Naomi stared at him, caught completely off guard.
He genuinely doesn't care what people say?
"Handsome uncle, you're the best!" Lily flung her arms around Sebastian's neck, delighted.
Sebastian caught her easily, something warm settling into his usually composed expression as he ruffled her hair.
He'd meant every word. Whatever assumptions people wanted to make about him showing up as Lily's "father" at a school function none of it mattered to him in the slightest.
If anything, some part of him liked the sound of it far more than he was ready to admit out loud.
Naomi opened her mouth once more, still working through how to properly thank him, when Marcus interrupted, tone deliberately light. "Well, since that's settled Naomi, we should get going. Grandpa's waiting to go over the banq
