“It matters. Your dad is my friend. We work together. He would not be happy about it, trust me.” “Because you’re older than me? That’s a lame excuse.” She pulled her hand away and crossed her arms over her chest. “Because I’m a divorced, single father of two. We’re in different places in our lives. This is just an attraction. It’ll pass. I need you to keep doing what you’re doing with my girls. You’re healing our family. I’ve never seen them happier. Hell, Hadley’s finally talking. Paisley was so excited because you did her hair in some kind of space buns and painted her nails. I can’t risk
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