"What's your problem?" snarled one in an elaborate Chinese dress, her crimson talons poised to strike at my face.

"Sorry to crash your party, ladies," I said, ice in my voice. "But he's leaving with me."

Luke immediately stood and ducked behind me like a chastened puppy.

When the cougars tried to collect their money, I stopped them cold. "How about I call the police? Let's see what your husbands think about their society wives prowling bars for young ...