“G’night.” “Uncle Rhyrand, you forgot my good-night kiss.” Internally gagging like a cat with a hair ball stuck in its airway, I leaned down and pressed my lips to her forehead. She had that tiny-human smell, somewhere between baked goods and a warm, fluffy pillow. I stood up. She blinked back at me in the dark. “Don’t forget words of affirmation, asshole.” Dylan’s words echoed in my head. Even in my head, she was busting my balls. Also, crap. What should I say? I didn’t know this child, and whatever I knew didn’t exactly impress me. “Let’s see. You…uh, aren’t too annoying for a kid?” She
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