SHOW ME AROUND

I’m not quite ready to face Nathan, so I keep my attention on Kiera. “How long have you liked dinosaurs?”

“Since last month,” a woman’s voice says.

I turn to see a woman with the same soft face and freckles as Kiera. Only she’s got gorgeous red hair, and no hot chocolate on her designer clothes.

It only takes me a second to recognize her from the social media images I saw. This is Nathan’s ex-wife.

“Nathan spoils her,” she says with exasperated fondness. “I’m Bridget.”

“Nicole,” I say.

“I’m going to be a paleon-tho-lol-ogist,” Kiera contributes.

“Paleontologist,” Bridget corrects. She looks me up and down. “Kiera, go get your coat and say goodbye to your dad.”

Kiera hands me one of her stuffed dinosaurs and runs off, presumably in the direction of Cole’s office.

Bridget waits until Kiera’s footsteps have disappeared into the vast apartment. “So. You’re the woman who agreed to fake an engagement with Nathan.”

I blink. “He told you?”

“Of course he did. You’ll be spending time with our d