I stared at Marcus silently, waiting for him to burst out laughing like always. I mean, it sounded too good to be true.

I knew he was into business and had already made a huge name for himself there but I never expected him to be in too deep.

Then again, the more I thought about it, the more it made sense to me. The way the manager was overly familiar with him; she mentioned he was visiting again and how fast it was for him to make this big of a reservation for us.

I swallowed hard when the realization dawned on me;

"Really?" I asked again; just to...