It was always, always good to know that she still had it. Not that it was ever in any doubt, but good looks were an asset she never wasted. Any big time thug always faltered on doing something to hurt a woman, and they really had a hard time in hurting a beautiful one. She'd taken advantage of that in so many ways.

Cindy found that applied everywhere. "We are! For right now we are, things get a little blurred in the arena." She had to shrug at that. "But before and after, we're a team." It really was a fine line that they played here. It was like a high school football team. Everyone played their best, but only one was getting a college scholarship.

She grinned. "So now that we're teammates, how about you escort a lady around while we get to know each other better?"