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“I guess I’ll have to take him to work with me,” Adam says with a sigh.
“Do you know how long he’ll be staying with you?” I lift my phone and swipe to my notes. “I can talk to Sazuki and Dejonae about Niko’s summer school program.”
Adam’s jaw clenches. “Nova.”
“Hm?”
He runs a hand over his face. “Nothing.”
“What?”
“This isn’t your problem.”
My eyebrows hunker low. “I can handle my work and helping you with Rowan. You don’t have to look so burdened, Adam.” I stare intently at him. “My job is to help.”
“Your job…” He laughs darkly. “I know. Thanks.”
I can tell he’s upset about me leaving the company, but I feel a note of something heavier in his voice. If I were braver, I would ask what it was.
Since I’m not, I let it pass.
“I’ll call a cab now,” I say, giving him my back.
To my surprise, Adam grabs my hand. His fingers are warm and firm when they wrap around my wrist.
I gasp. “Adam.”
“Rowan!” he yells. “We’re taking Nova home! Throw on some shoes and let’s go!”
I blink rapidly. “You don’t have to do that.”
Adam gives me a dark look. “I want to.”
Rowan appears in the hallway, dragging his feet. “I don’t want to go anywhere.”
But Adam doesn’t listen to his son’s whining. He ushers us both out the door and it’s not until I see Rowan staring pointedly at something below us that I realize…
Adam and I are both holding on tightly to each other’s hands.
CHAPTER4
THE MIRACLE OF YOU
ADAM
“Don’t touch anything.Don’t breathe on anything. Don’t even go near a vending machine. You stay here in this office with your butt glued to that chair. If you get bored, here’s a coloring book.”
“A coloring book? How old do you think I am? Five?” Rowan snorts.
I purse my lips and count backwards from five to stop myself from answering with an equally snarky reply.
Apparently, I’m supposed to be the adult here and that means I can’t drop to Rowan’s level.
Or so Nova warned me last night when I took her home.
“You can play on your phone,” I say, trying to coax him into having a better attitude. “We’ve got great Wi-Fi here. Our fiber optic cables have direct links to—”
Rowan makes a disdainful sound in his throat. “Nerd.”
