Page 137 of The Champion
Van picked up Lily. I was thankful our other two hadalready fallen asleep and weren’t running out here to see what was happening.
“Gab huh...whathappened to Wayne?”
“Wayne?”
Jameson handed Axel to me. “Yeah,” he stepped closer toGab. “A-Tech has been an associate sponsor of my cup team and sprint car teamfor the last two years.” He let out a chuckle. “Wayne Matson is theirrepresentative that I’ve dealt with. So my question is...who are you and what are you doing in my hotel room?”Jameson’s voice was hard and demanding.
Van simply stood aside holding Lily with a smirk on hisface. Van may be the bodyguard for us but if I would be afraid of anyone in anysituation; it would be Jameson, hands-down.
Sure Van had Jameson on size. Hell, he even had Spencerand Jimi on size. What most failed to realize with Jameson was his brashtemperament that left you wondering when and how he’d react.
“I don’t know Wayne, but I am a representative withA-Tech. They asked me to see about sponsoring him.” Gab pointed toward Axel.
Jameson simply nodded, his eyes focused on Van’s for abrief moment before he placed his hand on Gab’s back. “Let’s talk outside.”
Gab agreed and looked over to me. “It was nice meetingyou, Sway.”
I smiled politely as a chill ran down my spine. I neveronce told him my name.
Van handed Lily over to me just as I heard Jameson’svoice raise slightly.
“If you know what’s good for you...you’ll walk away right now?” Van warned Gab as I pushed thekids toward the bedroom.
“Mama...who wasthat man?” Axel asked. His eyes were nervous.
“Nobody buddy...daddywill be back in a minute.”
Sure enough, Jameson came back inside not more than twominutes later.
“Hey buddy.” He whispered toward him trying not to wakeArie and Casten. “Let’s watch that heat race.”
Two hours later, it was close to midnight and poor Axelfell asleep with Jameson on the couch. Lily was on the floor with me as wewatched Axel’s race on replay.
As quietly as I could I took Axel and Lily back into thebedroom with Arie and Casten. Amazingly, they stayed asleep, even when I nearlydropped Axel on top of Lily.
When I made my way back into the living room of thesuite, Jameson wasn’t there.
“Jameson?” I whispered and then heard him laugh quietly.
“In here, honey.
Turning around I saw him lying in the bed already.Smiling like a fool, I was out of my clothes and closing the door all in undera minute. “What happened with that guy?”
His eyes seemed guarded. “How often does that sort ofthing happen?”
“You mean random people wanting to sponsor our son?”
“No...” his handmoved from my hip to touch my cheek, his eyes focused intently on mine. “Howoften do people get past security in the lobby to your room?”
“Security in the lobby? I wasn’t aware there was any?”
He chuckled softly and let his hand fall from my cheek,he pulled me closer. “There is always security in the lobby of any hotel you orour kids stay at.”
“Oh,”
“This hotel however...wewon’t be staying here again for that reason. He shouldn’t have been up here.”
“Who was he?”
