Ella's POV:

I'm running late! Again!

This time instead of disappointing my boss, a grown-up who can handle it, I've broken a little boy's heart. His eyes are tearstained as he stands at the window, hands pressed firmly against the panes of glass, waiting for me to pick him up.

F*ck!

I'd had to stay later at work to compensate for the time I'd missed this morning. That wouldn't have been a problem, except that Riggens had pulled me into his office just as I was ...