Brie eyed her with a sharp focus. “What makes you think so?”
“I"ve checked out all these people. Jeff travels in a rough crowd. And he"s a lot smarter than he sounds. All that drinking, mostly Coke.”
“Joetta, why are you telling me this?”
“Because Florian is the most upstanding man here.”
“I like him. He"s married, but he"s been a lot of fun. He surprised me when he asked me to come along.”
“You weren"t surprised at all,” she whispered. “But don"t worry. I"ve got your back.”
Joetta"s conspiratorial tone raised Brie"s caution flag high. “Thank you, Joetta. I"m not really worried. I spend a lot of time in New York. Guys like these are everywhere. I"m used to it.” Who are you really?
Who are you really?“Well, like I said, be careful.” They reached the stern and the ocean filled their v
