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“Uh, there’s no Gingerbread man in SpongeBob SquarePants,” he pointed out as she raced off out of the room.
“Daddy, no being logical!”
“Get back here!” he demanded.
She giggled as she ran around the living room. She’d never thought Reuben would relax like this . . . that he could have fun.
And she vowed that she was going to make him do this more often. He carried the weight of the world on his shoulders, and whether he liked it or not, she was going to take care of him as well.
43
Reuben walked into Alejandro’s office at the Circus of the Dark, nodding to the Scot who stood guard outside the door. Cairn was standing guard at the bottom of the stairs.
Alejandro glanced up with a nod at him. “Wasn’t actually certain you’d come.”
Reuben just raised an eyebrow as he sat across from him.
“Thought you might be too busy with Faith.” Alejandro’s lips twitched as though he was holding back a grin.
“I just dropped her off where she’s staying.” Which he hated. He wanted her with him.
And he knew she wanted to be with him, too. Even if she’d been grumpy about having to write lines before he’d taken her home.
“So you didn’t kidnap her and lock her in your lair?”
“Of course not. That’s more your style.” He was alluding to how Alejandro had once locked Cat in his home.
“It is,” Alejandro agreed.
“She’ll be in my apartment by the end of the week,” Reuben said confidently.
Alejandro nodded.
“Did you bring her things?” Reuben asked.
Faith had been nervous about going back to her friend’s house without her coat. He didn’t like that. It was just a fucking coat. Surely, her friend wouldn’t worry about it being returned a few days late.
Yes, Faith would definitely be living with him by the end of the week.
“No. Cat is insisting on returning them in person. They’re going to become friends.” It was a statement from Alejandro. One he wouldn’t argue with.
Alejandro was his friend. His employer. He’d helped save his life when he’d gotten into trouble with the Venturos a few years back.
But Cat would always come first.
Which was the way it should be.
“Of course. Faith already likes her. She just needs the coat back. She thinks her friend will be upset with her.”
Alejandro nodded. “All right.”
“Oh, and I’m ruining Leonard for talking to Faith the way he did.” Fucking asshole.
Alejandro waved his hand in the air. “He thinks he’s a big fish, but he’s no one. I kept him hanging to see if I could use him in anyway, but I have no problem with you taking him out. I’ll help you in whatever way I can.”
“Good.”
“We need to talk about Venturo’s death,” Alejandro told him.
