Page 112 of Havoc's Fox
Fifteen minutes later Analise stood at the front door holding Harley in her arms while Havoc stood just on the other side of the door jamb. “We got to go, baby.”
“But I don’t want to leave Analise yet.”
“Harley, it’s time to go home. There are people at our house waiting to see you so they can hug you. You scared everybody.”
“I’m sorry.” Reluctantly Harley let go of Analise and allowed her father to take her out of Analise’s arms.
“I’ll talk to you soon, okay?” Analise said. “And no more leaving home without telling an adult where you’re going.”
“I know,” Harley said, looking sadly at Analise.
Havoc gave Analise a barely there side-hug, then flashed a quick little wave at Emmalyn. “Thanks for everything. Let me know how much extra they charge you for your rescheduled flight and I’ll reimburse you, Analise.”
“What?” she asked.
“You missed your flight. I know you’ll have to fly out later, so whatever the rescheduled flight costs, let me know and I’ll pay you back.”
“That’s not even a thought in my head at the moment. I’m just glad Harley’s okay.”
“Offer still stands. Travel safe,” Havoc said.
He turned and went down the steps of the front porch, with Harley looking over his shoulder at Analise as they went. But Havoc didn’t look back, not even once. He just left.
Analise watched for a few seconds, then quietly closed the door and locked it. She turned around to find Emmalyn standing there watching her expectantly.
“What are you doing?” Analise asked.
“Waiting for you.”
“Waiting for me to do what?” Analise asked.
“To get your head out of your ass.”
Analise feigned fatigue, her head fell forward, her chin almost resting on her chest. “Get off my ass.”
“You get off your ass.”
“He doesn’t want me anymore. He practically just said go away.”
“He said to travel safe. He thinks you still want to leave so he’s giving you room to do that.”
Analise stood there looking at Emmalyn for a few moments. “Stalked Barron lately?”
Emmalyn pursed her lips and scowled at her sister.
“I’m hungry, I’m going to find something to eat,” Analise said dismissively.
Emmalyn followed her into the kitchen. “I still think it’s a shame you can’t just meet him right now for the first time. You two would be great together.”
“When did you become such a big proponent of Havoc’s?”
“When I took a minute to really see the male he is. He’s a good guy, and an even better father.”
“I know that,” Analise grumbled.
Emmalyn stood there watching her sister as she dug through the cabinets in search of some kind of junk food to snack on. “I thought that was really amazing what you said to Harley when she was in the tub.”
Analise smiled as she tore open a bag of potato chips, pulled the lid off a container of sour cream and wandered into the living room to sit down and munch mindlessly on chips and sour cream. “I had to say something to help her see the positive. I didn’t want the negative parts of it to eat away at her.”