Maddie moves the camera and points it back to herself. “Thank you. I wish you were still here.” She pushes out her bottom lip and pouts.
I laugh and realize I was so caught up in the conversation I didn’t hear the door swing open.
“Hey, Ty–” Gemma says from behind me and stops. “Oh, sorry, didn’t realize you were on the phone.”
I turn to face her. “It’s fine. I’ll be off in a minute.”
She nods and walks to the break room carrying our bags of food. Once she’s out of sight, I look back at the screen where Maddie’s eyebrows are lifted. She’s waiting for an explanation. “Excuse me, who is that?”
I roll my eyes at her. “It’s not what you think. Her dad is my new boss.”
Her voice is nearly a whisper. “Gemma?”
I nod once.
“Oh. Em. Gee!” I turn down the volume because she’s on speaker. “Th
