"Ivan's knocking again."
"Ignore him."
Outside the door, Jimmy Horne once again raised his little hand, knocking. He called out cautiously, "Aunt Mila, are you asleep?"
After his bath, the nanny had helped him get ready for bed, but he couldn't fall asleep. His mind kept replaying Noah Reyes's words. He desperately wanted to know if Noah Reyes was truly his daddy. If he didn't find out, he wouldn't be able to sleep. Also, where had Mommy gone? Why wasn't she in her room? When he asked the nanny, she just hemmed and hawed, which made him worry that something had happened to Mommy.
There was no response from inside the room. Had Aunt Mila fallen asleep? But Uncle should be in the room. Thinking this, Jimmy Horne decided to be a little bolder. He began knocking more forcefully, his voice louder as he called, "Aunt Mila, are you asleep? Uncle, can you open the door for me?"
