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The man who could rule the world. The man who deserves to rule the world because he’d be great at it. And I’d let him if he’d simply let me be part of it instead of leaving me as an afterthought.
Lost in my own thoughts, I flinch when a deep voice interrupts our conversation from the hospital room’s entrance.
“Hey.”
With my hand still tangled with Grady’s, I glance up and smile tightly.
Speak of the devil.
How long has he been standing there, and how much did he hear?
I lick my chapped lips and take him in. “Hey.”
Owen looks like shit. There are bags under his eyes, and his hair is sticking out in a dozen directions, but it’s the relief in his gaze that makes me melt. He really is the best dad despite his absence today. I know he’d do anything for Grady.
Anything.
“Your parents left a few minutes ago,” I add, unable to take the silence any longer.
“I know. I just saw them. They said you had everything handled.”
With a tight smile, I look back at Grady and squeeze his hand.
“Hey, Grady,” Owen rasps, striding toward the hospital bed before sitting on the edge of it. “How are you feeling?”
“I’m okay. I got a cast.” Grady raises his broken arm to show his dad.
“I can see that.”
“It’s green. Your favorite,” Grady announces, his chest puffing up with pride.
Owen laughs. “I can see that too. Why’d you pick green, though? I thought you liked orange?”
“I picked it ‘cause I wanted you to not be worried. Say said you sounded scared.”
Owen clears his throat as his eyes turn glassy. Then, he wraps his arm around Grady’s shoulders and pulls him into his side.
“Aw, man, you’re the sweetest kid on the planet, but you shouldn’t be worried about me. I’m the dad. It’s my job to worry and to protect you, remember?”
Grady nods.
“I’m sorry I wasn’t here,” Owen murmurs, his voice thick with remorse.
“It’s okay,” Grady mutters into his dad’s chest before pulling away and looking over at me. “Say was here. Right, Say?”
“Yup.” I smile. “And I’m not going anywhere, am I, Grady?”
“Nope.”
“So I heard,” Owen informs me.
So he was listening for a while.
I purse my lips. “Did you get to finish the analysis or whatever?”
“Yeah.”
“And your meeting with Lucian?” I ask before biting my tongue. “Actually, forget I said anything. We can most definitely talk about that later. Let’s just focus on Grady, shall we?”
