Goodness Had Nothing To Do With It - Plot & Excerpts
His family. "What are their names?" "Lionel Marcus Danvers the fifth and Patricia." "Your brother must be older than you." "Yes, by several years." "And your sister?" She still couldn't quite grasp that he was telling her about his family. He'd always been so closemouthed on the subject, acting as if talking about his family ties was tantamount to sharing state secrets. "She's older as well." "So, you're the baby. Is that why they don't like you? Did your parents spoil you rotten?" She smiled when she asked the question, reaching out to caress the line of his jaw. His eyes did not reflect her gentle amusement. "No." She waited for him to elaborate, but he didn't. He seemed to be waiting for her to ask him more questions, so she did. "Isn't it awfully confusing to have so many males in your family with similar names? I mean, I assume your father goes by Lionel. What do they call your brother? Junior?" He did laugh at that, a deep, rich chuckle. "Lionel would have a fit if anyone called him by such an undignified title." "Lionel?" "My father is called Mark." So, his mother, clearly the second wife because his siblings were only half relations, had claimed a place on the family tree for Marcus by giving him his father's middle name.
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