The Reed Security Relationship Manual: A Reed Security Romance - Giulia Lagomarsino (best book club books of all time TXT) 📗

Giulia: I did use you.

Burg: Yeah. You had me shoot Hunter!

Giulia: Right, well, everyone has to play their part.

Burg: Yeah, but you could have had me run in and save the day, but no, you made Michelle lose it because she thought she lost Hunter.

Giulia: Don’t bring readers into this. I didn’t do that on purpose to hurt any of them.

Burg: You know, just once, I want to be the man that everyone talks about.

Giulia: They do talk about you. In fact, you got your revenge in the end.

Burg: By sending a tranny off with Axel? Yeah, I really got my revenge.

Giulia: Well, look on the bright side. At least she…he…didn’t try to kiss you. And, you got to fire off that RPG at the helicopter in Parker’s book. That was fun.

Burg: Sinner did that. I was just there.

Giulia: Well, that’s what Sinner does. I can’t help it that he thought of it before you.

Burg sighs heavily.

Giulia: If it’ll make you feel better, I can plan something really awesome for you in the kids’ series.

Burg: It better be big.

Giulia: Huge.

Burg: Explosive.

Giulia: I can make it so explosive that you don’t make it out.

Burg: Hey, I didn’t say I wanted to be killed off.

Giulia: You said you wanted to be the hero. I could make it really awesome. You could sacrifice yourself for everyone around you. They would erect monuments in your name. Forget Knight, you would be the one that everyone praised.

Burg nods.

Burg: I like it, but maybe make it toward the end of the series, so I can still have some fun in the meantime.

Giulia: I’ll see what I can do about that.

Gabe

Gabe walks in with a sexy grin on his face.

Gabe: Giulia.

Giulia: You know, in my head, you walked in here naked.

Gabe: In my mind, I walked in here with Isa and there was a porno on TV.

Giulia: I guess we can’t always get what we want.

Gabe: So, I gotta ask, before this goes any further, are you gonna make Vittoria an assassin?

Giulia: You know I can’t tell you that.

Gabe: I’m her stepfather. I have a right to know.

Giulia: You only want to know so you can prepare yourself for Isa’s reaction.

Gabe: Well, let’s look at this logically. When you “killed” me off, Isa wanted Cazzo to choose between the company and her. How exactly do you picture this playing out?

Giulia: Several ways. First, sexy assassin meets another sexy assassin. That could be interesting. I probably wouldn’t do the whole assassin meets normal person that changes her. Knight did that. I could make it that she has a hit for a hot guy and ends up falling for him.

Gabe: Or, you could just make her a really badass military chick.

Giulia: Yeah, but I’ve done that. Besides, it’s not like this has to be decided right now. I mean, I have three series between now and then.

Gabe: Make Enzo the assassin. Anybody but Vittoria.

Giulia: I like her being the assassin.

Gabe: But assassins usually become assassins because of something terrible that’s happened to them. Vittoria has a good life.

Giulia: Sure, now. But what happens between now and then?

Gabe: Oh God, this is even worse than if we were really alive. I have literally no control over what you do to her.

Giulia: I know. Imagine all that can happen to her in the years where she’s growing into an adult. The possibilities are endless.

Gabe: Look, I’m just asking that you take it easy on us. Isa’s not a big fan of the kids being in the military school anyway.

Giulia: Oh, come on. It’s not actually a military school.

Gabe: They wear uniforms, Giulia. You threaten to waterboard them.

Giulia: Hey, that’s only when they’re not practicing gun safety and then lie about it.

Gabe: And you think Isa would just think that’s okay?

Giulia: Well, I didn’t really ask her opinion. Besides, I could make her change her mind.

I glance up as I think hard.

Giulia: Ah! See! Now, she likes the idea of Vittoria kicking ass.

Gabe: Just like that.

Giulia: Yep. See, Vittoria’s getting to that age where boys want certain things from girls. I’m sure you can remember what it’s like to be that age. All those hormones running through you. Hell, think of all the kinky shit you do now, then tell me that you don’t want Vittoria to train to be an assassin.

Gabe thinks about it for a moment.

Gabe: Fine, you may have a point.

Giulia: See? There’s a reason that I’m the writer.

Gabe stands to leave, but I stop him.

Giulia: One last question.

Gabe: Yeah?

Giulia: How big was it? Parker’s monster cock?

Gabe grins.

Gabe: Wouldn’t you like to know.

Jules

Giulia: Hey, Jules.

Jules: I’m sorry, who are you again?

Giulia: Nice try. I know you know who I am.

Jules: Can’t slip anything past you.

Giulia: So, what was your favorite part about this series?

Jules: Definitely not having my balls waxed. Can’t say that was a lot of fun.

Giulia: You never had your balls waxed. That was Jackson.

Jules: I didn’t?

Giulia: Nope. Ice and Chris waxed your leg.

Jules: See? I can’t remember shit. I think you did some kind of hijinx on my brain.

Giulia: I would never do that.

Jules: Woman, you’re the devil in disguise.

Giulia: Nope, just a writer. So, tell me, what’s your fascination with Lifetime movies?

Jules: There’s no fascination. In fact, I wish they were never invented. It’s all a ploy by desperate women to get men to snuggle with them.

Giulia: Really?

Jules: You bet your ass. See, normally, it would be a night on the couch, kissing and fucking. But nope, once that Lifetime movie is on, all she wants is for you to hold her. Like a man ever went to a woman’s house with the intention of holding her.

Giulia: What about Ivy?

Jules: Look, I’ll let you in on a little secret. I love Ivy, and I would hold her if she wanted me to, but that doesn’t mean my cock is on board with that. I can guarantee you that I’ll be doing whatever it takes to set the mood so