More Muffia (The Muffia Book 2) by Nicholas Ann Royal

Author:Nicholas, Ann Royal [Nicholas, Ann Royal]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romantic Comedy
Publisher: Bournos
Published: 2015-10-24T07:00:00+00:00

“If somebody were following you,” Maddie said, picking up a raisin pumpernickel roll from the basket of artisanal breads, “let’s figure out who might do that and what the reason would be.” She slathered butter onto the roll. “Other than your beauty, of course, or your pole dancing skills, celebrity access—perhaps even your connection to me and Udi, international man of mystery.”

I glanced out Babalu’s plate glass window for the third time since we’d sat down, worried I’d see the man in the Yankees cap hovering nearby. “You joke, but I’m not making this up.”

“I didn’t say you were.” She was about to take a bite of her buttered roll. “Do you think he has something to do with the pictures that were sent to your boss? And if so, who hired him?”

The questions didn’t surprise me; it’s not like I hadn’t been wondering about these things myself. In fact, the only times I hadn’t been thinking about Picturegate was when I was pole dancing and out on my lousy date. I slurped a spoonful of cream of asparagus soup, savoring the flavor.

“The answer is ‘He might have something to do with the pictures,’ ” I said. “And there are three possibilities as to who could have hired him. The first is Talent Partners—they could be having me followed to find out if I really am the insane lunatic they see in the pictures; or maybe their attorney told them they needed additional proof of crazy behavior before firing me in order to avoid a lawsuit.”

“Possibly,” said Maddie, chewing. “It would depend on the termination clause in your contract. Do you remember the terms?”

I shook my head. “What’s the point in understanding an employment contract when questioning the terms means they won’t hire you? They can put whatever they want in those contracts, unless the prospective employee has some sort of superior negotiating ability, which I obviously didn’t have.”

She shrugged. “You might take a look anyway. But, I don’t know, I doubt they’d have you followed.”

“Okay, I’ll check just to be sure.”

“It’s too bad employment isn’t my area of expertise, or I’d volunteer to mediate.”

Madelyn was always looking for opportunities to resolve conflict. She mediated so rarely, she didn’t care any more if somebody thought she was biased, which she would clearly be in this case, given she was my friend.

“The second possibility as to who hired him is Titania. She’s having me followed, hoping to get me in another compromising position to strengthen her case.”

“Mmmm… ” Maddie shook her head and dabbed some chimichurri sauce from her lip. “I don’t think she’d jeopardize her career by risking exposure now. Unless she’s stupid, she’s already done the damage she set out to do.”

“She could always do more.” I glanced out the front window again. No Yankees.

“By the way,” Maddie said, “what did you do with the button you found—the one with Titania’s picture on it kissing the guy? Oops— I hope that wasn’t a secret. Lauren told me.”

I wondered if Lauren had also told her about the private investigator.

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