Hell Yeah!: Man of My Heart (Kindle Worlds Novella) (The Omega Team Book 5) Read Online Free Page A

up.”
    “Carson’s coming to see me tomorrow.”
    “Yeah, yeah, yeah. I heard all that, but I want the bad news. It’s about Cobra, right?”
    “Yes.” Jasmine tightened her grip around her glass.
    “Well? Give.”
    Jasmine swallowed. “Okay. It seems he jumped bail and no one knows where he is.”
    “Well, damn, Jasmine. That’s not good. And here you are, all alone in the middle of nowhere.”
    “I am, but he also doesn’t know where to find me,” she reminded her.
    “At the moment.” Libby frowned. “But you need to discuss some kind of security with your manager tomorrow.”
    “I’ll be fine,” she insisted. “Hardly anyone can find this house as it is, anyway.” The last thing she wanted was people getting in a tizzy over this. They had their own lives. She’d talk to Carson about it. Yes, it made her uneasy, but she wasn’t any scared little girl afraid of her own shadow. She’d be damned if she let Cobra turn her into one.”
    “I’ve got an idea.” Libby snapped her fingers. “Come home with me for tonight.”
    “What?” Jasmine stared at her. “I can’t do that.”
    “Why the hell not?” Her cousin leaned across the table. “I’ve got a guest room and plenty of food.”
    “And a family to take care of.”
    “Oh, for goodness sake.” Libby slapped her hand on the table. “Aron will chew my ass out if I leave you here alone.”
    Jasmine knew she’d be a lot better off—at least feel a lot better off—if she spent the night at the McCoys’ place. But what about tomorrow and the day after and the day after that?
    “I appreciate the offer, but I’ll be fine.” She giggled. “And tell Aron no ass chewing except in private.”
    “Jasmine!” Libby fanned herself with her hand. Then she sighed. “Okay, but you need to think about getting some kind of protection. At least an alarm system.”
    “It would only protect the house,” she pointed out. “With all the deer and other animals out there on my six acres, some four-footed critter would be tripping the sensors almost on an hourly basis.”
    “At least it would be better than nothing.”
    “Libby.” Jasmine put as much patience into her voice as she could. “I live out here in the middle of noplace on six acres. I only have a cell phone, no landline, so I’m not easy to find. And if someone did break in, it would take forever before security got someone out here, so how would it help?”
    “At least discuss it with Carson tomorrow, okay?”
    She nodded. “I promise I’ll do that.”
    “What are you going to do about going back on tour again?”
    Jasmine sighed. “The first thing I have to do is get a new bass player. Hiring one is Carson’s job, and I don’t know how long it will take. I’ll know more details after I meet with him.”
    “You call me as soon as he leaves, you hear?”
    Jasmine nodded. “I promise.”
    Libby sighed. “Okay, then. I’d best be getting on home. I’m calling you tonight to check on you, though.”
    Jasmine grinned. “I’ll look forward to it.”
     
    *****
     
    Caleb Branam sat in the booth in the coffee shop and tried to smile at his friend.
    “You trying to be a do-gooder, Aron?”
    Aron McCoy just looked at him. “I’m trying to help you get your head out of your ass.”
    Caleb ran his hands up the sides of his face and across the top of his head. “Hmm. Seems like it’s still in the right place.”
    Aron snorted. “I should have known. A wiseass, just like at the University of Texas.”
    Caleb chuckled. “Is that better or worse than being a smartass?” The smile disappeared. “You have to stop trying to ‘fix’ me, buddy. Some people are just permanently broken.”
    “So that means what? You’ll just hide away in your cabin up in the hills, relying on your disability funds to pay for your beer and skittles?”
    Caleb managed a chuckle. “I might if I knew what skittles were.”
    Aron leaned forward. “I’m serious, Caleb. Everyone has disasters in their