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“Your grandma was going to make lunch?” I raise a brow and Nix giggles. “Or was she going to have someone make lunch?”
“Yeah that one.”
“I thought so.” I smirk. “Fancy chips?”
“And ice cream?” she asks hopefully.
“Chips and ice cream together if you like.”
“Yeah!” she cries. God only knows when the last time this kid got a treat was. Sure, Cordelia will have lavished her with expensive gifts and probably more toys than she needs, but she’ll also have made sure that Nix has eaten nothing but salads and healthy meals. I mean, it’s not necessarily a bad thing, but I think balance is important, and right now I want to treat my daugh—my girl.
I shake my head at myself, bemused by how easily I allowed myself to fall into the fantasy of believing Phoenix is really mine. Maybe one day…
I’d happily share with the others if I could figure out a way to tell Raven how I feel. How I’ve always felt. I mean, I know I kind of blurted it out at her already, but I want to explain and say it properly. I don’t know. Maybe with some grand romantic gesture.
Like Cordelia’s head on a platter?
Hmmm, no. She might not appreciate that so much with Nix in the house. Might be a bit awkward to explain...Maybe I could build her a love shrine somewhere else and fill it with the heads of those who have wronged her? The idea has merits. I’ll think about it for a while.
Beside me, Phoenix chatters away, playing with her teddy and humming along to the radio. My phone rings and I look at Nix, holding a finger to my lips to ensure she stays quiet. She nods solemnly at me.
“Yeah?”
“It’s me.” Rebel’s voice comes through the speaker system and Nix beams.
“Shhh,” I remind her before turning my attention back to the road and the phone call. “What?”
“What do you mean there’s been a change of plan?”
“Are you with Raven right now?”
“No. Why?”
I nod at Nix to indicate that she can say hello.
“Rebel!” she squeals.
“Hello, little princess.”
She giggles, blushes, and buries her head in her teddy. I chuckle.
“Don’t tell Raven…” I hesitate.
“Don’t tell Raven what?”
“We’re coming home.”
“What the fuck?!” Rebel roars across the hands free, making me wince.
“Naughty word!” Phoenix cries.
“Dude? What the fu— fudgolina?”
Nix giggles again as Rebel drops his voice to a whisper.
“I’ll explain when I get home. We’re a few hours away, and I’m going to stop for lunch and take Phoenix out for a few hours to break up the journey. We want to surprise Raven, don’t we, Nix?”
“Yeah!”
