Jimmy: Red, Hot, & Blue, Book 3 Read Free Page B

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    “That was a waste of time,” Trey grumbled.
    Jimmy wouldn’t exactly say that the fact no terrorists had blown up the place made it a waste of time, but it was frustrating to go to all the effort for a false alarm. Nothing more exciting than Matt’s early scare about the old dude with the suspicious name had happened all night, unless you counted the phone number Jimmy had gotten from Lia. Now that was something to get excited about. He patted his breast pocket and assured himself the number was still safely tucked away. His fingers itched to grab for his phone and dial it right then and there. Instead, he controlled the impulse until he could get somewhere alone.
    “Well, at least you didn’t drop your tray, Trey.” Jack grinned, obviously proud of his cleverness.
    Jimmy frowned. “Hey, that was going to be my joke.”
    “Late again, big brother.” Jack slapped him on the back. “So, what do you guys say we hit the bar after checking in at headquarters? We can get a cold one and I can see how my hot bartender is doing.”
    Free from the tie now, Trey undid the top two buttons of his shirt. “Sure. As long as we can change out of these monkey suits first.”
    Jimmy thought again of the precious piece of paper tucked away in his pocket. It was already getting late. He had to either call now or not at all if he had any hope of meeting up with her tonight. And he really, really hoped… “You two go ahead. I’m, uh, a little tired.”
    Jack shot him a look. “Tired? From walking around a party picking up dirty napkins all night? Come on. We’ll just go for a bit.”
    “It wasn’t just playing waiter. We had to keep on alert in case anything did go down.” That much was true, even though Jack was correct. Jimmy wasn’t tired from the party. He was tired of being celibate and had every hope Lia would help him out in that area.
    “Which it didn’t,” Jack reminded him.
    He struggled to come up with an excuse not to go to the bar so he could see Lia, if she wanted to see him. “Yeah, but I’d have to stop by the bank and get some cash first.”
    “Yeah, and? So what? That’ll take like a minute.” Jack stared at him, waiting for a response.
    “But then I’d need to get gas too.” Jack was still frowning at him doubtfully, so Jimmy added, “Maybe I’ll meet y’all there later.”
    Jack shook his head. “Whatever.”
    Trey stopped next to his truck. “See you guys back at the base.”
    They had each taken their own vehicles, thinking it would appear less suspicious arriving individually as waiters would, instead of piling out of an unmarked black van as a group the way the team usually traveled.
    “Yeah, see ya.” Ignoring his brother’s displeasure with him, Jimmy thankfully shut himself in his vehicle.
    Grateful once again he had his own transportation, he sat in the driver’s seat and waited for Jack to close the driver’s door of his own car, then he punched Lia’s number into his cell phone.
    “Hello?” Her sexy voice sent a shiver right down from his ears to his toes and everywhere in between.
    “Hey, darlin’. It’s Ji…uh, James.”
    “Hello there, James. Where are you?”
    “In my car outside the party. We just got off.” Oh yeah. Judging by the sexy purr of her voice, he had a feeling he was about to get off all right.
    “Meet me at the Hilton in ten minutes. Ask for the private elevator that leads to the presidential suite. I’ll leave your name at the desk so they’ll let you up.” Jimmy heard a click and then she was gone.
    Holy crap. He didn’t know what to be amazed at more. The fact he was going to get lucky with the hottest woman he’d ever laid eyes on, or the invitation to the presidential suite at the Hilton. Meanwhile, there was no way he could drive back to base, check in and then get to the hotel in ten minutes, and Jimmy had a feeling Lia was not the kind of woman who responded well to being kept waiting.
    The mission had been uneventful. Maybe