Chapter 130

We heard the loud inhale as Marco inhaled two huge lines of coke. Jess had not undersold the doctor's ability to party. He poured a second glass of Champagne.

"Is this from Alix?" he asked about the cocaine.

Jess shook her head. "We actually have a really nice source of our own," she said with pride. She wanted to impress him.

"It's fantastic," he said. "Very generous of you."

"John, Jess tells me you two are house shopping," he said.

"We are," I replied. "It seems like we're entering the market at a good time for buyers, at least at the high end."

"You should look in the Villages," he suggested. "That's where I am. It's wonderfully secluded and intensely private. You might like it."

"It's funny you mention that," I said. "That's where we've been looking the most. I love it."

"Well,