Chapter 25 – Down to BusinessDana
A phone was ringing. I tried to shake off the stupor of sleep as strong arms encircled me and pulled me tight into a warm chest. I reluctantly extracted an arm from the embrace and reached for my cell on the stand beside the bed.
“’Lo?”
“Rossi? ‘That you?”
I sat bolt upright. Mel looked up at me. “Of course Tim.”
“Hey, it’s after 8:00. Phil and Ron are already in the air and due back any time. Will you be joining us?”
“Yes, of course. I got tied up. I’ll be there shortly.” I watched as Mel scrambled up, nude, and began digging through her bag of clothes. She was quite the specimen. My heart thudded in my chest.
“Yeah, okay. Anyway, bring coffee. The swill they serve here sucks.”
“Roger! Anything else?”
“Nope. Later boss!” He hung up.
“Mel pointed
