Offered Thomi helpfully, “I’ll run down and toss her seat in for you!”
Geoffrey glanced toward Stormi who stood with a fresh bowl of popcorn in her hands, her expression a mixture of emotions. Amazement and joyous relief mingled with a certain hurt sadness. Therefore, as one might’ve expected her to on this momentous occasion, she didn’t run to embrace Kailey. Frankly, she looked as though she felt she’d be intruding if she did. She said quietly, “You know she’ll be miserable if you don’t take her—but it’s up to you.”
Kailey’s worship of Geoffrey made it practically inhuman for him to snub her. Seemed to Thomi, that when the child demonstrated so much love toward him, he could show a little consideration for Stormi, for Kailey obviously preferred Geoffrey’s company to her mother’s. Right
