Goddess of Vengeance - Jackie Collins [152]
‘You mean you expect me an’ your stoned wife t’stay here while you take off?’ Luscious said indignantly. ‘No fuckin’ way, Mikey. That’s not how it’s goin’ down.’
‘Do you wanna carry the goddamn suitcase outta here?’ he said, stony-faced. ‘Is that it?’
‘No,’ Luscious said, determined to do things her way. ‘Randy can take the suitcase, while you stay here keepin’ the mark busy. Me an’ Randy’ll take it to a safe place.’
‘An’ what’s your idea of a safe place?’ Mikey said scornfully. ‘Hidin’ it under your fuckin’ bed? ’Cause when this prick emerges from his drug haze tomorrow, he’s gonna come lookin’ for you bigtime.’
‘Why’ll he be lookin’ for me?’
‘’Cause you’re the slut who was in his room blowin’ him.’
‘I’m not a slut, Mikey,’ Luscious said, her eyes unexpectedly filling with tears. ‘You shouldn’t call me that. It’s your wife who’s the slut.’
Mikey didn’t answer. He was thinking. He was coming up with a plan.
‘Got it,’ he said at last. ‘You an’ me take the suitcase. We leave Randy an’ Seducta here. They stay until the john passes out, or whatever the fuck he’s gonna do.’
‘What if he starts lookin’ for his suitcase?’
‘If that happens, Randy’ll deal with it.’
‘How?’
‘How’d you think?’
Luscious preferred not to think. It was one thing to steal the money, but she didn’t condone violence.
‘I’ll fill Randy in on the plan,’ Mikey said. ‘You go shut the suitcase, ’cause any minute now we’re gettin’ outta here.’
‘What about Seducta?’
‘What about her?’
‘Are you just gonna leave her?’
‘Don’t go worryin’ about Seducta. She’s a big girl. She can look after herself.’
‘But she’s your wife,’ Luscious felt obliged to point out.
‘That don’t mean nothin’ t’me,’ Mikey said coldly.
Luscious nodded. Who was she to argue?
Besides, her loyalty was now firmly with the money.
* * *
‘What’re you talkin’ about?’ Billy said, quickly closing the door and following Max back inside.
‘It’s Lucky, I saw her,’ Max said, almost hyperventilating. ‘She’s walking down the path on her way here. She knows about us. What’re we going to do?’
‘First of all we’re going to calm down,’ Billy said, hiding his own panic because nobody relished the thought of messing with the infamous Lucky Santangelo. ‘And secondly you’re going to think about who knows you’re here.’
‘Nobody. I didn’t tell anyone.’
‘Does anybody know about us?’
‘I just told you,’ Max wailed. ‘I haven’t mentioned you to anyone.’
‘Did she see you?’
‘I don’t think so.’
‘Let’s hope she didn’t,’ Billy said, thinking fast. ‘So here’s what we’re gonna do. You go hide in the bathroom, an’ when she knocks on the door I’ll say I don’t know what she’s talkin’ about.’
‘Oh my God! You don’t understand. She’s gonna kill me. And you.’
‘You’re sure it was her?’
‘For God’s sake, Billy. It’s my mom, of course I’m sure.’
‘Then where is she?’
‘I dunno,’ Max said blankly. ‘Where is she?’
They both rushed over to the window and peered out.
Lucky was there all right. She was just about to enter the opposite villa.
* * *
Their plan was in action. While Luscious was blocking Armand’s view, Mikey was lugging the money suitcase to the door. It was heavier than he’d expected, too heavy for him to make it to the car. He needed Randy to help, the ox with no brains who was currently in LaLa Land along with Seducta and the john. But Luscious didn’t want that. Luscious wasn’t having him and Randy skip out with the money, because Luscious was just about smart enough to know that once they had the money, they weren’t hanging around. Well, he wasn’t anyway – Randy could do what the fuck he liked. If Randy wanted to stay in Vegas with a crack-head he could do just that. But Mikey had no intention of staying. Once he had the suitcase in the car he was hitting the road. Too bad about Seducta and Randy – they were on their own.
Luscious was something else. She could be useful. But would she leave without Randy?
Mikey didn’t know.
Mikey wasn’t sure.
He had the money suitcase by the door.