The Stud

"She had something to ask of Spencer Smith. A favor of sorts. A proposition of sorts. A personal, very personal request. An unusual one, for sure."

Jenna McCue wants a baby. Not something that the president of a large chain of successful department stores is used to asking for — and certainly not from her best friend's older brother.

And yet, when you think about it, is it really such a big favor? Spencer Smith's a professional adventurer — he might look on this as one. After all, he'd be d...