“Whatcha doing?” asked Jackson, plopping into a chair next to his brother.
Looking up at his brother, Cody said, “Right now, I’m trying to narrow down my choices for cribs. Logan did a fantastic design for the twins’ room so as soon as he getsback from Scotland, I want to give him all my final choices for the nursery furniture, so he can get right to work.”
“Twins cramping your love life with Dylon?” asked Jackson.
Rolling his eyes as he glanced at his brother. “What do you think? Not to mention the steady stream of visitors knocking on our door throughout the day wanting to visit Jake and Jessica making it impossible for us to have any alone time until after the twins are asleep. And then, we have to be very quiet.”
“The suite between yours and Colton’s is going to be reconfigured to make two nurseries with a bathroom between, right?” asked Steel.
“Yes, so demolition first, then construction before Logan can even begin to decorate it,” Cody answered.
“Did Logan do a floorplan before he left?” asked Steel.
“Yeah,” Cody replied. “He went over it with us, and we gave our final approval. Why?”
“I thought one of DE’s construction crews could get it ready so when Logan comes back, he can start on the design aspect of it right away,” said Steel. “It shouldn’t take them more than a week to get it done, at least on the nursery part of the design, and maybe even the bathroom.”
“Babe, that would be wonderful,” Jackson said.
“Fu..dge yes, that would be a lifesaver for us,” said Cody.
“Good, I’ll talk to Slate and see which team is free,” Steel said, then looking at the incoming text on his phone,continued, “Mom, Robert is a couple of minutes out in the helicopter. Is your suitcase in your bedroom?”
Oracle glanced at her son. “Yes, all packed and ready to go.”
“I’ll get it,” Steel said, walking towards his mother’s bedroom.
“I have one other thing I want to mention, Oracle,” Jackson said. “When you speak with Zane about his gift from the Fates, I’d like Logan to sit in on the discussion in place of me.”
“I have no objection, but it is not my decision to make. I will ask Zane if it is all right with him,” said Oracle, then smiled down at Daniel on her lap.
“Fair enough,” Jackson said.
“Come on, dear,” said Maximus, rising and holding out his hand for her. “Time to go, I hear the chopper making its descent.”
Hugging Daniel close to her, Oracle bent down and whispered in his ear making her grandpup laugh, before setting him on the rug next to Jessica—who also received a kiss and a tummy tickle. Then, Oracle got down on her knees, so she could reach Jake, who’d crawled away, and gave him the same.
Taking her husband’s hand, Oracle stood, smoothing her dress. “Okay, darling, ready to go. Do you know if Slate and Dakota will be returning with me?”
Jumping in to answer, Jackson said, “No, they won’t, Oracle. I’ve decided to let them stay and enjoy themselves for another week, considering what Slate went through.”
Maximus then turned to his wife. “When you’re finished with Zane and David, I’ll make sure the plane is ready to bring you back to me, sweetheart.”
Smiling tenderly at her husband, she said, “Do not spoil Daniel too much while I’m gone.”
“Moi?” Maximus grinned.
“Yes, you.” Oracle smiled, before saying to Jackson and Cody, “See you in a few days.”
“Bye, say hello to everyone from me,” Cody said.
Jackson turned to Cody. “Bro, watch Daniel for a minute, will you? I just want to see Oracle off,”
“Sure, no problem,” Cody said, waving to them as they left the room.
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Kieran marveled at the difference in David—relaxed and happy after their talk cleared the air?then followed by David’s laughter and blushes as Kieran answered his questions about sex. Now was the time for David and Zane to patch up their misunderstanding, so Kieran wrapped up by saying, “In the meantime, if you have any more questions, just let me know and I’ll see if I can find the book that explains sexting emojis, so you can use them with your mate. Trust me, they’re very effective for getting your mate needy and ready to fuck you, as soon as he can find a place to do it.”
