKenna tomorrow at noon at Whaler’s Waterfront by himself and you have to stop him,” she said in a rush.

Whoa. That was a lot of information.

“Someone has to talk that man out of it. And that someone is you.” She pointed at Phoenix. “You're the only one he listens to.”

Ha! “Where did you get that idea and how did you hear this, anyway?”

“I stopped by the club to pick up my paycheck so I could finally go pick up those vintage cowboy boots… the ones I've been dying for?”

“Did you get them?”

She snapped her fingers. “They're in the car,” she sang.

“And Declan happened to shout out he was meeting with Tomas MacKenna?”

“I might have been hovering a little longer than I normally do in the hallway outside Declan's office when I heard Max louder than I have ever heard that man, and you know that's saying something. The boys had some man-meeting this afternoon, and Max kept saying, “You can't.” Well, that's all this girl needed to hear—and I mean needed—to hear more about what Declan could. Not. Do.” She slapped her palms on the last three words.

“But meeting with the head of the family he's been trying to get away from? It makes no sense.” Or did it? The man was one of them. They could be planning a family reunion for all she knew.

“Exactly. And it's dangerous. So come on.” She gestured her toward the door. “We're going.”

“He's a grown man. He can choose what he wants.”

Cherry turned dramatically. “What if something happened to Declan? What if he was gone from this earth? And you could have done something about it?'

Her words stung. “That is not fair…”

Cherry raised her eyebrows. “All is fair in love and war. And you, my girl, are in both.”

Both? Love. War. What the hell was Cherry going on about? That love thing was one-sided, and she hadn’t declared war on anyone except for one strip club owner.

Cherry swung open the door and stood there. “You know I'm right.

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