Chapter 142: Roll the Dice

The music wasn't bad, but Morgan would have preferred something with more of a country twang. He sipped his bourbon, thinking the background music was going to put people to sleep before they could sign their checks. Ah well, what did he know about business tactics and fundraising. He was a contractor. He knew nails and two-by-fours, not how to persuade people out of their money. Lily Anderson walked by on her way over to Jacqui and Morgan stopped lifting his glass to his lips as he watched her pass. I'm much better at talking women out of their skirts. I'll stick to what I know best.

"Give it up. She bats for the other team from what I hear."

Morgan looked down at a graying man in a wheelchair, his smile now a frown. "Such a waste of a skirt."

The man laughed. "Better not let her hear you. She'll put you in a skirt."

Morgan watched as Lily disappeared into a knot of people. He arched an eyebrow. "Might be worth it."

The older gentleman laughed even harder. "Not very politically correc