Page 66 of The Don's Virgin Obsession
I blinked. “Who?”
Marcus looked surprised for a second. “You never heard of Randy Jewel?”
“No.”
He laughed softly. “That’s probably a good thing.”
“Why?”
“My brother is into commercial real estate. Big money stuff. He tried partnering with Vaughn on something recently.”
“And?”
“Vaughn turned the deal down.”
I frowned slightly. “Okay…”
“Over ego,” Marcus added.
That made me look at him again. “How do you know?”
“Because my brother told me.” He shrugged. “Said Vaughn, smart as hell, but emotional.”
That word sat with me immediately after the type of day I just had.
Emotional.
Marcus glanced over at me briefly. “Why are you looking like that?”
“Nothing.”
“You defending him already?”
“I’m not defending anybody. I just never heard of your brother.”
“You’ll hear about him eventually. Randy is loud when he feels disrespected.”
I laughed. “Clearly.”
Marcus smiled and reached over, resting his hand gently on my thigh.
“How about we don’t talk about work anymore?”
“That sounds nice.”
“You hungry?”
“Starving.”
“Good. Dinner at my place.”
I leaned my head back against the seat, finally letting myself relax a little.
And honestly…
After the kind of day I had, Marcus felt peaceful.
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