“Well, you would know that far better than me, Shane.”
They headed into the resort lobby with the towering staircase winding up through the center like a giant tree. There were even metal leaves hanging from the ceiling three stories above them. The owners hadn’t spared any expense in their efforts to bring the place into the twenty-first century. Tim nudged him with his elbow.
“Why are you so concerned with Luis and Mel’s relationship, anyway? Oh, wait.” Tim gave his best Valley girl imitation. “Oh. My. Gawd. You like her! You like Mellie Low!” The accent vanished. “Hot damn, man. You’re swinging for the fences with that one—a supermodel. She’s clever, too. And tough.”
“And taken.”
Tim’s mouth opened, then snapped shut.
“What?”
“Nothing. I’m sure you’re right, Shane. But I didn’t see any rings.”
“What does that mean?”
“Do I really need to spell it out for you? If you want her, go after her.”
“First, I don’t want her.” A little alarm went off in his head. Okay, maybe he wanted her a little, but who wouldn’t? “Second, I’m not a guy who makes a move on another guy’s girl.” Tim raised a finger as if he wanted to interrupt, but Shane ignored him. “And third, she may not work for us, but she is mentoring our client, and it would be unprofessional.”
“So...would it be unprofessional of me to go after Luis?”
“No, but it would be a waste of your time. I know a couple when I see one, Tim, and those two have been intimate. Did you see that dress he made for her to wear at the dinner? That he probably fit personally to her every curve?” His heart did something funny at the thought of that dark metallic gown. His heart did something less funny at the thought of Luis touching Mel’s skin as he fit the dress. “Did you see the way she kissed his cheek this morning, as if they were husband and wife already? His arm around her waist? And where do you think he’s staying? I haven’t seen him hanging around the resort, so he must be staying at her place.”
Tim folded his arms and stared hard at Shane. “For someone who’s not interested, you’ve spent a lot of time thinking about this. You sure you don’t have the hots for Mellie Low?”
“Don’t call her that. She doesn’t like it.” She’d made that clear, and he suspected there was a story there. But it wasn’t his to know. Luis was her guy. And that was fine. The last thing he needed right now was some warrior princess in his life.
Tim looked at his watch. “I gotta run, man. Conference call with the manager in Baltimore to see how interested they might be in our boy Jimmy. Their closer is out for the season for elbow surgery, so they might be willing to overlook our kid’s big mouth and sign him up for their bullpen.”
“Is Jimmy done with his anger management sessions?” Jimmy Martinez had a bad habit of mouthing off not only to other players, but also to fans in the stands. Baseball team owners didn’t like that much.
Tim nodded. “Yeah. We just need to find a team that’ll take him on.”
“Someday we won’t have to deal with this kind of crap.”
“Why not?”
“Instead of getting our players into the big leagues, don’t you think it’s time for us to make the jump to the big leagues?” Tim was still confused. “Come on, man. Join forces with a bigger agency? Get that corner office we’ve been looking for?”
Tim waved his hand in dismissal. “That’s your dad talking, Shane. You need to let it go. I like our setup just fine. We call the shots, not anyone else. I’ll catch you for dinner?”
Tim turned away, then turned back again with humor in his eyes. “Do you want to see if Luis and Melanie want to double date with us? Maybe I could plan their wedding for them.”
“Shut up, you jackass.”
“What would you do if you were wrong about them?”
“I’m not.”
But if he was, that would mean that Mel, with her mile-long legs and violet eyes, might just be available.
And that might just be trouble.
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