Graham nodded, as if silence was the proper response. “You make the world go away, correct? Fine. Now, you march right upstairs and do what’s necessary.”
Ian rose slowly, his gaze steady on Graham. Stared down at the three of them for a long moment. Then turned and walked away.
Soon as they were alone, Rafi said, “That was Ian Hart.”
“Yes,” Kari said. “It was.”
Graham dropped his head into his hands and groaned.
Rafi’s smile held a mischievous edge. “Feeling a bit under the weather, are we?”
Graham moaned a second time. “I can’t believe I just told him how to do his music.”
“You most certainly did,” Rafi said. Not quite laughing. “That and a great deal more.”
“I feel like the world’s number one dodo,” Graham said.
Rafi chuckled.
Kari said, “Graham, you just told Ian what I couldn’t.”
A long moment passed before Graham managed to lift his gaze.
Kari went on, “I didn’t have any idea what Ian needed to hear until you said it.”
“Really?”
“Yes. Really.”
“Oh, do let him suffer just a little bit longer,” Rafi said. “He never lets me off that easy.”
“You two have always been there for me,” Kari said. “Just like now.”
