Chapter 239

“Please!” she tacked on, rolling her eyes a little.

“Sounds like fun,” Mark said. He grabbed the girl around the waist and hoisted her up onto his shoulders. “And since your dad calls you princess, I shall be your noble steed, so point me in the direction you wish to travel!” Well, Mark was about as smart as a thoroughbred. Simon watched absently as they vanished into the crowd, the girl shrieking with delight as they went, tugging at Mark’s hair to steer him.

“Well, that went much more smoothly than expected,” Simon commented, leaning against the picnic table and rubbing at his chin. “She is either on her best behavior, or she has more restraint than either of her parents.”

“She’s in a good mood today,” Howard said. “Possibly because today’s the first day in the last five that she hasn’thad to deal with your stooge.”

Simon straightened. “What are you speaking of?”