" Ah dear lord," Marcus granted aloud after a short pause, in which he seem to have cursed Nick inwardly for being a stupid jerk. Nick watched as Marcus crouched on the balcony's railings and then turned to look at him from the spot where he was sitting and said with a not-so-subtle angry scowl. " Nick, do not misunderstand me but I want to ask you this one question… you brought that woman here despite knowing that Vanessa was going to set you straight once she finds out?"