326 Planning The European AllAK
326 Planning The European Attack
(Winona)
“Oooh show me!” Lisa says with too much excitement
Cass turns her phone to Lisa.
“Fuck! Get your sights off Winona’s man, you bitch. But god, I’d do her.”
“Lisa! Also not helping.” I almost choke on my drink.
Lisa chuckles. “Sorry, but I can see why you’d be pissed. And Jayden not seeing that doesn’t help.”
“Exactly!” I exclaim, feeling vindicated. “And then Jayden says she can teach me a lot in my job. Like, excuse me, what?”
Lisa shakes her head and holds up one finger which moves back and forth with precision. “Yeah, that’s pretty rich. Jayden always thought you were the best in your field, Uh–uh, no.”
Cass shakes her head. “Sounds like she’s purposely getting under your skin. Why?”
“Some women are just like that,” I mutter, sipping my drink. “But what can I do? I’m here, he’s there. Don’t get me wrong. I trust Jayden. I’ll just have to deal with her when I get to Europe.”
“Oh, speaking of Europe,” Lisa says, her eyes lighting up mischievously. “Let’s see who else you’ll be meeting. I say we look up the whole Nexus Global crew,”
“Here we go,” I say, laughing despite myself. “Online stalking. You’re true expertise. You’re about to learn something, Cass
“Please, I’m going full CIA on those fuckers.” Lisa pulls out her phone and starts typing. “Okay, here we go… Matteo Ricci, CFO. Oh. My. God. How does a financial guy look that good? Buh byyyeee, Lance.”
She shows her phone to us. He’s hot as fuck. Cass nods and taps into her phone.
“He’s Italian, of course he is. Now let’s see who else… Wow. Winona, you should’ve had your hall pass week in Brussels. Maybe you can have a rerun.” Lisa suggests.
I burst out laughing. “Oh my God, shut up!”
Lisa continues, scrolling through photos like she’s shopping for clothes. “No, I’m serious. You could’ve hit Matteo and been like, ‘Sorry, Jayden, but it’s Europe. There are no rules“.”
Cass finally cracks a smile. “I might try that myself. Love me a foreigner. I wonder if they have accents?”
“Of course they do. They aren’t all going to sound normal, like us.” Lisa gives a laugh.
“We sound real normal right now.” I grin.
“Oh, and then there’s Viktor Balázs,” Lisa says, moving on. “Head of security. Hungarian. Built like a freaking tank. Oh, I’m definitely visiting you in Brussels now. Sign me up.”
*Please do,” I say, half–joking, half–serious. “I’m gonna need backup. Especially with Sofia taking
someone’s eye out with that cleavage.”
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Lisa waggles her eyebrows at me. “Back up? Why? I mean, you’ll be covered in baby spit–up and running after kids, and she’ll be there in her pencil skirts, tossing her hair.”
“Thanks for the reminder,” I mutter, but we’re all laughing. It’s that kind of night. “Friend like you, who needs enemies?”
Cass goes quiet again, though, her gaze dropping to her lap. “You think it’ll be weird… you know, being in a whole new country with the kids and no Anne?”
I nod, biting my lip. “Yeah, I’m worried about that. I mean, Jayden says he’ll get me all the help I need, but it’s not the same. Anne’s… family.”
“She sure is,” Cass agrees.
“And the kids will miss her and their Aunt Cass and Aunt Lisa. But it might only be for a few months, ! hope.”
Lisa leans in, resting her hand on mine. “You know we will come visit. Hell, I’ll bring Lance and make him see Brussels while I’m at it. Maybe if I drag him to Europe, I can finally get him to settle down.”
Cass snorts. “Lance? Settle down? Yeah, good luck with that.”
“Hey, it could happen,” Lisa says, sounding almost hopeful. “But seriously, Winona, you’re gonna be okay. You’re like, the toughest person I know. And the kids? They’re gonna love it. It’ll be an adventure for them. You can go to Disneyland in Paris.”
“Wait until I’m there to do that please,” Cass says.
“So, you’re both serious about the visit?” I ask.
“You can’t keep us away. We’re a team. We’ll show those European ladies how to hustle.” Lisa stands up and waggles her hips.
“Don’t forget you’re there to support me,” I tease.
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