Isaac didn’t want that countenance anywhere near his son.
“You must be Dalton. Those eyes are a dead giveaway.”
“Dalton Wellesley, pleasure to meet you.” Dalton extended his hand to shake.
“Riley Sedgwick. And the pleasure is mine. You’re what?” Riley looked Dalton up and down with zero restraint. “Twenty-two?”
“Three.”
“Really?”
“No,” Isaac barked in protest.
“Oh please,” Riley said, “I think he’s old enough to make his own decisions.”
“You meanmistakes.” Isaac held his gaze in warning. “Don’t you have work you should be getting back to?”
“I think Dad’s worried about you.” Dalton snickered.
“Probably just jealous I’m more interested in the younger model.” Riley winked.
“Riley,” Isaac barked again.
Even Luke and Kathleen were holding back snickers, but Isaac’s tone finally got Riley to shrink back.
“I’ll catch up with you all later.” Riley slinked away, but not without Dalton shouting after him.
“It was nice to meet you!”
“You too, Junior!” He scurried out the door.
Isaac would kill him if he wasn’t so good at his job.
“As for the case,” Dalton sat forward as if they hadn’t lost a step, “if you’re so worried about me and the threat of another break-in, why not join me tomorrow? Aren’t you interested in making sure this thief can’t break in a second time?”
That would put Isaac at ease, especially if Dalton was so set on being involved.
“And if you’re worried about Andrew, don’t be. It was his idea to invite you.”
“It was?”
“Totally.”
Isaac had been itching for an excuse to see Andrew again. He hadn’t expected it to be like this, but at the very least, he was being invited to keep tabs on his competition, while also keeping tabs on Dalton until the thief was caught.
And Andrew asking for him was so… telling.
If Kathleen and Luke said anything later, Isaac knew just where to tell them to shove it.
“I’ll do it.”
ANDREW
Andrewdidn’thavemuchtime before he was scheduled to meet Dalton at Avalon again, which was why he’d chosen this coffee shop, since it was only a few blocks away. He needed to get this bombshell off his chest, especially if he was planning to drag Kevin along with him.
“You’re kidding.” Candace pushed him in the shoulder.
“Nope.”
