"Men can be, too. Not you, of course. But some men are."

"You won't have to worry about that when it comes to Scotty. Now let's dance. You rested yet?"

Vanessa grinned. "Yep."

As they hit the dance floor, Vanessa considered how strange her life was. Phonso felt like a brother to her and the man that she was engaged to was her half brother's half brother.

Juan Carlos Tremont had fathered a number of children—she and Tino among them. He'd raised Scotty ...