TEN

VERA

We both watched her walk out the door, then Nathan turned to me. His face was set, and I recognized the angry protector look he gets on him sometimes.

"Now, you, don't even try to feed me that bullshit. What's between you and her?"

I opened my mouth for some smart retort but none came to mind. This was just like Nathan. Any other person would have known what the problem was, but not Nathan. To him, all women were the same and for the same purpose. Hell, I wasn't even sure he remembered she was the same lady he had made walk out of his party topless just the night before.

I sighed in frustration. "Just another lady your attention to me is making jealous," I replied.

"Poor her, then," he replied dismissively.

"Please, could you stop calling me your kitten in front of your female friends?"

"Acquaintances," he corrected. Then he smiled brightly. "You know that's not happening, baby. So, what's it you need?"

I gulped. Could we go back to discus