The Perfect Mistake (The Connovan Chronicles #2)

by Olivia Hayle

“Well, you obviously don’t have a problem communicating clearly with me when you’re angry.” My eyebrows rise. “That’s what you’re thinking about right now?” He crosses his arms over his chest. “It’s easier to focus on than the comments about me being a bad father.” “That’s not what I said.” “Yes,” he mutters. “It was. Look, I already know that I’m not enough. That I can’t be everywhere, do everything, and make everyone happy. That’s not as big a revelation as you seem to think it is.” “That’s not what I meant.” I shake my head, struggling to find the right words. A way to express it. “They need you present, too. Emotionally present. Willa needs you to validate her⁠—” “You’ve been with us for a little over a month,” he says. His voice is sharp, his face drawn. “I’ve known them their entire lives.” “That’s why she doesn’t like nannies!” I say. “Because she thinks we take you away from her.” “That’s ridiculous.” “It’s kid logic,” I say. “And you have kids, so their logic matters.”