Page 40 of Behind the Scenes

In that, he and Xavier had been right. “She’s definitely gorgeous. No doubt about that.”

“I knew it! No way a woman that gorgeous on our TV could be a dog in person. Oh, that body…the way that ass looks when she walks away in a skirt…”

“Steady dude. You sound like you’re going to blow any second. How about we get back to what I need you to find out for me?”

“All right,” Gideon said, sounding disappointed. “Text me the names and I’ll get on it as soon as I can. But will you at least answer one thing for me?”

“Why do I have to text you the names? Can’t I just tell you them?”

Christ, why did he have to be so difficult?

“I don’t have a photographic memory like Julian, you jackass. Just text them to me.”

Hunter grumbled, “If you had a photographic memory, you’d want me to text them to you. Photographic means you have to see them.”

“Christ, Hunter! It’s one damn text. Now tell me. Does she sound the same as she does in her movies?”

What the hell was Gideon talking about?

“How would I know?” Hunter answered, already frustrated by this call. “I’ve never seen any of them.”

“Christ, you’re a Philistine. Her voice sounds soft, but you get the sense when she’s not acting that there’s something more underneath it. I have this fantasy that when she’s in the middle of—”

The time had come for Hunter to cut this conversation off right now. “Whoa! I swear to God, man, you are oversexed. Maybe you need to get out of that chair and away from the TV for a little while. Just assume she sounds like any normal woman. I’m sending you the names of the people I need everything on. And the next time I call you, try to keep that shit to yourself.”

Gideon chuckled. “I’m a red-blooded American male. By the way, just so you know, I’d have that in my bed before the end of the assignment. Hell, I’d have had her by now,” he bragged.

“Bye, Gideon. You need to get yourself some soon before you explode there.”

“Don’t you worry about me getting some. I do just fine, thank you. What I need is to not have to do busy work. But at least I get to partner with Tess on the things Persephone gave me to do. Jealous?” Gideon said, taunting him.

At any other time, Hunter thought about how he would have been a little jealous Gideon got to work with Tess. Now, though, he wasn’t bothered at all.

“Nope. Just get me that information ASAP.”

“Yeah, ASAP. Got it. Later, Hunter.”

Tossing his phone onto the bed, he shook his head at Gideon. That guy needed to get out more. But maybe he had something about Alexis. Not the sound of her voice when she…fuck, now he’d have that in his head the next time he spoke to her.

No, maybe he had a good point about knowing more about Alexis. Hunter wondered if he should watch some of her movies. It couldn’t hurt.

A knock at his bedroom door pulled him out of his thoughts. He opened it to see Alexis standing there in front of him in a pair of pink jogging pants and a t-shirt. As his gaze floated down her body, he noted that even in workout clothes she looked incredible.

Quickly directing his attention to her face, he asked, “What’s going on?”

“I need to find a gym. Lauren’s rounded up the addresses of a few. We’re going for a run to check them out. You told me to let you know when I wanted to leave the house. We’re going with Kyle if you don’t run, so we won’t be alone.”

She smiled and raised her right hand. “Scouts’ honor. I promise.”

He hadn’t expected her to be a runner. Not that he’d put much thought into what she did to keep her body in such good shape. But her running surprised him. She had a way of doing that, it seemed.

“I could go for a run. It’ll clear my head. I have to admit I didn’t peg you for a runner, though.”

Alexis gave him a huge smile. “Good! Be ready in ten. The four of us will go for a nice run.”

“I’ll let Kyle know he doesn’t have to go since I’m going.”

“Well, he’s the one who goes to the gym with me every day when we’re not at home. Since this house doesn’t come with a place to work out, I figured he’d be coming with us.”

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