“One minute, Liz,” I said. “My name’s Marcus and this is my house now! “Is everyone else gone?”
“Tyler is. I’m not fucking holdin’ out on the guy! I’ll spend the next year doing it if I have to. Ask either of them!”
“If he’s been so honest,” I pointed out, “Why didn’t he tell you his last name was actually Gerrard?”
“He said it’s because he didn’t want me to make the connection,” Natalie said. I don’t want to make a mistake with her that I think I avoided with Danni. He’s a fucking con artist!”
Natalie looked from him back to me, looked at me in disbelief, and said, “He says you’re brothers?”
“He’s right,” I said, “I’m related to Colin Gerrard, but I didn’t con him. “It doesn’t matter if Natalie, Danni, or some other amazing girl enters my life. “I’ve known my grandpa my whole life! “You weren’t raised in this family. “Your… uh… Quentin? On top of that, it was her employer… someone who had become one of the wealthiest men in New York overnight.
