Page 92 of Greed
“What?” Tony’s gaze came back to Griffin.
“For an actor, you’re pretty terrible at hiding the fact you’re wired.”
“Fine,” Tony simpered. “Haven’t slept since Thursday. And before you go all righteous Griffin on me, give me a break. Shooting wrapped up, and it’s a few months before the next one, I’m winding down.”
“Looks as though you’re winding up to me.”
“Yeah, speaking of that.” He gave Griffin serious eyes. “I need to work off this energy. How about we spar?”
“You want to fight me in your condition?” Griffin asked incredulously. The man was obviously still high.
Tony shrugged and whined in an entitled way. “I’ve been waiting for hours for anyone to be awake. I wanna see what this new ability of yours has. Come on. It will be fun.”
“What will be fun?” Lilo said as she slipped back into the booth, on Griffin’s side this time. “Hello Tony. Nice to see you again.”
Tony gave Lilo a sly smile. “I’m actually surprised to see either of you out with all that gluttony I’ve been sensing.”
“What?” Lilo blushed. “I don’t eat that much. Okay, maybe I’ve had a few muffins lately. And that donut last night after dinner. And—I like baked goods, okay?”
Tony laughed until his eyes watered, and it made Griffin testy.
“People always think gluttony is to do with food,” Tony added, “but there’re other things we can’t stop indulging in.” His new gaze was loaded with innuendo.
“That’s enough, Tony.” Griffin then turned to Lilo. “You’ll have to excuse my brother, he’s a few days old.”
“A few days?”
“Still partying from Friday.”
“Yeah, bo-oy.” Tony whooped then faced Lilo with a look Griffin was sure melted many female panties . “I apologize for my rudeness, Lilo. It is good to see you again.”
She gave a small smile, but shuffled closer to Griffin.
“Your friend was fun, by the way,” he winked at Lilo and she blanched.
“You mean Misha?”
He nodded. “She knows how to party. You can invite her anytime.”
“Did you two… um… you know.”
Tony arched an eyebrow. “I don’t kiss and tell.”
Griffin gestured at his brother. “He does kiss and tell which means if he’s not saying anything now, then nothing happened.”
“You’re no fun.” Tony threw a napkin at him.
Lilo relaxed beside him in a way that suggested she wasn’t pleased with the idea of his brother and her friend hooking up. He wouldn’t be happy either. At least not until Tony cleaned up his act.
Perhaps a good sparring session would be good for him—put him in his place and remind him of the dangers of indulging in that pastime for someone like them.
“I do need to work on my new ability,” Griffin murmured, conceding.
Tony clapped his hands together. “Excellent. Let’s go now.”
“You’re not hungry?” Lilo asked.
“Nope.”
