“She can do it half remotely!” Neo cried. “She’d only have to be there every so often, and always right by my side. I’d never let anything happen to her!”
“She can do it half remotely!” Neo cried. “She’d only have to be there every so often, and always right by my side. I’d never let anything happen to her!”
“Isa?”
“Yes?”
“Isa?”
“Yes?”
“There’s pie too if you want a snack!” Dima called. “Your dad is sniffing around it!”
“I am 𝘯𝘰𝘵—”
“There’s pie too if you want a snack!” Dima called. “Your dad is sniffing around it!”
“I am 𝘯𝘰𝘵—”
“Hi,” Neo said, throat closing around his nerves. “I…Dima said to hand this to you.”
“Hi,” Neo said, throat closing around his nerves. “I…Dima said to hand this to you.”
“Housewarming presents,” Neo said as he held them out. “And a uh…blanket. For the baby.”
“Give that one to Isa,” Dima said. “She loves opening stuff for the baby.”
“Housewarming presents,” Neo said as he held them out. “And a uh…blanket. For the baby.”
“Give that one to Isa,” Dima said. “She loves opening stuff for the baby.”
“I’m just here to visit,” Neo argued. “It’s rude to visit unannounced and empty-handed.”
“I don’t believe you.”
“I’m just here to visit,” Neo argued. “It’s rude to visit unannounced and empty-handed.”
“I don’t believe you.”
His mom had laughed at him as he left.
His mom had laughed at him as he left.
He whispered the name to Elian, and to his surprise, 𝘴𝘩𝘦 didn’t seem surprised. Not at all.
He whispered the name to Elian, and to his surprise, 𝘴𝘩𝘦 didn’t seem surprised. Not at all.
Neo kissed the top of her head. “Thank you,” he said again.
“Mhmm. Who’s next on the advisor roster?”
Neo kissed the top of her head. “Thank you,” he said again.
“Mhmm. Who’s next on the advisor roster?”
Neo smiled innocently. “Both.”
“Very tempting, baby brother.”
Neo smiled innocently. “Both.”
“Very tempting, baby brother.”
Elian’s lips twitched into a half smirk.
“Only one monthly report that needs to be in person,” Neo reminded her. “Otherwise, it can be fully remote. Or you can do it on therapy days.”
Elian’s lips twitched into a half smirk.
“Only one monthly report that needs to be in person,” Neo reminded her. “Otherwise, it can be fully remote. Or you can do it on therapy days.”
“I—”
“I—”
“You wouldn’t have to be here all the time—I could just call you, Leon could send you his notes—”
“You need someone who can at least be here part time,” Elian argued. “More than I can.”
“You wouldn’t have to be here all the time—I could just call you, Leon could send you his notes—”
“You need someone who can at least be here part time,” Elian argued. “More than I can.”
“I wanted to ask if there was any way you’d consider being my advisor.”
“I wanted to ask if there was any way you’d consider being my advisor.”