Walking Headache

Aiden's POV

"Aiden."

Her voice was the same. Soft, familiar. A ghost from the past.

I turned, and there she was—Elizabeth.

Or rather, Liz.

The nickname I had given her when we were kids, because I always complained that "Elizabeth" was too damn long.

She was smiling at me.

The same smile she always used when she wanted something.

And damn it, she hadn't changed a bit.

I already knew what I was going to do.

Without hesitation, I pulled out my phone, dialing Tobias. "Go pick up Alexia from the spa."

His startled "But sir—" was cut off when I ended the call.

I had bigger matters to deal with right now.

When I looked up, Liz was still smiling, her eyes gleaming with something unreadable.

She had always been good at that—looking at me like I was the only one who could fix whatever problem she had.