mouth. “Paul? You have to be kidding. The only thing he did was hire a nanny, then race off to the office. I don’t know what you know about being a resident in a trauma center, but the hours are hell. Paul’s were worse. Into the office before the market opened to get a jump on things, out with clients after Wall Street closed to celebrate the victories or solidify the relationship.”
Dylan thought back to Kit’s complaints about his work habits. More than once, she had accused him of being an absent husband and father. It sounded as if in the James marriage the two of them had shared the blame.
As if she sensed his disapproval, Kelsey said, “We did the best we could.”
“Yeah, I’m sure you did,” he said perfectly aware of the note of sarcasm that had crept into his voice.
Bright patches of color flamed in her cheeks. “You don’t approve of me, do you, Mr. Delacourt?”
Dylan was surprised that she had called him on it. So the lady had a temper, after all. And good instincts. Maybe that could work to his advantage. He’d rather have her fighting mad than docile and defeated. He deliberately shrugged. “It’s not my job to judge you,” he said, careful to imply that he did just the same. “All I care about is finding Bobby.”
After an instant’s hesitation, she nodded. “Good. Then we can agree on that, at least.”
He bit back his amusement at the tart tone. “You don’t approve of me, either, do you, doctor?”
“Honestly?”
“Of course.”
“I don’t care what sort of foul-tempered beast you are. All I care about are results. You find my son and you will earn my undying devotion.”
Dylan studied her thoughtfully. “Now there’s a thought to make a man’s heart go pitter-patter.”
“Anything to motivate you,” she retorted just as dryly.
For the first time in what had been a very grim couple of hours, Dylan actually found something to laugh about.
“You and I are going to make a helluva team, doc.”
Startled, she stared. “A team?”
He nodded. “From now on, you and I are going to stick together like glue.”
It was the only way he could think of to be sure she didn’t do something crazy to get her son back.
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