Second Chance for the Sheik
“Have you ever been in love, Ellie?”
Ellie gulped and blinked a couple of times before she managed to produce a weak smile. The sinking sensation in her stomach was familiar. Em never asked easy questions. She was too wise for her ten years. Part of it came from experiences a ten-year-old should never have had, most a result of her giant IQ. Ellie should have known better than to choose a romantic comedy for them to watch tonight. She hadn’t expected the ten-year-old to like it, or to stay awake until the happy ending. When would she learn to expect the unexpected?
If it weren’t for the brain inside, Em would have been a perfect Ellie “mini her,” though she was technically Eve’s mini her. Even if she and Eve had combined their IQ’s, it wouldn’t have matched E
