The Look of Love (The Sullivans): Epilogue + Exclusive Commentary from Bella
I hope you loved Chapter 23 of The Look of Love (The Sullivans)!
For this final chapter, you will get to know a little more about Marcus, the oldest Sullivan out of the eight siblings. I’ll tell you a secret — Marcus Sullivan is one of my all-time favorite heroes that I’ve written. Keep and eye out for his story in FROM THIS MOMENT ON.
Enjoy the Epilogue!
If you’ve missed any of the previous chapters of THE LOOK OF LOVE, you can read them here —> Chapter 1 / Chapter 2 / Chapter 3 / Chapter 4 / Chapter 5 / Chapter 6 / Chapter 7 / Chapter 8 / Chapter 9 / Chapter 10 / Chapter 11 / Chapter 12 / Chapter 13 / Chapter 14 / Chapter 15 / Chapter 16 / Chapter 17 / Chapter 18 / Chapter 19 / Chapter 20 / Chapter 21 / Chapter 22 / Chapter 23
EPILOGUE
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Please Note: My books are sexy and emotional love stories. Which is to say there will be lots of scenes where the hero and heroine are smooching (and doing much, much more!) in nearly all of my posts. 😍
One month later…
Marcus Sullivan watched the waitstaff circulate through Chase and Chloe’s San Francisco loft with trays loaded with some of his best vintages during their official engagement party.
Everyone had cleared or changed their schedules to be here tonight. Even Smith had flown in for the weekend from Italy, where he was shooting a big-budget thriller. Chloe’s parents were clearly overwhelmed, not just from meeting a big movie star, but by the entire Sullivan clan, minus Lori, who had gotten caught late at a video shoot for some hot new pop star. His mother, Mary, had been by the sides of Chloe’s folks nearly the entire evening, working overtime to make sure they were comfortable.
Standing off to the side of the group, Marcus was happy for his brother. Chase had picked a good woman. A perfect woman, really.
Marcus downed his full glass without tasting it and took another from the young waiter before he could walk away. He never drank to excess. Drunk had never been his style, and given that he was in the wine business, a predilection to overimbibing would have been more than a health issue; it could have proved to be bad for business, too.
Tonight, however, Marcus didn’t give a crap about business. Or remaining sober.
How could Jill have let him walk in and find her with—
His second glass went down just as fast as the first, and he was reaching for his third when he realized his mother was coming toward him.
Just a handful of minutes ago, she’d told the entire crowd how very thrilled she was to—finally—see one of her brood take the plunge. What she hadn’t said was that she’d always thought her oldest would have been first to the altar.
Marcus had thought that, too. Now he knew better.
Now he knew that the past two years of waiting for Jill to be “ready” for the next step had been nothing but a lie.
Working to head his mother off at the pass, Marcus said, “They’re great together, aren’t they?”
His mother looked at the happy couple with a smile. “She’s perfect for him. Strong, creative, lovely.”
Too soon, her eyes were back on him, just in time to watch him down his third glass. His tolerance was higher than most, but he didn’t usually drink that kind of volume that quickly.
“What’s wrong, honey?”
“Nothing.”
But they both knew he was lying.
Marcus needed to get out of there before he ruined the party. “I’ll be back in the city next weekend. I’ll come by to see you then.”
His mother put her hand on his arm. “Will Jill be with—”
Lori flew in through the front door just then, still wearing her dance clothes, before his mother could finish her sentence.
“Oh, my freaking God, I never thought I’d get out of that dance studio!” In an instant, Lori zeroed in on the happy couple, throwing her arms around Chloe. “We need to do a big group shot!”
Chase usually took pictures at family parties, but since he was the guest of honor tonight, Mary Sullivan had hired one for the day. As the photographer took pictures of the Sullivans and Petersons, Marcus stood stiffly on the edge of the group. As soon as the picture-taking was done, he left before anyone could stop him.
He hadn’t had a one-night stand in two years, hadn’t taken a beautiful, willing stranger to bed for twenty-four wasted months. Like an idiot, he’d given up hot sex for the false promise of love.
Well, Marcus was a hell of a lot smarter now.
And, tonight, he was going to make up for lost time.
Thanks for reading and keep an eye out for Marcus Sullivan’s story in FROM THIS MOMENT ON (The Sullivans, Book 2)!
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