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Chapters (68)
  1. Biding Time
  2. Dedication
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Prologue
  5. Chapter One
  6. Chapter One
  7. Chapter Two
  8. Chapter Three
  9. Chapter Four
  10. Chapter Five
  11. Chapter Six
  12. Chapter Seven
  13. Chapter Eight
  14. Chapter Nine
  15. Chapter Ten
  16. Chapter Eleven
  17. Chapter Twelve
  18. Chapter Thirteen
  19. Chapter Fourteen
  20. Chapter Fifteen
  21. Chapter Sixteen
  22. Chapter Seventeen
  23. Chapter Eighteen
  24. Chapter Nineteen
  25. Chapter Twenty
  26. Chapter Twenty-One
  27. Chapter Twenty-Two
  28. Chapter Twenty-Three
  29. Chapter Twenty-Four
  30. Chapter Twenty-Five
  31. Chapter Twenty-Six
  32. Chapter Twenty-Seven
  33. Chapter Twenty-Eight
  34. Chapter Twenty-Nine
  35. Chapter Thirty
  36. Chapter Thirty-One
  37. Chapter Thirty-Two
  38. Chapter Thirty-Three
  39. Chapter Thirty-Four
  40. Chapter Thirty-Five
  41. Chapter Thirty-Six
  42. Chapter Thirty-Seven
  43. Chapter Thirty-Eight
  44. Chapter Thirty-Nine
  45. Chapter Forty
  46. Chapter Forty-One
  47. Chapter Forty-Two
  48. Chapter Forty-Three
  49. Chapter Forty-Four
  50. Chapter Forty-Five
  51. Chapter Forty-Six
  52. Chapter Forty-Seven
  53. Chapter Forty-Eight
  54. Chapter Forty-Nine
  55. Chapter Fifty
  56. Chapter Fifty-One
  57. Chapter Fifty-Two
  58. Chapter Fifty-Three
  59. Chapter Fifty-Four
  60. Chapter Fifty-Five
  61. Chapter Fifty-Six
  62. Acknowledgments
  63. Other Titles by Lyn Gardner
  64. Going on Red
  65. Choices
  66. Born Out of Wedlock
  67. Give Me A Reason
  68. Mistletoe

“And why would you think this has something to do with Ruby?”

“Now that’s an appropriate name,” Finn said, chuckling. “And I think it because Bennett hasn’t changed her schedule in all the time we’ve known her, yet a shapely squeeze shows up at Rapture, and suddenly boss lady ain’t got no time for us. Doesn’t take a pencil to connect those dots. Nope, that’s got bumping peaches written all over it.”

“You know, sometimes you are really disgusting.”

“Yeah, but it adds to my charm,” Finn said, waggling his eyebrows.

Lisa scowled. “Take your feet off the goddamned desk, Finn. This is a business, not a dorm.”

“Whoa,” Finn said, placing his feet back on the floor. “What the hell’s wrong with you? We’re closed. Nobody’s here.”

“Then why are you here? Why aren’t you out prowling the bars for your next conquest? Lord knows that’s always been your guiding force.”

Finn’s expression flattened. “That’s uncalled for. You’re not the only one with some degrees tucked under their belt, Lisa. I finished top in my class, just like you and Gunnar. I know how to run a business and the difference between fine art and crap. If I didn’t, Bennett wouldn’t send me all over the world buying it, now would she?” Finn said, flopping one arm over the other across his chest. “And I’m sorry if your life isn’t all roses and chocolates right now, but don’t take it out on me.”

All the air in Lisa’s lungs came out in a whoosh, and she dropped into a chair. “I’m sorry. You’re right. What I said was wrong.”

“Well, not all of it,” Finn said, his eyes twinkling. “I do like me some booty.”

“Seriously?” Lisa said before breaking out in giggles. “You’re a fuck nut.”

Finn beamed. “And ain’t nothing wrong with that.”

“Not that you’d admit it if there were, you goof,” Lisa said with a laugh. “So, what are you doing here tonight?”

“I’m waiting for the Hong Kong auction to start. There’s a John Currin oil Bennett has her eyes on.”

“When’s it come up?”

Finn looked at his watch. “Not for a couple of hours,” he said, tapping his fingers on some magazines. “But I brought along some entertainment to keep me occupied.”

“Tell me that’s not porn,” Lisa said, glancing at the magazines on the desk.

“Okay, it’s not porn.”

“Finn, the one on top is Busty Babes from Brooklyn.”

“Oh, come on, Lisa. You know better than to judge a book by its cover.”

“So you’re saying you read them for the articles?” Lisa said, reaching over to shuffle through the stack. “And I suppose Boobs and Buns and Kinky Kittens have Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial departments, too?”