Kayla's POV
Liam's school was a desert by the time I came to a halt in the parking lot, and as soon as I stepped out of my car, I saw him coming out of the guardhouse, the frown on his face bigger than the one he had given me in the morning.
Smiling, I thanked the chief of security, the bald man with bulging muscles. He smiled in return, telling me that he understood completely. I was busy and thus, I was bound to forget, it wasn't easy being a working, single mother.
Before he could launch into another lecture, I grabbed Liam's hands, smiling and telling him that I was already late for a meeting.
"Mom, my God. What took you so long? School closed about an hour ago. I waited and waited."
Ruffling his hair, he ducked in annoyance and I grabbed his shoulders, kissing his for
