Page 12 of GDL

After she died, I threw myself into my work and my boys. But now my boys are grown men, and my career is on life support, and my heart… Yeah, my heart is smitten by the guy currently camping it up for the camera with his friends.

Not sure I'm ready to share any of that with my best mate yet, though.

"I'm keeping this professional," I say. "He's the subject, I'm the?—"

"Master?"

"Reporter." We turn to each other and share a look. I let out a sigh. "I'm not going to risk derailing this story because of feelings."

"Ah, so therearefeelings."

"Possibly. But I've already told him nothing can happen until after we're done working together."

"So you've talked about this?"

"We have."

A beat of silence. Then, "So, if you've talked, does that mean you've done other stuff, too?"

I elbow him in the ribs. "A gentleman never tells."

"Exactly. That's why I'm asking you."

I shake my head and chuckle. Right at that moment, Kynan turns. Our eyes meet, and an eighteen-wheeler slams into my heart.

He gives a small, innocent wave.

I give a small, innocent wave back.

Grayson chuckles beside me. "A thousand bucks says you two won't be able to last two weeks."

6

Kynan

"Heya," I whisper, slipping into the nursery, unsure whether Ashton is asleep or not.

Mischa looks up from the rocking chair and smiles. "Hi."

Ashton's in her lap. They're reading a picture book.

"How is everything?" I ask.

Ashton lifts his pudgy little arms and smiles when he sees me, which lights me up in a way I never imagined could be possible. I may have only known I have a son for a month, but he completes me.

"Great. He's eaten, and his diaper is freshly changed…"

"Phew." I swipe the back of my hand against my forehead.

Mischa smiles. "You're getting better." I might be getting less baby poop on me these days, but I'm hardly a pro. Her smile grows as she hands him to me. "You're way more hands-on than most of the other celeb dads I've worked with."

She’s only twenty-eight, but Mischa is a nanny to the stars. She has years of experience working with some of the biggestcelebrities in the world, and her reputation is above excellent. I'm happy shelling out a fortune to have her.

"Really?" I walk over to the soft play zone taking up one corner of the room and sit down with Ashton for some tummy time. "I feel like all I do is work and try to squeeze in time with Ash around all my commitments."

"Don't be so hard on yourself. This is a huge and very recent adjustment for you. You can't just abandon your work and responsibilities. In this business, it takes some time to clear your schedule."

"Tell me about it."

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