his balance and crashed into a passing waiter. Fancy clothes or not, Dante was in for a good old-fashioned Texas ass-whooping tonight. The soccer player’s manager and bodyguard were helping him up when and he was back on his feet, he lunged at Bo. Kendrick appeared out of thin air.
“Mr. Jamison, are you all right?” Kendrick restrained Dante with what he called his Texas lasso hold while his partner told his entourage to back off.
“Who the hell is this guy?” Dante struggled to get out of the bodyguard’s grasp.
Bo got in his face. “I’m the guy who’s going to knock your ass into next Sunday if you don’t apologize to these ladies.”
“That’s none of your business!”
“The hell it isn’t. You apologize for that sexist remark and trying to discount their business skills. You may be thinking of them inappropriately, but I assure you they are focusing on your ass as well and whether you can enhance the bottom line of this company. Ladies, if Dante doesn’t think he can work with you in a professional capacity, I can always get my good friends Seth Blake, the football player, and Tyler Blake, the race car driver, to collaborate on a game with your company.”
Dante’s eyes widened. “No! That won’t be necessary. Ladies, I apologize. What I said was completely out of line and I should show more respect for our business relationship.”
“And I’m sure it won’t happen again in the future.” Bo straightened his bow tie.
“Right.” Dante huffed.
The ladies looked like they were mulling it over. Autumn gave Summer a look and they both nodded in agreement.
“Apology accepted,” Summer replied.
Their assistant Tom joined the group. “Autumn, James Brody is ready for an interview, but I must forewarn you, he’s more interested in what just transpired.”
“I’m on spin control. Dante I’m going to tell that reporter that he just witnessed a big misunderstanding. I suggest you do the same unless you want a video of the CFO of Blake Enterprises punching your lights out to go viral.” Autumn pointed to the camera in the ceiling above them and went off with Tom.
After Bo assured Kendrick and his partner that everything was fine, he let go of the soccer star.
“I need a drink,” Dante mumbled.
“How about a coffee to help you get some clarity?” Summer quipped.
Kendrick shot Bo an amused look and insisted on escorting Dante over to the bar to help him sober up, leaving him and Summer alone.
Summer touched his hand. “Do you need some ice for your hand?”
Bo tore his gaze away from the Regency reps and returned his focus to her. “No, I’ll be all right. I know it doesn’t look like it, but I’ve been in a few scuffles in my time.”
“It’s nice to see chivalry isn’t dead.” She straightened his bow tie.
“I’m sorry if I overstepped, but that guy is a sexist jerk. No one has a right to undermine what you’re trying to achieve. On behalf of my gender, I apologize.” He rubbed the back of his neck. “I meant what I said. Seth and Tyler are good friends of mine.”
“Thank you. That offer to work with a bigger sports star definitely changed Dante’s attitude.” She waggled her eyebrows.
“I thought it would. Not bad for an axe-wielding killer, eh?”
She scrunched her nose. “The friendly neighbor is always a psycho in the movies. I had to confirm you weren’t some scary killer. I may have misjudged you at first blush.” She chuckled.
“Speaking of.” He cupped her face and ran his thumb across the pink sheen spreading across her face.
Summer moved out of his grasp. “I’ve encountered idiots like Dante since we started this company. The nerve of people thinking it was ‘cute’ that we wanted to own a video game empire and that I was biding my time until I landed a rich man. I take my career very seriously and I don’t work twelve hour days so I can bait myself a husband that will take me away from all this.” She rolled her eyes.
“So beauty
“Mr. Jamison, are you all right?” Kendrick restrained Dante with what he called his Texas lasso hold while his partner told his entourage to back off.
“Who the hell is this guy?” Dante struggled to get out of the bodyguard’s grasp.
Bo got in his face. “I’m the guy who’s going to knock your ass into next Sunday if you don’t apologize to these ladies.”
“That’s none of your business!”
“The hell it isn’t. You apologize for that sexist remark and trying to discount their business skills. You may be thinking of them inappropriately, but I assure you they are focusing on your ass as well and whether you can enhance the bottom line of this company. Ladies, if Dante doesn’t think he can work with you in a professional capacity, I can always get my good friends Seth Blake, the football player, and Tyler Blake, the race car driver, to collaborate on a game with your company.”
Dante’s eyes widened. “No! That won’t be necessary. Ladies, I apologize. What I said was completely out of line and I should show more respect for our business relationship.”
“And I’m sure it won’t happen again in the future.” Bo straightened his bow tie.
“Right.” Dante huffed.
The ladies looked like they were mulling it over. Autumn gave Summer a look and they both nodded in agreement.
“Apology accepted,” Summer replied.
Their assistant Tom joined the group. “Autumn, James Brody is ready for an interview, but I must forewarn you, he’s more interested in what just transpired.”
“I’m on spin control. Dante I’m going to tell that reporter that he just witnessed a big misunderstanding. I suggest you do the same unless you want a video of the CFO of Blake Enterprises punching your lights out to go viral.” Autumn pointed to the camera in the ceiling above them and went off with Tom.
After Bo assured Kendrick and his partner that everything was fine, he let go of the soccer star.
“I need a drink,” Dante mumbled.
“How about a coffee to help you get some clarity?” Summer quipped.
Kendrick shot Bo an amused look and insisted on escorting Dante over to the bar to help him sober up, leaving him and Summer alone.
Summer touched his hand. “Do you need some ice for your hand?”
Bo tore his gaze away from the Regency reps and returned his focus to her. “No, I’ll be all right. I know it doesn’t look like it, but I’ve been in a few scuffles in my time.”
“It’s nice to see chivalry isn’t dead.” She straightened his bow tie.
“I’m sorry if I overstepped, but that guy is a sexist jerk. No one has a right to undermine what you’re trying to achieve. On behalf of my gender, I apologize.” He rubbed the back of his neck. “I meant what I said. Seth and Tyler are good friends of mine.”
“Thank you. That offer to work with a bigger sports star definitely changed Dante’s attitude.” She waggled her eyebrows.
“I thought it would. Not bad for an axe-wielding killer, eh?”
She scrunched her nose. “The friendly neighbor is always a psycho in the movies. I had to confirm you weren’t some scary killer. I may have misjudged you at first blush.” She chuckled.
“Speaking of.” He cupped her face and ran his thumb across the pink sheen spreading across her face.
Summer moved out of his grasp. “I’ve encountered idiots like Dante since we started this company. The nerve of people thinking it was ‘cute’ that we wanted to own a video game empire and that I was biding my time until I landed a rich man. I take my career very seriously and I don’t work twelve hour days so I can bait myself a husband that will take me away from all this.” She rolled her eyes.
“So beauty
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