It seemed everyone to have a word and shake his hand as he made his way back into the stands and alongside her and he spent time listening to them all. She watched him as he gave them each time, one by one, and felt an insane amount of pride.
Which was mad, because he wasn’t hers to be proud of, and she was only here because of his overblown sense of duty, but she was proud all the same. Because she was here, and every now and then it was just nice to forget the real reason why they were together.
He apologized for the delay once he’d managed to reach her side.
‘Your workers love you,’ she said. ‘No boss should ever apologise for that.’
He looked at her strangely, and at the little girl sitting in her lap, and then smiled. ‘Wait until you see what’s coming next. The best fireworks in
