#Chapter7
I had risen to my knees on the chair, my excitement getting the better of me, but his lack of answer had me sinking back to my butt, deflated.
/"I will help you, but only if you agree to my conditions./"
I nodded.
/"First, nobody finds out about this. I remember how I freaked when I first found out about my brother; I don't want people to start acting weird around me./"
I nodded again. I wasn't sure exactly what kind of help he was going to give me but I liked the idea so I wasn't about to shoot him down.
/"Second, it would be temporary. Like, I would just be helping you adjust to working and thinking things through, or until you found a.../"
/"A Daddy?/" I offered. He flushed but nodded. He squirmed a little in his seat, as though the conversation wasn't exactly making him comfortable.