“Everything okay?” Bruce asked, the look on his face showing a bit of concern.
“Oh, yeah. Fine.” Alec managed to stick a small smile on his face. “Just… going over the numbers.”
“Right,” Bruce nodded, but he didn’t seem convinced. He crossed his arms and stared at Alec for a moment. “Your sister left the house early this morning. She said she was going to help you out with something. Anything you want to talk about?”
“It’s nothing. A friend’s car wouldn’t start last night at the meeting I went to for the Valentine’s dance. I just wanted to help her.”
Bruce nodded. “Then why do you look so… glum?”
Alec knew there was really no use trying to hide anything from his father. Bruce O’Connell could always see right through either one of his kids when they tried to play something off. It was
