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.”

good,” Marlin muttered,

everyone. Let’s have a good

murmur of appreciation rippled through the

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

another chimed in,

craved — the admiration, the envy. It was the sole reason she

the magic at

of revelry. No one approached her, and no one offered

“why not join the fun? Have

in, “Of course, Miss Wilson! Since you’re close with Marlin’s dad,

veiled condescension as she addressed her friend. “That bottle costs thirty thousand dollars, you know. Be careful not to

disbelief. “Thirty thousand? I thought it