Page 14 of Lethal Danger

Five

“He didn’t.”

Jazz snorted in response to Nevaeh’s statement as she watched the dark road through the raindrops hitting her windshield. “You better believe he did. As if everyone wants to be in his Dating Adventures reels.”

Nevaeh’s laugh carried through the phone Jazz had on speaker.

“Really, it was like the whole date was supposed to be a way to get him more followers. Which was apparently why he wanted me to throw the glass of wine in his face. While the waitress recorded.”

“Sounds so tempting.” Nev barely got the words out between laughs.

“Oh, you know it.” Jazz chuckled as she switched the windshield wipers to a faster setting. “I’m so done with internet dating. This is like the sixth horrible date I’ve had thanks to dating sites.”

“Yeah, more like eighth.”

Jazz tossed a fake glare at the phone in the holder on the dash. “Thanks.”

“You’re not going to give up on finding someone, are you?”

“I don’t know.” Jazz sighed. “It seems like a big waste of time after a date like this. Maybe I should go back to organic.”

“Uh-huh, ’cause that worked so well before.”

“Hey, I only had two duds—well, maybe three—when I went out with people I met naturally.”

Nev laughed. “Okay, I guess the percentages are better. And that’s the way I met my man, so I’m a believer.”

“Yeah, I’ll just sit back and wait to bump into another gentle giant bodyguard. Shouldn’t take too long.”

“Maybe loosen up your criteria just a little.” Nev snickered.

“Fine. He doesn’t have to be a bodyguard. Or a giant.”

“He still gotta be tall for you.”

“Oh, yeah. Non-negotiable.” Like the very tall security guard at the fair today.

“You still thinkin’ about that hunky hero at the fair?”

Jazz grinned.

“I knew it.” Nev could apparently hear the grin over the phone. “Man, I wish I’d seen the guy.”

Jazz and Sofia had filled Nev in on the morning’s disaster and rescue when she’d arrived for her afternoon shift. But none of them had caught sight of the heroic security guard again.

Well, Jazz hadn’t asked Sofia. No need to look like she was crushing on him in front of Sof. “If you had, you’d know it. That’s not a face you’d soon forget.”

“Oo-ee, dude must be hot. I can hear you swooning over the phone, girl.”

Jazz laughed, probably more of a sighing giggle. “Yeah, but it was more than that.”

“Uh-huh. Foh sure his character was what grabbed you.”

“For real.” Jazz had a hard time getting the protest out past another laugh. “He’s a terrific climber, and not an ounce of fear. Just saw someone needed help, and he jumped in without a thought for himself.”

“Hmm, he might have potential. But I’m gonna have to meet this guy before I can okay him for my bestie.”

“Sure.”

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