Page 66 of A Play for Love

“She feels warm. I’ll go get the thermometer,” Sofia said as she climbed out of bed.

“Dad, I don’t feel so good.”

“I know, sweetheart.”

“No, Dad—” She vomited all over the bed and me.

CHAPTER24

Sofia

Over the past four days, we took turns having the flu that kept us down for a full twenty-four hours. Unfortunately, we weren’t the only ones in the family who got it. Sam, Julia, the kids, and Stefan’s entire family had it. But everyone was better, and life was going on as usual.

After dropping Ella off at school, I had some errands to run. The first stop was at Kind Design & Architecture to go over the final plans for the new dance studio.

“Good morning.” I smiled, walking into Sam’s office with Nicholas in my arms.

“Good morning. Hey, buddy.” He took him from me.

We walked over to the large table where Sam laid out the design.

“Here’s the final design. All we need is your approval, and we can start rebuilding.” Sam grinned.

I stared at the design of the two-story modern building that would become my ballet school. It had everything. Six ballet rooms, a large lobby, a reception area, a kitchen area, two locker rooms with a bathroom and showers, two offices, and a grand circular staircase occupied the space.

“It’s beautiful, Sam. This is everything I’ve ever wanted.” Tears filled my eyes. “I’m sorry.”

“Don’t apologize. This is your dream.” He smiled.

“I loved my other dance studio, but I only saw the small picture at the time because I was so desperate to get out of New York. It just sucks that I’m doing this now because it burnt down.”

“I know. It’s terrible, but you need to put that behind you and look at this.” He pointed to the new building. “Your other studio was just the start of something bigger. This is your future, Sofia.”

“Hey, you.” Stefan smiled as he walked in and kissed my cheek. “Come here, little guy.” He took Nicholas from Sam. “So, are we all set?” He asked me.

“We’re all set.” I grinned.

After leaving Sam’s office, I went down and saw Shaun before heading out of the building.

“Hey, you.” Shaun smiled when I stepped inside his office. “Did you approve the final design?”

“I did, and it’s fabulous.” I grinned. “There’s so much to do. I have to pick out colors and all of that stuff.”

“Let me give you some advice. “Get married first, then worry about all that stuff later. You don’t have to think about any of that right now. Plus, you know Jenni will help you out and give all of her input.” He smirked.

“I know. We’ve already been talking about it. I have to run to the grocery store before heading home. I’ll see you later, yeah?”

“Definitely. Enjoy the rest of your day.”

“You too, Shaun.”

I walked out of his office and headed to the parking garage. After doing some grocery shopping, I went home, fed Nicholas his lunch, and put him down for a nap. My phone rang as I was putting the rest of the groceries away.

“Hey, handsome,” I answered and put Nathan on speaker.

“Hi, beautiful. How’s your day so far?”

“It’s great. I just put Nick down for a nap and put the rest of the groceries away. How about yours?”

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