Jordan woke up the next morning when he heard whispers directly behind him.
“Do you think he’s awake?” Maddison whispered.
“I don’t know,” Benjamin answered.
Jordan cracked his eyes open and peeked at the clock, it was just after six in the morning. Fuck, it’s early. He couldn’t believe he ended up staying over, but honestly, he was happy he did. His bed was so comfortable he felt as if he’d slept on pillows of clouds sewn together. True to his word, Duncan had left some clothes on the bed for him to wear. Jordan hadn’t wasted any time getting ready for bed, and he was exhausted. Even with the short nap he’d taken earlier in the night, he was still exhausted. It was only the first day, and his new job was proving to be more taxing than Jordan realized. It took him less than five minutes before he’d drifted off to sleep.
“Come on, Maddie, let’s go back to our room,” Benjamin said. “I don’t want him to get angry with us.”
Who the hell would get angry at these sweet kids? Those so-called nannies should be ashamed of themselves.Kids were a handful at that age, they were filled with curiosity and wanted to see, do, and hear everything. It was not easy to keep them focused on one thing too long before some other shiny thing caught their eye.
“But I’m hungry,” Maddison whined breaking into Jordan’s thoughts.
He felt the slight dip of the bed and a finger gently poking him in the shoulder. Jordan let out a loud snore pretending he was still sleeping. He would have chuckled at their gasps but remained still.
“Jordan,” Maddison whispered as she continued to poke him in the shoulder. “Jor—” Before she could finish saying his name, Jordan attacked, turning around and pulling her into his arms tickling her sides.She squealed with laughter calling for help from her brother.
“How dare you wake the sleeping monster?” he mock growled at her. “Now I will have my revenge for waking my one hundred days of slumber!” He tickled her some more. Benjamin got on the bed and jumped on his back.
“Get off my sister, you tickle monster!” He started tickling Jordan on his neck, he pretended he was affected and gave in easily.Who could be mad at a kid for protecting his little sister?They were having a great time, neither he nor the kids saw the hulking figure standing at the door watching them.
“Well, it seems as if you three are having fun,” a deep voice said from the door. All three of them froze and turned their heads at the same time. Duncan was leaning against the doorframe with his massive arms crossed over his muscular, shirtless chest.
Holy hell, the man was fucking sexy early in the morning. Beautiful, creamy golden skin, if only the man was gay. Gods have mercy.
Jordan cleared his throat and looked away from his boss,yes boss.His mind was drifting over into dangerous territory. “Um...did the little monsters and I wake you?”
“Hey, we’re not the monster, you are,” Maddison pouted crossing her tiny arms over her chest. She looked like a miniature version of Duncan.
Jordan chuckled and looked down at her. “You’re a monster if I say you are.” He tickled her again causing her to giggle.
Duncan groaned, pulling their attention back to him. He scrubbed his face roughly. “Yeah, sort of, but I needed to get up, anyway.”
“Wait,” Jordan said, looking at the twins. “How did you know that I was still here?”
“We sniffed you out,” Benjamin told him, getting off the bed. He started pulling Jordan by the arm. “Come on, Jordan, I’m hungry.”
“Sniffed me out, do I stink or something?” He pulled his arm lifting it doing a quick sniff check. “Hey, I will have you know I took a shower last night, buddy.”
The kids giggled when Jordan pouted. He heard Duncan’s deep chuckle and tried not to look at the other man. It did something to Jordan’s body, and he prayed he was not showing how attracted he was to his new boss. Maybe it was a mistake taking the job, working so closely with a man who pushed all his buttons. But Jordan couldn’t pass up the amount of money he was being paid. He would be a fool if he did.
“You three are far too lively early in the morning,” Duncan commented. Duncan’s shoulders were shaking as he tried to hide his laughter.
Jordan crossed his arms over his chest and cleared his throat getting Duncan’s attention. “What's so funny, Hulk man?” he asked quirking an eyebrow. Okay, where the hell did that come from?
“Hulk man?” Duncan quirked an eyebrow.
“Hey, it slipped out. Slap some green paint on you and you will look like the Jolly Green Giant.”
The loud, boisterous laughter that came out of Duncan’s mouth surprised the hell out of Jordan and the kids that were still beside him, they looked as shocked as he was. To get their attention Jordan jumped off the bed, forgetting the large shirt he was wearing his legs got tangled in it as he fell out of bed landing flat on his ass. Everything and everyone stopped moving for what seemed like hours, but it was only a second before they all started laughing once again. Jordan could not help it, he was embarrassed, but his laughter outweighed his embarrassment.
“What the hell is with all the noise, it's too damn early in the morning.” Jordan stopped laughing and looked at the door just noticing another hulking figure standing beside Duncan.Hell, how the fuck did I miss him?He was a couple inches shorter than Duncan, wearing a T-shirt and sweats. His dark hair was neatly styled in locks with honey blond tips that complimented his milk chocolate complexion, and manicured beard and goatee. The minute the twins saw the stranger, they got off the bed and ran over to him.
“Uncle Ry!” Duncan watched as the newcomer picked up the twins together with ease. Their little arms circled around his neck.
“Hey, little cublets, man you guys have grown since the last time I saw you.”
“No, we didn’t, we still can’t reach the cookie jar on the shelf,” Benjamin pouted. Maddison cosigned by nodding.
