time, distance, or both.
From their expressions, I could tell that’s exactly
what happened. “Medical bills are expensive and I’m ruining my body to carry
this little fleabag. If I’m not going to make money on it, I should have just
aborted it.”
I was about to use my magic on them again when Henry
cleared his throat. I opened a link between myself and him instead.
“ They’re just going to keep fighting it and the
baby is going to get hurt. I would rather they profit from the child’s life
than lose it altogether .” He addressed his mother. “Eat healthy food and
don’t drink, smoke, or do any activity that could cause harm to the baby.”
Luana opened her mouth, but Henry went on. “Do this, and I will buy him from
you.”
“Five thousand,” she said automatically.
“Six thousand,” Matheus corrected.
“Fine,” Henry said. “I know a hundred paranormals
that would make a better parent than you. Even Hunt’s orphanage would be a
better place to raise a child.”
“We don’t care what you do to it as long as your
money is good,” Luana said. “Are they going to come back?”
“Probably,” I answered. “They think your son is going
to be their master’s enemy. We might need to move you to the university for the
baby’s safety.”
“The dungeon should be plenty safe,” Henry suggested.
“I’m not staying in a dungeon like some peasant.”
“We can take care of ourselves and our seven grand,”
Matheus said.
Henry narrowed his eyes, obviously catching Matheus’s
slip. “We will check in to make sure you’re taking care of him. And I want to
see sonograms.”
“Whatever. It’s a girl anyway, not a boy.”
Chapter 5
We made it back home and
found Scott sitting on my bed. Henry immediately picked his son up. “Sorry I
had to leave you on your own for a while, Kitten.”
“It’s okay, Daddy, I know you had to work.”
Henry checked his watch. “It’s early, but we might as
well get to work.” He picked up Scott. “What do you want for breakfast?”
“Hot chocolate.”
“Okay.”
Henry started to walk out. “He can’t just have hot
chocolate for breakfast. Hot chocolate isn’t healthy,” I said.
“Milk, eggs, toast, and sausage, then.”
“Okay,” Scott said easily. The kid never argued.
Although I really wanted to work on Scott’s case, I
knew Darwin was taking care of that. I grabbed my jacket, wallet, and phone,
then went out to the living room. I nearly tripped over a toy in the hallway.
Henry was already fixing breakfast.
“I’m heading to the office,” I said. “Did you see
where I put my laptop?” I pushed Scott’s jacket and toys off the coffee table,
but it wasn’t there. Henry really enjoyed getting toys and games for his son.
Even though a lot of it was overcompensation, I didn’t think it would hurt the
kid, especially since most of it was educational. Scott was still learning what
he liked.
“I put it in the hallway closet.”
I opened the closet and saw it on the shelf above the
hanger bar. Then I just sighed when I realized why Henry had put it up; there
was multi-colored finger paint all over it. When I shut the door and turned,
Henry was right behind me. “I should have put it up before I took my shower, so
this is my fault.”
“It’s not anyone’s fault. We need to talk, though.”
“I understand. You invited me to work for you, not
move myself and my son into your home.”
“It’s not that. He’s a great kid and you are
excellent to work with, but I’m not a family man. I’m not even a roommate man,
and spending months at the university is getting a bit too much for me. Even
when I was married to Regina, I fought her for months to keep my own place, and
when I did let her move in, she was rarely home. After this last semester, if
we live that long, I’m going to start looking for a new place. I still want to
work with you, and Darwin if he’s available, but I need more personal space.”
“The last thing
From their expressions, I could tell that’s exactly
what happened. “Medical bills are expensive and I’m ruining my body to carry
this little fleabag. If I’m not going to make money on it, I should have just
aborted it.”
I was about to use my magic on them again when Henry
cleared his throat. I opened a link between myself and him instead.
“ They’re just going to keep fighting it and the
baby is going to get hurt. I would rather they profit from the child’s life
than lose it altogether .” He addressed his mother. “Eat healthy food and
don’t drink, smoke, or do any activity that could cause harm to the baby.”
Luana opened her mouth, but Henry went on. “Do this, and I will buy him from
you.”
“Five thousand,” she said automatically.
“Six thousand,” Matheus corrected.
“Fine,” Henry said. “I know a hundred paranormals
that would make a better parent than you. Even Hunt’s orphanage would be a
better place to raise a child.”
“We don’t care what you do to it as long as your
money is good,” Luana said. “Are they going to come back?”
“Probably,” I answered. “They think your son is going
to be their master’s enemy. We might need to move you to the university for the
baby’s safety.”
“The dungeon should be plenty safe,” Henry suggested.
“I’m not staying in a dungeon like some peasant.”
“We can take care of ourselves and our seven grand,”
Matheus said.
Henry narrowed his eyes, obviously catching Matheus’s
slip. “We will check in to make sure you’re taking care of him. And I want to
see sonograms.”
“Whatever. It’s a girl anyway, not a boy.”
Chapter 5
We made it back home and
found Scott sitting on my bed. Henry immediately picked his son up. “Sorry I
had to leave you on your own for a while, Kitten.”
“It’s okay, Daddy, I know you had to work.”
Henry checked his watch. “It’s early, but we might as
well get to work.” He picked up Scott. “What do you want for breakfast?”
“Hot chocolate.”
“Okay.”
Henry started to walk out. “He can’t just have hot
chocolate for breakfast. Hot chocolate isn’t healthy,” I said.
“Milk, eggs, toast, and sausage, then.”
“Okay,” Scott said easily. The kid never argued.
Although I really wanted to work on Scott’s case, I
knew Darwin was taking care of that. I grabbed my jacket, wallet, and phone,
then went out to the living room. I nearly tripped over a toy in the hallway.
Henry was already fixing breakfast.
“I’m heading to the office,” I said. “Did you see
where I put my laptop?” I pushed Scott’s jacket and toys off the coffee table,
but it wasn’t there. Henry really enjoyed getting toys and games for his son.
Even though a lot of it was overcompensation, I didn’t think it would hurt the
kid, especially since most of it was educational. Scott was still learning what
he liked.
“I put it in the hallway closet.”
I opened the closet and saw it on the shelf above the
hanger bar. Then I just sighed when I realized why Henry had put it up; there
was multi-colored finger paint all over it. When I shut the door and turned,
Henry was right behind me. “I should have put it up before I took my shower, so
this is my fault.”
“It’s not anyone’s fault. We need to talk, though.”
“I understand. You invited me to work for you, not
move myself and my son into your home.”
“It’s not that. He’s a great kid and you are
excellent to work with, but I’m not a family man. I’m not even a roommate man,
and spending months at the university is getting a bit too much for me. Even
when I was married to Regina, I fought her for months to keep my own place, and
when I did let her move in, she was rarely home. After this last semester, if
we live that long, I’m going to start looking for a new place. I still want to
work with you, and Darwin if he’s available, but I need more personal space.”
“The last thing
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