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“This freaking sucks”

“Totally,” I agree as we pull away from the school “Want to tell me about it?”

“No I’ll have to tell Dad everything anyway I’d rather only tell the story once”

“Okay” This surprises her She whips her head around to stare at h day”

“Yeah” Her voice cracks

“You know you have to give me your phone”

She silently pulls the device from her pocket and passes it to me

“But I think you ht need an ice cream”

“I can have ice crea suspended?”

“No You can have ice creah day It’s notyour phone The rest is up to your dad and the school Also, I could use some ice cream myself”

And ht now

On our way to the office, I have the cab drop us at our favorite ice cream shop and we leave with two scoops each

“So you were sticking up for your friend?” I ask as alk into the office building where I work for Gabby’s dad The ice cream shop is just down the block

“Yeah”

“Did you have to irl bleed?”

“I didn’t mean to,” she admits “It just sort ofhappened”

“Well, you’ll have to tell me the story sometime”

She nods as alk to the elevator

“I’ at her strawberry ice cream

“Maybe not I’ll talk to your dad before I send him into the office”

“You’re the best,” she says with a grin “What would I do without you?”

“We’ll never have to know,” I assure her as we reach our floor Gabby beelines it into her dad’s office, and I call hie that we’re back at his office

This is a pretty typical day in the life for al assistant, although that is technically , fro housekeepers and nannies I work fourteen-hour days I am married to the job

But I wouldn’t have it any other way

“The preteen drama queen is in your office,” I infor into the office with his brother-in-law Quinn “She’s been suspended until Monday, and I already have her phone in my desk But Carter”

He stops and looks down at et to his daughter, to find out what the hell is going on

“You really need to listen to her before you fly off the handle”