Taming Molly: Heroes of Henderson ~ Book 2.5 A DuVal Cousins Quickie Read Online Free Page B

that to sink in. And in that moment, the fairy princess sprouted wings and flew off into the crowd. Josh wanted to leave his beer and follow her—hell, he wanted to grab her shoulder, spin her around, and get right up into her face because that was complete bullshit. Bullshit, by the way, he would have paid good money to make true.
    He was finally given his beer, all fancy in a glass for God’s sake, and turned, intent on searching out Miss DuVal when a large, meaty hand landed on his shoulder.
    Dear God—the Father.
    “Josh, my boy. A word please.”  
    Big Jim wanted a word. During a wedding reception. At the exact moment Josh just happened to be honing in on his eldest daughter.
    “I understand you’re looking for some Booster funds so you can make up your fancy Google-like glasses in order to benefit the football team.”
    Josh blinked, dragging his mind off Molly and on to his team. “That’s exactly right. I believe if I’ve got someone wearing them up in the press box, and I’m wearing them down on the field, I’d be able to see what’s going on defensively a whole lot better. It could be a big help to decide which offense to run.”
    “Might be misconstrued as cheatin’.”
    “I like to think of it as communicating.”
    “Huh. Well, now—here’s the deal. You might not be aware, but that lovely young lady you were just talkin’ to at the bar? The one in green? She’s my daughter, Molly. Now, Molly loves a good party — hell, she’s just a chip off the ol’ block when it comes to that. And this wedding has the makings of a great party. But she’s ruffled some Henderson feathers in the past and those feathers are eyein’ her up tonight. Now you—you’re the sort of fellow it might do Molly some good to be seen with. Someone who has kept a low profile and won’t do her reputation any harm.”
    “I’m not exactly sure how to take that.”
    “Oh, come on now. You’re a good-looking kid, but you’re a brainiac not a partier. I know she’s probably not your type, but—just for tonight—if you could run interference from the likes of Vance Evans and his ilk, the Boosters and I’d be grateful enough to throw a little faux-Google Glass money your way.”
    After delivering a big smack to Josh’s back, causing his beer to spill over the edge of his glass, Jim DuVal was off into the crowd.
    Josh was shaking the liquid off his hand when Vance came up from behind. “Big Jim ought to learn to keep his voice down.”
    “You heard all that?”
    “Every word. Nothin’ like gettin’ permission from God himself to go after the forbidden fruit.” Vance grinned. “Might be a bit of a moral dilemma for a man who has kept such a low profile.”
    “I see no issue whatsoever.”
    “I don’t know. Could sorta be misconstrued as cheatin’.”
    “Yeah. I’m going to keep thinking of it as communicating.”
    ***

    “Lolly is dating Brooks Bennett?” Molly reiterated the news in astonishment. “ The Brooks Bennett?”
    “The one and only,” Lucy said. “There was some big scuttlebutt surrounding Lolly, Brooks, and Vance back on the Fourth of July—you should have been around for that. But that scuttlebutt was overshadowed by the wet T-shirt contest—which, thank God, you were not here for because—” Her sister’s eyes landed on Molly’s chest before she rolled them, “Well, it’s not like you’re afraid to show them off.”
    “The human body—”
    “Is a magnificent work of art,” Lucy finished. “I know. I’ve heard you say so a zillion times.”
    “I’m just sayin’ covering the body’s treasures has never made any sense to me.”
    In her mind’s eye, Molly saw images of Josh McCourt with his tuxedo shirt hanging open and his pants unzipped. Because if there were calendars made to showcase hot men with high IQs, she’d nominate Josh for the cover. There was just something about his combination of light hair and dark eyes that had struck her the moment they met. His