“Where are we going?” Riley asked, as she looked out the window of the car and felt curiosity take root in her chest. She couldn’t help but smile at the surprise that Sebastian had planned for her. She felt as if she was a little girl again, excited about almost everything. “Come on, Sebastian, you have to say something. I’m practically bursting here.”
Sebastian laughed at her dramatic self, admiring the rare side of her, the one she might have lost under the pressure of everything she had been through. “You always forget that I have a ten-year-old, super dramatic daughter. These tactics are not going to work on me,” he teased, placing a hand on her thigh and giving her a gentle squeeze.
Riley pouted. She wanted to know, but she also knew there was no point in whining. He was right. Neit
