His Best Friends Daughter- BK1 TPBS 1st draft

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"We think we know how to get him out of hiding."

Damon and Anna turned to the kitchen door to see Lucas and Maxon walk in.

"Yep" Lucas said "planned carefully we could smoke him out tomorrow."

"How?"

"You get married." Maxon said smugly.

"What?" Damon asked confused.

" Come on Dam, get with the programme. Tomorrow is your set wedding date right?"

"Yeh... so?"

"So Frazer doesn't know you're already married. "

"Holy shit! It's perfect. He'll try to stop the wedding! What bright spark thought of this?"

Maxon and Lucas smiled at him with Maxon replying with a smile

"Who do you think?"

Light dawned on Damon's face as Anna grinned and said

"Red."

Both men nodded.

"I'm telling you if she ever becomes a damn detective then I'm becoming a priest! Damn woman's a genius!" Lucas exclaimed.

"Yep. Above average IQ, extremely intelligent... gorgeous, beautiful, cute..." Red walked into the kitchen with Ben.

"Annoying, bitchy, whiney..."

"Shut it Ben!" she grumbled as he ruffled up her hair and she pushed his hand away.

"But seriously, " she continued "it makes sense because he'll try to stop the wedding."

"And when he does..."

"I want to tell him you're already married."

All eyes were on Red "What? He" she pointed to Maxon "won't let me near him to hit him so I want to see his face when I crush his dreams."

Everyone laughed at the attempted evil face Red pulled with Anna going over and giving her a huge hug.

"You're crazy!"

"Yeh I know but I'm a good crazy." She wiggled her eyebrows and smiled.

"It's not safe for either of you girls to be near him" Maxon said seriously knowing the real reason why he wouldn't permit it. The little spitfire wasn't going to put herself near any danger.

"Yeh but Anna's going to see him..."

"Under controlled circumstance only" Lucas explained.

"I agree" Damon added "neither girl will be put in danger."

Red stepped back from Anna and stamped her foot.

"I swear I'm becoming a detective!"

Damon laughed and hit Lucas on the shoulder "All set for a new career Father Lucas?"

"Damn women with brains scare the hell out of me" Lucas growled.

Red grinned cheekily "Would you like me to work out the plan too?"

"NO!" Lucas moved to the door "Men, to the office. Let these women folk stay here where they belong." He walked through the door as Anna and Red looked at one another.

"Oh hell no!"

They were chasing after Lucas as he entered the office and slammed the door shut laughing.

"We can wait Lucas! Nothing will save you!"

"Go back to the kitchen where you belong!" came the voice of a laughing Lucas.

Anna and Red looked at each other again and shrugged then walked away.

Damon and Maxon looked from the doorway of the kitchen and looked as confused as they felt. Ben started to laugh from behind them and slapping his hands one each man's shoulder he said "Let's get to the office."

"Huh? What just happened?" Damon asked as his wife and her best friend disappeared into the loungeroom.

"Oh it's simple. Lucas is a dead man walking."

"What?" Maxon looked back at him showing the confusion still on his face.

"Those two won't let this go until Lucas gets paid back."