7
Vance
I heard wrong. Right? What the hell is a manny? And why does she think I’d be able to find her one?
“What do you need from me?” I ask.
The glimmer that’s been in her eyes all morning dims and she sets her attention on where Payne is playing. There’s a note of sadness in them that wasn’t there before.
“The nanny service I use has no one else to send. Payne isn’t a bad kid, he’s just going through something right now. It’s been hard with Carver gone.”
Their split was big news last year, but like everything in LA, another story takes over the next day and it’s old news. At the time I thought, Another childhood romance crashes and burns. Usual business around these parts. But seeing the pained look in Layla’s eyes as she looks on to Payne, I can see I was a fool.
“Yeah, I heard.
