Chapter 31
Zeth awoke far too early to Sophie leaping directly onto his face.
“Uhhgh,” he moaned into her stomach.
“Finally you’re up!” she said, climbing off of him and hopping back down to the floor. Then her smiling face shifted to a pout. “You didn’t come back last night.”
“Uh, yeah, sorry.” Zeth groggily rubbed his eyes. “Busy looking for work, you know. I hope I didn’t worry you.”
Her pout shifted right back into a proud smile. “Mom got worried, but I didn’t. I knew you’d come back.”
He chuckled as he sat up. “Glad you had faith in me, kiddo.”
“You shouldn’t leave so much. It’s boring to be here alone.”
“Yeah, I’m sorry. Just busy, you know? There’s a lot of stuff going on.”
“If you get a new job, can you buy me a new book? One of the ones about magic! The last one you got me was awesome!”