Chapter 17

“Go!” Andreas snapped, then softened enough to reach up and offer a quick kiss. “You’ll be fine.”

“Promise?” Erik whined.

“Promise, you big pansy.”

Erik growled and bit his jaw. Andreas laughed and jerked away.

“Enough of that.”

“Never.”

Beatriz gave an outraged yowl.

“See?” Andreas said imperiously, then stooped to press a kiss to her waving hands. “You go and have fun with Daddy.”

She gurgled.

“Okay. Let me just check I’ve got her b—”

“Erik!”

He sighed and took the brake off the pram. “Okay. Okay. You still going to join us for lunch later?”

“Probably. I’ll text you.”

Erik earned another kiss once he’d wrestled the pram out of the front door, and then it was firmly closed in his face. He looked down at Beatriz, who stared balefully back.

“Guess it’s just you and me now, huh?”