Marcus was beginning to relax as he and Leonard enjoyed a quiet conversation. When they first arrived he had been afraid that they would be inundated by over-eager servers. Thankfully that didn’t happen. Perhaps five years ago he wouldn’t have minded the distraction but now he wanted something…more. But he had no idea how to attain it. Where did he even start when it came to talking to a woman?
He couldn’t help but be jealous of Julius. After all, Macey had been his childhood friend. Even Silas knew Avalynn since high school. Their roads to happiness might have been rocky but at least they knew the person who would complete them. The only woman Marcus knew that long was Elizabeth and he refused to believe she was the one to stand at his side. There had to be someone else.
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