Allie took a deep breath and fanned herself.
"What else are we doing today?" she called to him. "Am I just supposed to stay here and harass your parents?"
"No," Carter said. "I'll show you around New Cardiff. First, breakfast, though, if you're hungry."
Allie dressed and fixed her hair, then she followed Carter out of the suite.
"Mark!" Carter said as he and Allie came down the stairs.
Mark looked at Allie, aghast. "What isshedoing here? This is who you're marrying? I can't believe you, Carter. After all the terrible decisions you've made, this has to be the worst!"
"You know her?" Jack asked, coming into the foyer with Nancy.
"She's the bartender at the Wildcat. She’s a real—"
His mother coughed delicately.
"Let’s just say she has a reputation."
"I remember you," Allie said to Mark. She smiled as she watched him squirm. "I hope you’re better about holding your liquor and that you aren’t as naïve about women."
Mark blushed.
"Don't you remember? I had to rescue you from that one dumpster fire that was about to poke a hole in the condom. I hope you have raised your standards a bit."
Mark looked down at the floor and mumbled, "What time is dinner?"
"We’re starting at four," his mother said.
"Great," Carter said. "Allie and I are going out after we eat."
Breakfast was the most impressive spread Allie had ever seen. On the buffet were waffles with lobster, crab omelets, and eggs benedict, and of course pitchers of mimosas.
His family drinks a ton,she thought, but as soon as she ate the food, she was carried away by the delicious flavors.
"Where are you from?" Carter's grandfather asked her.
"The Midwest," she said after swallowing a large bite.
"And your family?"
"Gone," she said.
"A woman of few words. I like that!" Harris boomed.
Goodness, he's already drunk,Allie thought. She supposed she wasn't going to be the trashiest person at the table after all.
"What website did you find her on?" Harris asked Carter, noisily eating his food.
"No website. We met in person," Carter replied.
Harris nodded and poured himself another drink. "I use this great website called Seeking Sweetie to look for sugar babies."
"She's not with me for my money," Carter said sharply.
Well, actually,Allie thought, contemplating the money now sitting in her account.
"Do you have any friends?" Harris asked her. "Just… I want one with bigger tits than you—you're too flat chested."
