I sighed. “I’m aware.”
“He’ll be back before you know it.”
“Are you calling me to give me a pep talk or do you know something I don’t?”
“I’m not one for pep talks.”
“Dad, just spit it out.”
“Went through this with your grandpa. ’Course it was worse than what Aero’s mom’s dealin’ with, but he needed six months of rehab.”
“Six months?” I squeaked. “I’m not living without him for six months.”
“You won’t have to, Letti. I’ll set you up somewhere out there if it’s gonna be longer than a few weeks. But you gotta come home and ace your finals.”
I frowned. “Have you run this by Aero yet?”
“No.”
I was relieved. I don’t know why I was relieved, but I was. “I’ll talk to him about it tonight.”
“Maybe I should do that.”
“Um, no. No back room deals,” I said. “I’lltalk to him.”
“Okay, baby girl, that’s fair,” he said. “You stick close to Hatch, got it?”
“I’ll stick close to Aero.”
“Want you to stick close to Hatch when you’re not with Aero. Or someone Hatch trusts.”
“I will,” I promised. “How’s Wyatt?”
“She’s nesting to the point of ripping up the house, but otherwise, she’s good. She only curses my name every other day or when she has to get up off the sofa.”
I smiled. “That’s good.”
“Love you, baby girl.”
“Love you too, Daddy.”
“I’m keepin’ my phone on me at all times. If you need me, call me.”
“I will.”
“Talk to you tomorrow.”
“Okay,” I said, and hung up.
I took a little extra care with my appearance because I had a feeling I was going to get limited time with Aero over the next few days and I wanted dinner to be special.
Grabbing my purse, I headed downstairs and found Maisie chatting with a gorgeous man who looked a little younger than me.
“Oh, Violet, love, you look beautiful.”
Exactly what I was going for with my dark skinny jeans and knee-high boots, and V-neck T-shirt.
“Thanks, Maisie.”
