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“Sinclair Morgan.” She smiles. “Arietta’s best friend and maid-of-honor.”
“Any relation to Keats Morgan?” I ask because Keats represents a few of my clients who have made a fortune in professional sports.
“Keats is my brother.” She smiles. “You’ve heard of him?”
He’s a sports agent with a reputation for hammering out incredible deals. I can attest to the fact that in my clients’ cases, he’s worked magic on their behalf.
“I have.” I glance around the restaurant. “This place is packed tonight.”
“I think Marti may be short-staffed.” Arietta sighs. “I offered to help, but she wouldn’t hear of it. She insists I take Sinclair home and feed her since she’s having a baby in a few months.”
“Congratulations.” I smile at both of them.
“Thank you.” Sinclair rubs her stomach through her sweater. “I’m been so hungry lately. I can’t stop craving spaghetti and meatballs, so I’m here almost every day.”
I drop my hand to the front of my vest. “I’m here all the time, too, but I don’t have an excuse. I just love Marti’s food.”
“Me too,” Arietta chimes in.
“How’s Vern?” I ask.
“Great.” Arietta grins. “His heart is perfectly perfect, so he’ll go back to Buffalo tomorrow. He’s having dinner with Dominick tonight.”
“It’s ayou-better-treat-my-granddaughter-rightdinner.” Sinclair laughs.
Arietta and I join in the laughter before she points out the obvious. “Dominick is the best fiancé in the world. I couldn’t have asked for a better partner than him.”
The joy in her voice radiates onto her face.
Her gaze shifts to my left, and the smile on her lips broadens. “Here comes Marti.”
I turn to see Gina’s grandma on the approach with a large bag in her arms. I dart toward her to take it from her.
“Thank you.” She pats my shoulder. “All of Sinclair’s favorites are in there. I made it all myself.”
“Thank you, Marti.” Sinclair goes in to embrace her. “What do I owe you?”
“A smile.” Marti demonstrates by smiling as she hugs Sinclair. “That’s all I want.”
“Done.” Sinclair reaches for the bag, but Arietta takes it before she can get a hand on it. “I’ve got this.”
Marti turns in a complete circle. “Where’s my Gina?”
Since I’m not the last one in the room to see her, I look at Arietta to answer the question, expecting her to say that Gina went home after Vern’s appointment.
“My cousin asked her to hang around.” Sinclair smiles. “He’s single. She’s single, so.”
Marti takes a step back. “Your cousin? The heart doctor?”
“Gaines.” Sinclair nods. “He was working out of the hospital today, so we went there to see him. The five of us had coffee in the cafeteria after Arietta’s granddad’s appointment. When it was time for us to go, Gaines asked Gina to hang back.”
What the hell?
“A doctor.” Marti nods. “I like doctors.”
That makes one of us.
“It takes a brilliant man to know the treasure my Gina is.” Marti suddenly turns to stare right at me. “Doctors are very smart.”
