Cassius's POV
I was sitting at my desk catching up on emails while Jemma sat on one of the couches having a video call with her son. Her giggles made me happy. Not only could I see her joy, but I felt it through our bond. Her smile was everything to me. She would glance at me, and those violet eyes would sparkle. She finally hung up the phone, and I saw her shoulders slump sadly.
"Come here, baby," I said to her. She walked over to me and sat on my lap. Her head snuggled against my shoulder. I traced the bare skin on her arm. "How is Nicky?" I asked her.
"He sounds happy." She said with an air of sadness. "I guess this weekend Jeremy and his dad are taking Nicky fishing."
I repressed the growl in my throat when she said that name. "That sounds like fun. We can have so
