Nick’s answer earned a measure of silent approval from Ken, though he had no intention of letting him know that just yet.
Harper, on the other hand, felt a ridiculous little flutter of pride. As much as she would never admit it, the way Nick had answered her father without a second of hesitation made her embarrassingly giddy inside.
But like father, like daughter.
She had no intention of giving Nick that satisfaction either.
“Ha!” she exclaimed instead, triumphantly sticking her tongue out at her father.
Ken paid no attention to her little victory. He simply regarded Nick for another second before giving a small shrug.
“Good luck,” he muttered.
Before Harper could bask too proudly in her triumph, Dahlia finally steered the conversation back to Maya’s question.
“That was quite an el
