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Her brow furrowed. “But I’m playing on the floor.”
“Then you need to get up off the floor and you need to drink it before getting back down on the floor. Simple.”
Paddy scratched his chin. “She always like this?”
I smoothed a hand over Kat’s hair. “Yup.”
“In my day, we didn’t let kids answer back.”
“That’s why in my day, so many adults are effed in the head,” was my pleasant retort. “Me included.”
“I know what ‘effed’ means, Dad,” Kat called out as she wandered back to the cats and put the damn glass on the table.
Score two for me.
“She’s calling you ‘Dad?’”
If I preened, so be it. “She is. Sometimes. I never know when but it’s always a pleasant surprise if she does.”
He hummed. “Interesting. Looks good on you. You’ve always had a way with kids.”
“How would you know?”
“Saw you with Declan and Eoghan.”
“They don’t count.”
“They were kids. Brothers or not!” He studied me. “Your ma mentioned she’s in therapy.”
Not willing to discuss that with her in the room, I sniffed. “What are you doing here?”
“Can’t a godfather just come for a visit?”
“Maybe. But you’re a special type of godfather.”
“My complex is increasing in size.”
“So’s the net worth of Acuig Corp.” I arched a brow at him. “Vanilla with or without cookie dough?”
He blinked at the change of topic. “Just vanilla, please.”
“Fine. So, what’s going on?”
“Nothing.”
“Nothing?”
“Nothing, I swear.” He even raised his hands. “Not like I had to go far. I’m in the same building as you now.”
I still didn’t believe him.
He huffed again. “I guess I just wanted to visit and Liam told me that everything’s settled with the Rabid Wolves too so I had to thank you.”
“You don’t need to thank me. He’s family.” I thought about the basket of candy he'd sent me six or so weeks ago. "Plus, I'm not running out of junk food any time soon since he sent me a treasure trunk of the stuff. That's thanks enough."
He shook his head with a soft laugh. “You’re the best of us, Conor, do you know that?”
“Hardly. Anyway, I’m glad his problems are settled. Is… everything else under control?”
