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What, he’d been wondering every single second since then, would her skin taste like? Not just on her face, her shoulders, her brsts, but between her legs, while--

His sister Lori’s face popped up on his phone and he realized he’d been doing it again: losing the thread of everything but Nicola

"Excuseaway fro out into the hallway

Family always came first for Marcus, just as Jill had accused If one of his brothers or sisters or hishe could to be there for them Even before his father had died, as the oldest there’d been an instinctive weight of responsibility on his shoulders Of course, after his father died that weight had grown infinitely heavier

"Hi, Naughty," he said, using the nicknao

He could almost see her expression, that faintly irritated look she had whenever they called her that Despite her protests that she didn’t like it, Marcus knew better Lori definitely liked people thinking she had a little edge Especially since she would have hated being called Nice like her twin sister, Sophie

"Are you still in the city?"

"I’"

"Great!"

Lori’s energy was palpable even through the phone Dancing was the perfect career for her, considering she had y that two people combined She’d been a terror as a toddler and pre-schooler A really cute terror who knew just when to turn on the set out of trouble

"Do you have time to come by and see me at my video shoot before you head back to Napa?"

"I wouldn’t miss it Text s well covered here And considering he couldn’t concentrate worth a daing up, he walked back into the conference room "I need to leave early, but as you already know, Ellen is well versed in e’re looking for and can take it from here"

She beah faith in her abilities to leave her in charge of the negotiations He shook everyone’s hand and said a silent thank you to Ellen You’re welco sh S on the pop star’s video through her connection to hi all by herself, and Marcus, along with the rest of them, was incredibly proud of her