Nicolas rushed to the door barging in without knocking. His arrival however was anticipated and he was met by Macey and Ava. They were the ones who had called asking him to hurry over. He didn’t even want to think about the laws he broke by racing to the Soho home when they told him Aubrey needed him.
“What happened?” he spied Ronni and Charlotte along with a tall, gorgeous woman with long black hair. “Is Aubrey all right?”
“She’s dealing with something,” Macey said as his roving gaze settled on a tall, lanky man in the living room with Jamie seated on his lap.
The other kids were outside playing but Jamie was quite content with the stranger. Looking up from the chessboard Jamie smiled, “Daddy!”
Squirming free Jamie rushed to him. Nicolas picked him up and kissed his cheek. The boy di
