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“I’m the queen of casseroles,” she said, surprising him. “I learned early on that if I didn’t make dinner I wouldn’t eat anything but takeout or frozen fish sticks.”

“Your father wasn’t home?”

“He was dating. At first I thought he was just lonely. I moved in with him after my mother died, but I was in sixth grade and I wasn’t the best company.”

Nico thought of his niece, a sensitive child around the same age. He couldn’t imagine her father leaving her alone while he ran after women. “And then?”

She picked up her huge bag and turned. “What?”

“You said ‘at first,’” he explained, scooping her into his arms. “At first you thought he was lonely. What happened?”

“I felt sorry for him. And for myself. He’d take me to my aunt’s on weekends, which was fine with me. I realized he just didn’t have much interest in me. I hadn’t even seen him that much when my mother was alive. My aunt told me he was a fool.”

“I think I’d like your aunt.” He stopped at the door so she could flick the lights off.

“She is a very blunt, very kind person. Everyone loves her.”