Hard and Fast by Jones Lisa Renee

Author:Jones, Lisa Renee [Jones, Lisa Renee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Contemporary, Adult
Amazon: B083P56P9H
Goodreads: 50610831
Publisher: Julie Patra Publishing
Published: 2007-08-01T07:00:00+00:00

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BRAD’S BOOTS scraped against the floor of the home-style restaurant where he was meeting Tony and Kurt for breakfast. He felt as rough as he probably looked. The ache in his arm had rendered shaving impossible. The pain, which radiated from his elbow to his shoulder, had kept him awake most of the night. That, and thoughts of Amanda.

He’d been a damn fool to align himself with a member of the press. That phone conversation with Laura had been a wake-up call. Amanda may not have sideswiped the team with bad press yet, but Jack had proved that once a reporter, always a reporter. They were all after a story. How they used the information they were given depended only on their current agenda.

The worst part of this situation was he still wanted her. If he ever found himself alone with Amanda, he wasn’t so sure he could resist her. One night with her hadn’t come close to satisfying his desire. She was in his head, working a number on him. Driving him insane.

Shoving away the thoughts, Brad approached the table, slapping on a game face.

Kurt grabbed his hat from the seat next to him, and stuck it under his chair. “Morning,” he murmured, scrutinizing Brad before adding, “Or maybe not.”

“Long night?” Tony asked, as he buttered his toast.

Brad’s only reply was a grunt as he sat. He prayed Tony wouldn’t start needling him over Amanda. Most of the time Brad found Tony entertaining and could give as good as he got. This wasn’t going to be one of those times.

A fifty-something waitress appeared beside Brad. “What can I get you?”

“Coffee. Black. And keep it coming.”

“Something to eat?”

“Just the caffeine for now.”

“I’ll take some Texas Pete,” Kurt said.

The woman stared at him as if she had no idea what he was talking about. Kurt asked every wait person at every restaurant for the Texas condiment, knowing they wouldn’t have a clue what it was. Something in their reactions amused him.

“Hot sauce,” Brad told the woman. She shook her head, then left to fill the order.

Kurt turned a sharp gaze on Brad. “You really are foul this morning.”

Brad didn’t reply, just turned his cup right side up so he’d be ready for his coffee.

“Guess you didn’t get lucky last night, after all,” Tony taunted.

“Like I’d tell you if I did.” Brad thanked the waitress as she filled his cup. He brought the cup to his lips, eager for the brew.

“Becker sure thought you did,” Kurt commented. “You should have seen the look on his face when he realized you and Amanda disappeared at the same time. That was one pissed-off preppy.”

Tony piled eggs onto a piece of toast and chuckled. “Yeah, he was and I loved it. As much as I enjoy watching that kid get you worked up, I enjoy seeing you do it to him ten times more.” He eyed Brad. “But it’s pretty damn clear something went wrong. What the hell happened?” He shoved the food into his mouth.

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