I gave him a bright, dazzling smile. “Good boy.” Something different flashed across his face. Something I couldn’t yet decipher. “I know how much you love your family. I’ve been watching you for a long time, my love—” “Because that’s not at all creepy,” he muttered under his breath. “Creepy or romantic?” He stared me dead in the eyes. “Creepy.” “Orrrrrr?” “Will you just tell me what the hell you’re talking about?!” “Okay, okay, jeez. You know, you were a lot more playful all the times I watched you.”

