Delilah's Daughters by Angela Benson

Author:Angela Benson [Benson, Angela]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9780062101396
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2013-12-13T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 29

Dexter nursed his drink and watched his wife. She’d finally seen him after he’d watched her flirt with three men, follow them back to the bar, and then end up on the dance floor laughing her head off with one of them.

“Don’t even think about it.”

Dexter looked back and saw Tia standing behind him. “What are you talking about?”

She took the stool next to his and waved to the bartender for another drink. “You’d better get your mind in the game, Dexter. This is the life you and Veronica have chosen. She’s no longer yours. She belongs to Legends now, and if things go according to plan, she’ll belong to the world. There’s a cost to fame, no matter what you’ve been led to believe.”

“You don’t have to preach to me,” Dexter told her. “I know the deal.”

“Then act like it,” she said, picking up her glass. “Lift your drink to your wife and smile at her so she doesn’t feel compelled to end the dance early to come soothe your bruised ego. This is business, not some high school boyfriend-girlfriend stuff. Grow up.”

Though Dexter wanted to throw a few of the juicy tidbits Alex had given him about Tia in her face, he restrained himself, deciding to save his knowledge for another day. He pursed his lips and lifted his glass to his wife as he’d been told.

“Now that’s a good boy,” Tia said. “You keep doing that and your marriage may survive her career.”

“What are you talking about, Tia? What would you know about marriage or surviving a career?”

Tia put down her glass. “I figured Veronica would tell you about me,” she said. “Look, I’m not ashamed of my past. I went for the gold ring. I didn’t get it, but I went for it. And if I get another shot, I’m going to go for it again.”

He wanted to ask if that was why she was sleeping with Charles Washington, but again, he decided to save that chip for later. He’d let Tia keep thinking she had the upper hand for now. When the time came, he’d use all the information Alex had given him. Until then, he would play things her way. “I’m not hating on you,” he said.

“Good. Then maybe I won’t have to tell Mr. Washington about your jealousy issues.”

He studied his drink. “Is that a threat?”

She sipped her drink. “It’s a promise. Legends won’t allow anybody to stand in the way of their plans for Veronica. Not me. And definitely not you. You’re either with the program totally or you’re out. There’s no middle ground. You’d best remember that.”

So this is the way it’s going to be, Dexter thought. No more pretenses about concern for me and my career. This was all about Veronica. “I’m 100 percent behind my wife,” he said. “Her success is my success.”

“Just don’t forget that fact,” Tia said. “Look, I don’t mean to come down hard on you. In fact, I’d like for us to work together in the best interest of Veronica’s career.

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