“We could use another adult,” I hummed, eyeing him up and down. “You look fast.” Faster than the toddlers, anyway. “How would you like to be on our team?” “Be on your…” Robin stared at me, then the girls. I wasn’t sure what I expected. Maybe for him to laugh? To say, “Hell no.” Or for a polite yes, best case scenario. What I didn’t expect, however, was for his eyes to grow wet. For his lips to curl into a wobbly little smile. For a certain sort of reverence to spread across his features as he nodded his head jerkily. “You really would…you know…want me on your team?” My heart lurched. Oh, sweet
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