Page 108 of Forever

“I figured you’d change your mind about that decision.”

Did he though? “You can sit at opposite ends of the table.”

“But it’s Thanksgiving and I’m not thankful for him. And it’s my house. And he certainly can’t sit at the head of the table.”

Brooklyn laughed. “Tanner. Please.” She squeezed his arm.

He smiled at her. “Yeah, okay, fine. But he better not go poking around and trying to get in any locked rooms.”

Rob most definitely was going to try to do that.

“How many locked rooms?” Justin asked. “And what’s inside of them?”

“Dozens including the wine cellar,” Nigel said.

“Are any of them sex dungeons?” Justin asked.

“Well if you count…”

“Nigel,” Tanner hissed.

“I can neither confirm nor deny any such rooms exist,” Nigel clarified.

“I think I’m in love with the two of you,” Justin said.

Nigel shook his head. “I will let you down easy, Mr. Justin. I love the boobies.”

Brooklyn laughed.

“Big ones. But only real ones. I need them to jiggle around my face when I do the…” he motorboated the air. “My favorite thing in the world. And I’ve been all over. Every country in lots of decades. I have a rating system…”

Tanner cleared his throat.

“But I do have a rating system,” Nigel said.

“The other thing,” Tanner hissed. “The lots of decades thing.”

“Right.Thisdecade,” Nigel said. “Because I’m a young boy. I went to high school in the 60s.”

That can’t be right.

Justin shook his head. “Math is not my forte, and even I know that’s not right.” He turned back to Brooklyn. “Any word about your father walking you down the aisle?”

Brooklyn shook her head. “No service yet. I just checked with Donnelley again too. No word. I’m worried we won’t be able to reach him in time.”

“Where did Richard go?” Tanner asked.

“No one knows where he’s going,” I said. “He’s on his yacht somewhere.”

“Oh, a fellow yacht man.”

“Wait, you have a yacht?” Why didn’t I know that?

“Of course I have a yacht.” Tanner laughed. “I’m a billionaire. You wouldn’t understand.”

I was pretty sure I could afford a yacht. I just had no need for one. And the upkeep was probably a lot…

“So you’re having trouble getting a hold of him?” Tanner asked.

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