Unfinished Business by Brenda Jackson Read Free Book Online

be seen. So what if what he was doing could be labeled as spying? He was merely protecting his interests, he reasoned, even if Christy wouldn’t see it that way.
    After leaving her apartment he had circled around the neighborhood to wait until her date arrived, only to see Christy leave minutes later by herself, which meant she was meeting the guy instead of letting him come to her place to pick her up. A smart move, especially if she hadn’t known the man for a while.
    “What would you like to drink?”
    Alex glanced up at the waitress who was smiling at him. Like everyone else in the place, she looked young, in her early twenties. He wasn’t old, but he would bet at thirty-two he was the oldest person here. He took a quick glance back at Kevin and figured him to be probably the same age as Christy. More than ever he regretted the day he had told her to date guys her own age.
    He looked back at the waitress. “I’ll take a Bloody Mary.”
    The young woman’s smile widened when she teasingly said, “You got her.” She then walked off.
    Alex sighed. The waitress was totally wrong. If he had her, he wouldn’t be sitting in a crowded nightclub watching her , the woman he wanted, with another man.
    “Are you sure you don’t want anything else to drink, Christy?”
    Christy glanced up at Kevin and smiled. She’d only had one drink in the hour or so that she’d been here, but for some reason she was beginning to feel light-headed, loose, brazen. She sighed as she shook her head, wondering what was wrong with her. “No, I’m fine.”
    Kevin smiled at her, showing a dimple that added charisma to his face. “Yeah, baby, you definitely are, and I’m dying to find out just how far that fine goes.”
    At any other time a remark like that from any man would be a total turnoff, but for some reason she liked it. In fact, it made her feel good to know another man wanted her. So there , Alex, she wanted to say. Leaning forward she whispered. “Do you think you’re up to it?”
    He chuckled. “Oh yeah, I’m up to it all right. Slide on over here and feel how up to it I am.”
    Christy laughed. “O Kevin, you’re simply outrageous.”
    “I’m also hot for you. Let’s leave this—”
    At that moment Kevin’s mobile phone rang. He snapped it open, and after a few short words he looked over at Christy. “Excuse me. I need to take this call. It’s my job.”
    Christy nodded. He had told her that he worked as a computer engineer at some huge Fortune 500 company, but for the life of her at the moment she couldn’t recall what company it was. What was wrong with her? She usually was sharp at remembering things.
    “Don’t go away. I’ll be right back, and when I return, we’re leaving here and going somewhere where we can be alone. All right?” he said, smiling.
    Kevin’s words intruded on her blurred thoughts. She felt herself returning his smile. “All right.” She then watched as he walked off.
    Alex’s eyes narrowed as he watched Christy’s date get up from the table and head in the direction of the men’s room. This was the opportunity he had been waiting for. He hadn’t liked the way the man had been hanging over Christy when the two had danced together earlier. He had held her too damn close.
    On two occasions it had taken all of his control not to cross the room and snatch Christy out of the man’s arms. But causing a scene was the last thing he wanted to do. If he thought Christy was pissed at him now, if he went so far as to embarrass her in any way she would write him off forever.
    But dealing directly with Pretty Face Kevin was an entirely different story. It was time the two of them met. Getting up from his table, Alex headed towards the men’s room too.
    “Hey, man, your date is really wasted. What did you give her?”
    Kevin smiled over at his friend as he zipped up his pants after using one of the urinals. “I dropped Trina a huge tip to slip something into her drink, something guaranteed