Cal froze.
“Baby, can't you bring the surprise for daddy?”
He had run into Miss Shaw once already, despite the incident in his study last night.
He did not want to make a bigger fool of himself by approaching her a second time.
“I’ll make some orange juice for you while we take a look at your surprise.” He threw in a bribe as Nova slid down his body to stand on the floor.
She did not look like she cared for his bribe at all.
He watched her warily, hoping she would not insist because then he would have to give in.
He lived to please his daughter, and after her reaction yesterday, he never planned to tell her ‘NO’ again.
“No. We cannot move it.”
“What? Move what?”
“Your surprise, daddy.” Nova reached up to grab his fingers, holding them in her tiny hand, and began to pull him for
