Chapter 77

Victoria wasn't about to let her guard down.

When Teague reached out to her, she called Marcus right away.

"Pick a time, and I'll go with you," she offered.

Marcus had never dared to contact "Fannie" directly-it was Max who'd gotten her

in trouble, not Victoria. He figured Victoria might know a thing or two about cars,

but the idea that she could actually fix one? That sounded like a joke, and he didn't take it seriously.

"Sounds good. I still have your coat from last time. I've had it cleaned, so I'll bring it when we meet."

"Don't worry about it."

As soon as Marcus hung up, everyone at the table stared at him.

"What are you all looking at?" he snapped, glancing around.

Isaac gave him a pointed look. "Was that your girlfriend calling?"

After the Curtis fiasco-who had been so eager to show off his new romance, only

to pressure Marcus

was just about something else," Marcus

a sip of his drink, his gaze lingering

Marcus's suit looked awfully

brand do you usually wear?" McNeil asked, as if the thought had just

answered with a shrug, "Tailor-made.

asked, "How

I get my suits wholesale? Every one is made to my measurements.

at him, his fists clenching under

"What's the name of the woman you're interested

by McNeil's sudden nosiness. He'd never

"Fannie," Marcus replied.

McNeil's hands slowly relaxed.

"So

of them looking so much like

McNeil and Violet's on-again, off-again relationship over the years. Now that they were

Isaac a look of disbelief. "There's not going to be

thoughts drifted to

he'd made it clear he was heading

and everything else he had to plan for her

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