“A client,” Stepp said to Vicki, still not turning around.
“Oh, well, hi!” She extended her hand. “I’m Detective Stepp’s secretary. I don’t remember seeing you in the office.”
“He’s the one with the list you were helping me with this week,” Stepp whispered.
“So this fine piece of work is the infamous Vicki?” Rhino took her hand and gently kissed the top. “I’ve heard a lot about you, sweetheart.”
“All good, I hope.”
“Depends if you consider still being a virgin at twenty-one ‘good.’”
Vicki glared at Stepp and crossed her legs.
“I’ve got a bone to pick with you, J,” Rhino said. “A lot of bones, in fact.”
Stepp swiveled his stool to face Rhino. “This is between you and me. Leave her out of this.”
Rhino leaned outward so he could see Vicki around Stepp’s body. “I would tap that so har
