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sudden, Skye’s mouth drooped, her bottom lip quivering.
Casey watched Skye, not knowing what to do. “It’s fine, Casey. Just go,” Liz said with a smile.
“I go,” Skye whimpered. She put her head down and cried.
Casey put down her briefcase and winced. She gave a pleading look to Liz. Skye was not hysterical or screaming; she was just plain sad. Casey walked up to the chair and knelt down.
“Hey, Shortround ,” she said. Liz smiled affectionately at Casey’s tenderness with her child.
“No, I go too...” Skye said with her head on the table.
Casey grimaced and awkwardly put her hand on the soft blond curls, smoothing them back. “Please, don’t be sad. I’ll be right back. Then we’ll go swimming and eat hot dogs.”
Skye raised her head, her rosy cheeks flushed with tears that were streaming down her face. Liz saw Casey’s shocked look and thought for sure she saw a tear welling in her green eyes.
“ Pomise ?” Skye sniffed.
“Sure I do. I’ll even bring you a present,” Casey said, ignoring Liz as she shook her head. “Deal?” She stuck out her hand.
Skye giggled, put her little hand in Casey’s big one, and shook.
“ Dea ...” She giggled and grabbed Casey around her neck.
“Okay, you’re strangling me now,” Casey said with embarrassment as Skye pulled back.
“Kiss me,” she said and Casey blinked. “Peas.”
Casey gave her a wary grin. “Just like all the women in my life.” She leaned down and dropped a kiss on her cheek. “Now be good for Mommy,” she said, trying to sound firm while avoiding Liz’s grin.
“Have a safe trip,” Liz said and ran her fingers through her hair. She looked up into Casey’s eyes.
“Thanks,” she said. “Look. I’m sorry about last night. This is just all so bizarre and I’m trying to get a handle on it, I guess.”
Liz heard the uncertainty in her voice, and still, she felt there was something on Casey’s mind. “It’s an adjustment for all of us, Casey.”
“Mama, give Cafey a kiss bye,” Skye said from her chair.
Liz’s eyes widened; she felt the color rush to her face. Letting out a nervous laugh, she stepped away from Casey and sat next to Skye. “Finish your breakfast.”
“I all done, Mama.”
Liz looked down at the empty plate in front of her daughter; she couldn’t even look at Casey. However, she heard her laughter as Casey walked out.
“Goodbye, ladies,” she called over her shoulder. “See you in a few days. Don’t burn the cabin down.”
When she heard the front door close, Liz hid her face in her trembling hands. “Good Lord.”
Casey sat in the studio with the headphones on listening to the recording. She shook her head angrily. “No, no, no!” She growled and took off the headphones. “Niles, get in here, peas,” she said and stopped. “Please.”
Niles ran his fingers through this blond hair as he walked in and waited. “The second refrain, am I right?”
“Yes. It’s way too fast, and the brass is too loud. Can we get them back for another take?”
“Sure, they’re scheduled for tomorrow morning. You have them all day. The producers want this done yesterday,” he warned.
“I know.” She looked at her watch. It was four thirty. By now, Skye would be up from her nap. All of the sudden, she wanted to be there and take the little dwarf fimming . She laughed out loud.
Niles gave her a wary look. “Are you all right? Usually when the conductor messes up this badly, you’re ballistic,” he said, watching her.
“I just had a good thought.”
“You did?”
Casey raised an eyebrow at the incredulous tone. Niles folded his arms across his chest and leaned against the desk. “What’s the good thought?”
Liz Kennedy’s blue eyes flashed through her mind. She felt her heartbeat race for a moment.
“What in the world are you thinking about? You’re all flushed,” Niles said. “And if you
Casey watched Skye, not knowing what to do. “It’s fine, Casey. Just go,” Liz said with a smile.
“I go,” Skye whimpered. She put her head down and cried.
Casey put down her briefcase and winced. She gave a pleading look to Liz. Skye was not hysterical or screaming; she was just plain sad. Casey walked up to the chair and knelt down.
“Hey, Shortround ,” she said. Liz smiled affectionately at Casey’s tenderness with her child.
“No, I go too...” Skye said with her head on the table.
Casey grimaced and awkwardly put her hand on the soft blond curls, smoothing them back. “Please, don’t be sad. I’ll be right back. Then we’ll go swimming and eat hot dogs.”
Skye raised her head, her rosy cheeks flushed with tears that were streaming down her face. Liz saw Casey’s shocked look and thought for sure she saw a tear welling in her green eyes.
“ Pomise ?” Skye sniffed.
“Sure I do. I’ll even bring you a present,” Casey said, ignoring Liz as she shook her head. “Deal?” She stuck out her hand.
Skye giggled, put her little hand in Casey’s big one, and shook.
“ Dea ...” She giggled and grabbed Casey around her neck.
“Okay, you’re strangling me now,” Casey said with embarrassment as Skye pulled back.
“Kiss me,” she said and Casey blinked. “Peas.”
Casey gave her a wary grin. “Just like all the women in my life.” She leaned down and dropped a kiss on her cheek. “Now be good for Mommy,” she said, trying to sound firm while avoiding Liz’s grin.
“Have a safe trip,” Liz said and ran her fingers through her hair. She looked up into Casey’s eyes.
“Thanks,” she said. “Look. I’m sorry about last night. This is just all so bizarre and I’m trying to get a handle on it, I guess.”
Liz heard the uncertainty in her voice, and still, she felt there was something on Casey’s mind. “It’s an adjustment for all of us, Casey.”
“Mama, give Cafey a kiss bye,” Skye said from her chair.
Liz’s eyes widened; she felt the color rush to her face. Letting out a nervous laugh, she stepped away from Casey and sat next to Skye. “Finish your breakfast.”
“I all done, Mama.”
Liz looked down at the empty plate in front of her daughter; she couldn’t even look at Casey. However, she heard her laughter as Casey walked out.
“Goodbye, ladies,” she called over her shoulder. “See you in a few days. Don’t burn the cabin down.”
When she heard the front door close, Liz hid her face in her trembling hands. “Good Lord.”
Casey sat in the studio with the headphones on listening to the recording. She shook her head angrily. “No, no, no!” She growled and took off the headphones. “Niles, get in here, peas,” she said and stopped. “Please.”
Niles ran his fingers through this blond hair as he walked in and waited. “The second refrain, am I right?”
“Yes. It’s way too fast, and the brass is too loud. Can we get them back for another take?”
“Sure, they’re scheduled for tomorrow morning. You have them all day. The producers want this done yesterday,” he warned.
“I know.” She looked at her watch. It was four thirty. By now, Skye would be up from her nap. All of the sudden, she wanted to be there and take the little dwarf fimming . She laughed out loud.
Niles gave her a wary look. “Are you all right? Usually when the conductor messes up this badly, you’re ballistic,” he said, watching her.
“I just had a good thought.”
“You did?”
Casey raised an eyebrow at the incredulous tone. Niles folded his arms across his chest and leaned against the desk. “What’s the good thought?”
Liz Kennedy’s blue eyes flashed through her mind. She felt her heartbeat race for a moment.
“What in the world are you thinking about? You’re all flushed,” Niles said. “And if you
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