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He glanced down at his stylish new clothes Maybe a little too stylish, but Leroy of Leroy’s House of Class had personally selected his new Western wardrobe with assurances that he looked one hundred percent authentic
He hooked his thue buffalo-shaped brass buckle "I’ht it would be best to fit in--"
"Where? On stage at the Grand Ole Opry?" Brynley ertips across his white silk shirt "Fringe?"
His chest expanded in response to her touch, so he stepped back, out of her reach
Her gaze lifted to his head "Oh, God help us Your hat issparkly"
He removed the black Stetson All the cowboy hats at Leroy’s House of Class had sparkled Soht he’d done well, selecting a plain black hat with a narrow band of red sequins "I ith the understated look It see e on o with the embroidered red roses But Leroy wanted me to pick the red hat, because it had lots of sequins and soh!" She snatched the Stetson out of his hands, ripped the red sequined band off, then tossed the hat onto the desk, where it landed next to her plain leather handbag and duffel bag "Maybe I can find soed in a drawer
Phineas frowned "Is it that bad?"
"Do you want to live through the night? If we go into a bar with you looking like--"
"Why would we go into a bar?"
"To ask questions We’re hunting for Corky, right? You go around looking like that, and I’ll have to break some arms"
He stiffened "I can take care ofthe day You’ll be totally helpless"
"I’ll be sleeping in the baseave her a pointed look "I won’t be wearing any"
She gulped
Da her
"Well" Her cheeks blushed a pretty pink as she slammed the desk drawer shut "You’ll still have to wear clothes when you’re awake, so I’ll run up toyou can borrow" Her gaze drifted over hiain "You look about the sa will do just fine"
Was it his iroin area a little too long? "Are you sure? I didn’t know if I should go with a zipper or a button fly I’ve got a zipper here--"
"You’re fine!" Her blush deepened "I’ll be right back" She rushed fro to hi Bad Wolfie-Girl He was always tense with exciteed to touch her The other part urged him to run Fast No doubt, that was the part controlled by his brain Unfortunately, his brain never worked well around her
She was part aniressive nature, and that appealed to a primitive need inside him An ancient and raw caveman need to possess her
But the civilized part of him knew Brynley was not the kind of woman who should ever be possessed She was a free spirit A wolf A princess
She would always be beyond his reach
He drew in a deep breath and let it out slowly In the last thirty h a bunch of tasks as quickly as possible He’d stocked an ice chest full of bottled blood, then he’d teleported it to the cabin
It had been a few years since he’d been to Phil’s cabin in Wyo, and a quick inspection had left him pleasantly surprised Phil had modernized the place into a vacation home for hi water A bathroom and utility room had been added onto the back of the cabin
It was still basically one room--combination den and kitchen with a table and chairs, and soe stone fireplace A trapdoor led to the base-sized bed A second bed was in the loft above the kitchen, which could be reached by cli a ladder
Heback and forth froht a laptop and Internet card, plus a stash of weapons and ammo from the security office Then he raided the cafeteria for food to stock the refrigerator and pantry Brynley was doing hio with him, so he wanted to make sure she was comfortable
With the cabin ready, he turned his attention to himself The MacKay unifor to blend in He needed to remain as inconspicuous as possible Freemont told him there was Western wear at Leroy’s House of Class, so he made a quick trip there
Freereat pair of cowboy boots in the wardrobe closet at DVN, so Phineas teleported there to grab the device into one of the boots while he packed a duffel bag with underwear, socks, T-shirts, jeans, toiletries, and his fancy new shirts fro to the cabin, then back at Romatech, he went over all the job details with Freeht, dude," Freeot it covered Besides, you’re just a phone call away"
"I can’t be sure I’ll always get a connection," Phineas warned him "I’ll be out in theBad Wolfie-Girl" Freemont snickered
Phineas winced He shouldn’t have shared that name with his little brother "This is a business trip"
"Yeah, but I knohat kind of business the Love Doctor’s into" Freemont slapped hiroaned inwardly as he waited in the school office He had to be crazy, taking Brynley with hione tenTo his surprise, that thought didn’t bring hi with her, looking at her beautiful sky-blue eyes, creamy skin, and mane of wild hair He even enjoyed the way she prodded and poked at hie to keep up with her And fun
A siven LaToya a shock She’d been outrageous, calling hi he , but his groin had still responded Now he had to wonder--why had she cory on his behalf?
No, he pushed that thought aside She hated vampires She’d made that clear many times in the past Still, he couldn’t help but wonder Had she objected to his clothes because she enjoyed picking on hi to protect hi hi it out of a sense of duty or because she actually liked hi for emotions that didn’t exist He’d wasted two and a half years i that LaToya actually liked him How pathetic it would be toand rose to his feet
Brynley entered with a few shirts draped over her arroup of women hurried into the rooreeted him as Brynley dropped the shirts on the desk
He nodded at theled
"I told you he’d say it," Sarah whispered
"He sounded just like he does on TV," Marta added
Olivia smiled at him "We really enjoy your commercials, Phineas"
"Okay" Brynley shook out a plaid shirt and gave the woo now"
Sexy voice? Phineas studied her, not sure what to think One tiht ass, but he could never figure out if she was co hilanced at the blue plaid shirt, then at the other wouys" Brynley waved her hands to shoo the hireat chest"