"I've been meaning to ask you what you are going to do about your father's company."

She's asking me a question, I wouldn't answer for anyone else. Even my family wouldn't get the full answer if they ask, yet I want her to know.

"I'm going to take it over," I shrug, "and ask my brother to manage it for the time being and then when my father dies, I'll give it to Ayden as a gift."

"That's a nice thing to do."

She's smiling at me. I can feel it, even as I look at ...