Page 66 of Lawless in Leather

Maggie nodded and reached for her mouse. “Okay. I’ll get the media gals to email you with some possible times and we’ll see what we can come up with. Bet you didn’t think you were going to be on GMA when you took this job.”

“To be honest, I kind of expected that we’d last about two performances before Alex changed his mind.”

“Well, so far so good. Just keep doing what you’re doing.”

“Sure,” Raina said. “As long as I keep getting cookies.”

“Deal,” Maggie said.

There was a knock on the door and it opened.

“Hey, Mags, are you?—”

Mal’s voice. Mal’s voice breaking off at the sight of her. She made herself stay still. Then turn casually.

There he was. He’d only been gone two days but damn, it was good to see him. She bit her lip so she wouldn’t grin at him.

“Oh, sorry,” Mal said. “Didn’t realize you were busy. Hi, Raina.”

He made the words sound so casual. So why did they make her want to rip his clothes off? Damn the man. He’d bewitched her somehow.

“Mal,” she said. “Hello.”

“We were just finishing up,” Maggie said. “I was talking to Raina about doing some press.”

Mal frowned. “Press?”

“We’ve had some interview requests. People find our Angels interesting, apparently.”

“That might not be the best idea,” Mal said.

Maggie lifted an eyebrow. “Oh?”

“You know what’s been going on with Raina’s club,” Mal said. “She might not want to draw attention to herself right now.”

“Drawing attention to myself is kind of what I do for a living,” Raina interjected.

“Besides which, I doubt anyone’s going to try anything in a TV studio,” Maggie said. “They have good security.”

“I think I’m the best judge of that,” Mal said.

“Fine, then I’ll let you sort out that side of things. But we’re not passing up free publicity when it’s offered. The less money we have to spend on the promotion, the more you have to play with the stadium and make it all Space Age,” Maggie said. “Okay?”

He shrugged and Raina didn’t think he was all that okay at all. But that was a conversation best had with just the two of them alone. Unless they wanted Maggie to know what was going on between them.

“Okay,” Mal said. “In that case, can I borrow Raina a minute? We’ve changed a few security things the Angels need to know about.”

“Sure,” Maggie said. “We’re done.” She frowned. “Wait, didn’t you want something for me?”

“I’ll come back,” Mal said. “Raina has to get ready for the performance soon. You, on the other hand, just have to get to the owners’ box on time.”

“I have to have time to make with the pretty,” Maggie said with a grin.

Mal lifted his eyebrows. “In that shirt, you have plenty of pretty. Are you trying to give Alex a heart attack or something?”

“No, just remind him of what he’s missing when he goes away and leaves me all alone.”

“I think that’ll do it,” Mal said. “So I’ll come back. Raina? You all set? We’ll go to my office.”

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