“I thought you came here for...” Flipping around, he opened his arms in a shrug. “Why don’t you want me to go, baby, huh? You think I can’t take out three nerds?”
“One of those guys is a black belt,” she said. “But it’s not your abilities I’m concerned about.”
“Then what is it,” Art asked, giving her a chance to tell her story.
“I was at Purdy’s tonight,” she said and knew that needed no more explanation because they knew her schedule as well as the guy who had accosted her did. “And I was approached by a guy who told me to give you a message.”
When Brodie’s body heat radiated to her, she turned back in his direction. “What message?” Brodie asked.
His curiosity was an improvement over his previous irritation. “The last thing he said was that Canada’s nice this time of year,” she said.
