Page 90 of A Play for Love

Nathan

“I’m heading down to the beach. Are you coming?” I asked Sofia.

“I’ll join you later. The girls and I are going over to Jenni’s for a while.”

“Okay. Have fun.” I smiled as I kissed her lips.

I took my beer and guitar down to the beach and sat in the lounger next to Christian.

“What a day.” I sighed as I twisted the cap off the bottle.

“Why?” Jackson asked. “Was picking up the tuxedos too much for you?” He chuckled.

“Very funny.” I flung the cap at him. “We had to stop at Rose’s house to drop off a few things that Sofia picked up for her.” I brought the bottle to my lips.

“And?” Simon asked.

“She came walking down the stairs in her robe, and some guy named Mark was behind her. Obviously, we interrupted something.”

“Oh shit.” They all laughed.

“It was embarrassing, and Sofia wasn’t having it.”

“I bet.” Shaun chuckled.

“Where did she meet this guy?” Conner asked.

“He lives a few houses down from her.”

“Wait a second,” Sam said. “Are you talking about Mark Lucano?”

“I don’t know his last name,” I said.

“Six feet tall, dark hair, kind of balding in the front?”

“Yeah. That’s him.”

“Isn’t his house the one we remodeled a couple of years ago?” Stefan asked Sam.

“Yeah. He’s a great guy. He’s an Art History professor at UCLA,” Sam said. “He had just gotten divorced when he contacted us about remodeling his house. Apparently, his wife cheated on him with one of her co-workers. He’s a really nice guy. Tell Sofia she has nothing to worry about.”

“I have nothing to worry about what?” Sofia walked over.

“About Mark Lucano,” Stefan said.

“Who?” Her brows furrowed.

“The man we caught your mother with.” I smirked.

“Oh. Why don’t I have to worry?”

“Stefan and I remodeled his house a couple of years ago. He’s a really nice guy.”

“What does he do?” Sofia asked.

“He’s an Art History professor at UCLA,” Stefan said. “Isn’t he also the head of the department?” He glanced at Sam.

“Yeah. I think so.”

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