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“He is,” Maddie said, grateful for the easy subject. “I’ve been lucky to be his assistant for several yearsnow.”

“But she’s also a brilliant director,” Micah interrupted. Maddie didn’t miss the pride that tainted his words. “I was telling you about her film earlier, Mom.”

He told her aboutme!

Goosebumps clothed Maddie’s arms. He’d told Lulu about her. And even though she’d rather the talk had been on a personal level instead of about her film, she was moved. He’d thought abouther.

Lulu’s eyebrows raised and her interest in Maddie sparked. “Oh, the one you want to investin?”

Micah brought a finger to his lips. “Shh, Mom. That’s not common knowledge. But if you’re a good girl, maybe we can talk Maddie into showing you some of her footage over breakfast.”

“That sounds wonderful.”

And just like that their breakfast date was a reality.

Stu seemed to have something on his mind. “Maddie, would you care if I steal Micah and his mother for a moment? I need to talk business.”

“No, of course not.” She would have loved to be included on a personal business conversation, but she barely cared at the moment. Right now she was soaring. Despite his reservations and fears, Micah had introduced her to his mother. Under his own conditions, yes, but she was grateful for the compromise. Relationships were about compromise, after all, and his actions proved he understoodthat.

Proved he might even be thinking about the two of them in exactly those terms— relationship terms.

Even as Stu led Micah and Lulu away from her into the doors just outside the auditorium, Maddie felt closer to Micah than she everhad.