Chapter 20

“You sure you want to do this?” he asked turning to her.

“Drink scotch or wear my earrings?” she teased.

“Don’t play,” he said fiercely. “This is not a funny situation. You know what I’m talking about.” He watched as Cam eyed him warily. “I had a very discreet visitor this morning. Scared the shit out of me. I haven’t been any good all day. Do you know what he told me?” He waited for Cam to answer.

“Hell, I stopped trying to analyze your love life years ago,” she joked.

His stare stopped her. Paul was not in a jovial mood.

She looked down into her drink. So they’d contacted Pauly and asked him to come in on the plan with her. She hadn’t quite expected this reaction, though. She took a sip of her scotch and felt it warm its way to her stomach. “Yes, I know. It’s true. I asked for you to help me.”

Pauly stared at her. “I wasn’t sure,” he admitted, “He didn’t use names. But after what we talked about that night at the Oak Tavern, it just had to be you. Thanks for confirming it.”