Rosie's POV

"Someone's visiting me with her daughter, one of my co-workers, you've seen her before, and I just want to spend these memorable moments with them before you steal me away again..."

He suddenly heaved a sigh, rubbed his forehead as though frustrated by my words.

"So you literally live in a neighborhood with kids?" he asked as there were noises from outside now, rising.

I nodded, my response was increasingly evasive as my eyes darted around the room again.

He took a spoon, chewed, ...