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“I want pizza, Adam.” Her voice gets soft and coaxing. “Please? For me?”
The woman plays dirty.
“Fine.”
“Thank you. I’ll be there soon.”
I hang up, order the pizza and then glance up from my phone. Rowan wiggles his eyebrows at me, a mischievous smile on his face.
I point a finger. “Using Nova is below the belt.”
“If it works, it works.” He shrugs and then sticks his tongue out.
I pretend to chase him and he runs into his room, slamming the door shut. When he’s out of sight, I leak a satisfied grin. I’m glad to see him being more upbeat. After his crying session, I was afraid that he might be handling this worse than I thought. I was even prepared to call Darrel, hoping the therapist could help Rowan where I couldn’t.
Returning to the kitchen, I clean up and wait for Nova to arrive. The moment I hear an engine coming down the lane, I fly through the door.
Nova steps out of the SUV, looking tired but happy to see me.
“Hey,” I say.
“Hey.”
I nod at Steve, who waves before driving off.
“Are you okay?”
She nods faintly.
I want to hug her, kiss her, sweep her into my bedroom—but she looks like she’ll crash into deep slumber if I dare set her down on a mattress.
Rather than give into my instincts, I press a kiss on her forehead. “Why did your meeting end early?”
“The promotion plans were all wrong, so I told them to do it again.”
“You’re being hard on them lately.”
“We need capable people to help you run the company. There’s no room for mistakes.”
“I’ll still have you to guide me.” I wrap an arm around her waist. “Even if you’re on vacation from Vision Tech, you’re not on vacation from me.”
She glances down. “Right.”
I take her hand and lead her up the porch stairs. “Pizza will be here any minute.”
“Okay. Where’s Rowan?”
I point to his room. “Probably plotting out more ways to use my relationship with you against me.”
She chuckles, but there’s something off about it. Something I can’t place.
Nova heads inside and I start to follow her when I hear the pizza guy’s motorcycle coming up the lane.
I collect the pizzas from the teenager, set the steaming pie on the counter and take out some plates.
“Rowan! Nova!”
No response.
