MAVERICK

After Lake hung up the call, I stared at him for a good minute while he simply kissed me on the lips, and we were not talking about millions of dollars.

“Did you just say your wife?” I finally found my voice back, pointing at myself. “Me? Your wife?”

“Yeah. Who else? Unless I married another woman that looked just like you.”

“Will you stop being a smartass for a minute? We’re talking about money worth millions here, Lake, and I don’t want to be a part ...