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would go a lot easier this weekend if she was the one dealing with Quinn’s wrath rather than his father. “Let me at least try first. If I need to, I’ll let you take over.” She walked away before he could stop her.
    When Anna was out of sight, Martha turned to Ian. “How long has she been in love with him?”
    Ian sighed. “Since forever.”
    “Any chance of him feeling the same way?”
    “I wish I knew.”
    * * *
    Quinn’s eyes kept darting toward the sliding doors to see if his father was coming outside. He had no idea what he was going to say to him, but he knew he had to say something. What the hell was he doing here with Martha Tate? Like a couple! And why hadn’t he given any of them a heads-up? A warning? Something? Anything?
    Beside him, Hugh and Aubrey were talking about how their neighbor was dog-sitting for them. Crap. Who cares? Didn’t they realize there were bigger issues to be dealt with than making sure the dogs didn’t shit in the house? It was on the tip of his tongue to say something when a movement caught his attention.
    Anna.
    She stepped out onto the patio—alone—and Quinn knew immediately she was gunning for him. Great. As if he needed her in his face any more today. And why wasn’t she dressed yet? The towel was replaced with some sort of white, gauzy cover-up kind of thing and if anything, it was sexier than her just being in the damn bikini.
    Closing his eyes, he shook his head. When he opened them, Anna was standing in front of him. “Are you okay?”
    All he could do was nod. Quinn was certain if he opened his mouth to speak, he wouldn’t be able to control himself and he’d end up not only ranting—loudly—about his father and Martha, but also about Anna and her current wardrobe. Or lack thereof.
    “Everything okay?” Hugh asked. He looked at his brother and then at Anna and then back again. Aubrey stepped in close to them as well.
    “Quinn’s a little upset about your dad and Martha,” Anna said quietly.
    Hugh sighed. “Yeah. I have to admit it was a bit of a shock, but…” He stopped and shrugged. “He’s entitled to have a life too.”
    “Does he have to have one now?” Quinn hissed. “I mean…this is a family event! He couldn’t find a better time to break the news to us all?”
    Hugh looked at him oddly. “Dude, where have you been? They’ve been dating for a while now. This is hardly news.”
    Quinn shot an accusing look at Anna. “So everybody knew except me?”
    “Well,” Hugh began, “I can’t say with any great certainty, but—”
    “What about Darcy? Does she know? Is she okay with it?” he snapped.
    Anna looked between the brothers and stepped in. “Hugh, can you take Aubrey and check out the area we have set up for the dinner tonight and make sure it’s all right? I know Zoe would appreciate it.”
    The couple took their cue and excused themselves, leaving Quinn alone with Anna. She glared at him before taking his hand and dragging him down to the beach. The sand was hot and he was all but fuming by the time they stopped.
    “Okay look,” she began, “I know you’re upset—”
    “You don’t know the half of it,” he countered.
    “But,” she continued, “you need to understand several things.”
    “Anna, please don’t pretend you understand or that you’ve got it all figured out, because you don’t. This was a crappy time for him to bring Martha around.”
    “Honestly, it wasn’t,” she argued. “If you had been paying attention lately—”
    “I’ve been busy!” he yelled. “I’ve got a new phase of the business going on and that’s where my time has been spent. Had I known I was supposed to be sitting around like a gossipy teenager watching my dad, someone should have told me. You should have told me,” he accused.
    “Oh, for crying out loud,” she huffed and took several steps away before coming back to him. “It’s not my job to keep you up-to-date on your family, Quinn!”
    “And yet here you are doing