"This ain't over. I'll get my share of that money, just you wait and see." She slammed the door behind her, leaving a lingering trace of smoke. I'D just finished my bath when my phone rang. As tempting as it was not to answer it, I did. "Dahling," Cece's voice purred over the line, "I wish I were still in New Orleans ." I thought of Ellisea and was glad that Cece had gone home. "What's shaking?" I asked as I dried my toes. "I need a favor." "Sure." I was so deep into Cece that it didn't really matter what she asked, I would do it. "Remember that tattoo parlor I got thrown out of?" "I remember you talking about the Rainbow Boutique." "I need you to go there tomorrow and scope it out." "Is there any particular design you're interested in? Maybe an American flag? Or a heart?" "So funny I forgot to laugh," Cece said drolly. "I've been thinking. Those guys were terrified. Why? So what if Ellisea has the lower half of her body covered in dragons?
