She smiles as if I've just made her day and it almost leaves me breathless.

"We have a name for the restaurant," I tell her because I don't want to upset her and she looks close to tears.

"You do?" She's excited for me.

"The Conquering Nomad," I tell her. "What do you think?"

I don't know why her opinion means so much to me. Normally the only opinions that count in my mind are my own, Jack's, Landon's and my father's. It's strange that I seem to be adding her to ...