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“Yes,” Blake and I say at once.
Gabriel frowns at his girlfriend. “Excuse you?”
“Sorry,” she says, joining her hands in front of her chest. “There’s just something tragically sexy and heartwarming about doting single fathers.”
“Maybe I should adopt a kid,” Thomas mumbles.
“Start with a kitten, perhaps,” Gabriel says, flashing Blake a smirk. “It worked wonders for me.”
“Well, I sort of have already adopted her droid,” Thomas continues. “That should count for something, right?”
“Her droid?” Blake stares at Thomas with a teasing glint in her eyes. “How is this mysterious woman resisting your charm?”
“She thinks I’m a spoiled, rich brat.”
Blake raises an eyebrow. I know she’s called the Mercer brothers, both billionaire sons of a billionaire, spoiled, rich brats many times.
“And she probably thinks I’m an idiot,” Thomas continues. “Only because I don’t have three PhDs in math, engineering, and mechatronics.”
I frown. “I’m sorry, how old is this woman? How can she have three PhDs?”
“She doesn’t. But she has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, a master’s in mechatronics, and a PhD in applied robotics, all of which she completed early because she’s some sort of genius.”
Gabriel frowns. “Where did you meet this woman?”
“Oh.” Thomas sighs. “Dad has decided I should head the robotic division at Mercer Industries and has put me on rotation in the R&D department for three months. Reese is the department head.”
Gabriel’s scowl deepens. “Should you be fraternizing with the employees?”
“Don’t worry, relationships between employees aren’t discouraged. We have many married couples who met at work. The issue is she doesn’t want to fraternize with me. What should I do?”
With a wicked smile, Gabriel says, “Kidnap her and bring her to a mountain cabin until she puts out?”
Blake scolds him. “Ha, ha, hilarious. Maybe you should—”
“Hey,” I interrupt. “I thought we were still discussing me!”
Thomas looks at me. “Your problem is a non-problem. You have a doctor, who’s a wonderful dad and wants to be the father of your child and take tender loving care of you. What’s the matter? Just say yes and go live happily ever after!”
I flare my nostrils. “The matter is that last time we were together he dumped me with no warning, he totally blindsided me—”
“To be fair,” Gabriel cuts in. “His reasons seemed noble.”
“They weren’t.”
“Wait, he gave her reasons?” Blake asks.
Gabriel nods. “As part of the grand apology.”
“I want to know.”
“Not now,” I say, I’m already confused enough without having to go over John’s “I loved you too much to say goodbye” speech a second time.
Gabriel mouths to Blake, “I’ll tell you later.”
“What if he does it again?” I ask. “It’s sixteen years later and I haven’t recovered. I wouldn’t survive a second heartbreak.”
Thomas seems to ponder. “Excuse me, how old were you when the first breakup happened?”
