“Uh, sure.”
“Nothing’s going on with Sean that needs you to stay close?”
She shook her head, touched as always that Dallas thought about her son. He had a brain tumor, and she was a single mother, and Dallas never forgot any of that even for one second. She’d started working for Dallas almost eight months earlier, and it was the best decision she’d ever made.
“No treatments this month,” she said quietly. “And he’s doing OK. Mom can take care of him for me, if you need me to leave town.”
Sully looked at her sitting there, so strong and fragile, and as always, his heart squeezed a little bit. Cordelia was the toughest, kindest person he knew, and the fact that she cared for a sick child and kicked ass at a full-time job never ceased to amaze him. He felt himself softening towards her now
