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Friday night had been nerve-wracking. They’d agreed not to advertise that technically she was the highest point in the present management chain. Some of their patrons, who were all male, wouldn’t be deterred from bad behavior if they thought they only had to answer to a feeble female. Didn’t matter that she didn’t consider herself feeble, or that Costello had been teaching her how to take care of herself. Anything she could do to keep the peace gave them an advantage.
So, instead of being the boss, Harlow gave discreet orders as needed, and chose to serve behind the basement bar to watch what was going on. Tom stayed upstairs with Lowan, both of them provided security while Martina, Felipe’s mom, poured drinks for her.
Larry had said the casino wasn’t as busy as usual. People were ne
