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digress. This meeting isn’t about me in all my splendor, but about you, and the shitty little look on your face. Did DelRay screw you over?”
    Knowing Solomon as he did, Parker was well aware the persistent man wouldn’t leave until he dragged every last detail from him. Solomon was annoying like that.
    “No.” Solomon’s grin dimmed a bit. It served him right . “The opening went off without a hitch. The club was packed all weekend long. I’m sure I’ll see a nice return for my investment.”
    “Wonderful.”
    “Yeah.” Parker smirked. “I can see you’re overjoyed for me.”

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    “I think the guy is a loser.”
    “Yes, I know, but you don’t have to worry. I still like you best,” Parker mocked.
    Solomon snorted. “As if I care. I’m just looking out for my boy and his bank account.”
    “I know, and trust me, I appreciate it.” And he did. Theirs was an equal partnership.
    Where Parker brought in the Hollywood connections and the movie know-how, Solomon was the brains behind their ventures. He made sure the I’s were dotted, the T’s were crossed and everyone was paid on time. “But everything went smoothly.”
    “Then what’s with the frown?”
    “I have some stuff on my mind.”
    “Like?”
    “Like stuff,” Parker repeated. They were men, for Christ’s sake, they didn’t talk about their feelings. “Let it go.”
    Saying that to Solomon was akin to waving a scab in front of the fingers of a seven year old. It just encouraged the man to pick. “Then this has to be about a woman.”
    “Why do you say that?”
    “If it was about anything else you would have already spilled the beans. For some annoying reason you have an outdated moral code when it comes to chicks.”
    “Horrible isn’t it?” Parker dryly said.
    “Yes, it is.” Solomon agreed, missing the sarcasm all together. “Come on, I tell you about the girls I screw.”
    “Much to my delight.”
    “Exactly. Besides this—” Parker’s ringing cell phone halted Solomon’s inquisition.
    Parker answered it without glancing at the number, happy for the interruption. “Speak.”
    There was a brief pause followed by a rapid, “Arf, Arf.”
    “Hello?”
    “Ahh, much better.” Cyn’s amused voice filled the line. “I was afraid you were going to have me roll over and play dead next.”
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    Parker went from annoyed to extremely pleased in the space of a heartbeat. “Can you hold on for a sec?”
    “If this is a bad time, I can call you back.”
    “This isn’t a bad time at all.” As if he was going to give her a chance to run again.
    Parker placed his hand over the mouthpiece and lowered the phone. Addressing Solomon, Parker gestured with his head to the door. “Get out.”
    Solomon grinned evilly and scooted further down in the chair, as if making himself more comfortable. “Don’t mind me, I’ll wait.”
    “You have one choice. You either walk out or I’ll throw you out. Head first.” Even though Solomon was a few inches taller and more muscular, Parker would have followed through on his threat.
    Instead of infuriating Solomon, Parker’s words seemed to have amused him. “It’s like that, is it?”
    “Yes.”
    “Then I’ll go, but only because you asked so nicely.” Solomon stood and set his beer on the desk. “But I’ll be back for the goods.”
    “Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.” Parker didn’t care why he went, as long as he did. “Shut the door behind you.”
    “Don’t do anything I wouldn’t do,” Solomon teased, closing the door as Parker requested.
    Annoying prick . Parker sat down and took his hand away from the phone. “Playing hard to get, were you?"
    “Me?”
    “Yes, you. Why did you wait so long to call?”
    “To be honest, I wasn’t sure if I should call or not.”
    “Why?”
    “I wasn’t sure exactly how I was supposed to go about addressing royalty.”
    “Ahhh.” Parker smiled. So much for