Love on the Fast Track (Derek and Norah)

Chapter 727:

“Well then,” she drawled, “if that’s all you have to say.”

She found a seat near the exit and settled in. “Thanks for the assist, by the way.”

She wasn’t oblivious; she recognized his veiled support and offered a quiet word of gratitude. The bartender wheeled in a cart loaded with booze, and Gerry stepped forward to verify the number.

Dolores, ever perceptive, felt a surge of unease. The woman she instinctively disliked from the very beginning was now a confirmed threat.

Her sharp eyes caught Marlin staring intently at Norah, a look she had never seen him direct at another woman.

“Thirty-two bottles in total,” Gerry announced, setting down the cart. “Ten of them red wine.”

muttered,

is Dolores’ birthday, everyone. Let’s have a good time.

appreciation rippled through the

“Marlin, you’re too generous!” one exclaimed. “Dolores, you’re a lucky woman to have a boyfriend

in, “I envy you,

craved — the admiration, the envy. It was

magic

in a sea of revelry. No one approached her, and no one offered her conversation. Gerry,

kindly, “why not join the

Since you’re close with Marlin’s dad, you’re welcome here.

addressed her friend. “That bottle costs thirty thousand dollars, you know.

eyes widened in disbelief. “Thirty thousand? I thought it was a few thousand