I kiss him on top of his head. “Play? Haven’t you been playing a lot these days? I heard you’re running everybody ragged here.”
“No, I’m not!” He clings to my arm as I walk over to the table. “When can I come home?”
Erik immediately intervenes. “Why? You’re not having fun with me here?”
“Well, I am,” Finn says thoughtfully. “But what if Mom misses me? I don’t want her to be sad.”
Erik smirks, looking between me and Cedric. “Don’t worry. I think your mother is too busy with other activities to miss you too much.”
My face instantly heats up. “Erik!”
Cedric just looks proud, as if his prowess has been praised.
“Sit down, Finn.” I pull out a chair for myself next to his as the staff begins to serve the meal. “Cedric, I wanted to ask you about the ball that’s coming up.”
“What about it?
