“Uncle Ry, do you think Uncle Duncan looks like the Jolly Green Giant?” Maddison asked. “Jordan said he did. Is the Jolly Green Giant real?” Maddison continued innocently.
“Who’s Jordan?”
Duncan turned and looked at the stranger beside him, and that was when Jordan saw it. The large black shaded wolf tattoo covering his entire back. With intense blue jeweled eyes that seemed as if it stared right back at him. Jordan’s attraction for his boss went up even higher. He could never explain it, but seeing a guy with a tattoo did something to him.
Clearing his throat, trying to dispel thoughts or feelings of arousal from his mind and body. “That would be me,” Jordan answered getting off the floor. That time he was mindful of the large T-shirt. He walked over to the newcomer and was about to extend his hand, but remembered that he was holding the twins.
“Jordan Sutton, the little monsters’ new live-in caregiver.” He reached up and ruffled both their hair, noting that Benjamin needed a haircut, his bangs were starting to cover his eyes.
Another thing to add to the list of things we need to do for the day.
“Ryland Burnett, this crazy guy’s best friend,” he said, tilting his head in Duncan’s direction.
“I hope you got a lot of sleep, Ryland. Because we have a lot of things to do today,” Duncan stated. “I plan on going into the office late.”
“Yeah, I might need a few cups of coffee around noon to function for the rest of the day. I also made a few calls before I dropped off to sleep.”
“Good, since we are up, I see no problem with us getting our day started. I still need to see Sammy before heading into the office. What time will Sebastian, Charlie, and Parker be here?”
Duncan and Ryland spoke to each other, seeming to forget that they were still in his room.
“I told them around seven thirty,” Ryland answered.
“Good, I need to get in touch with Blayze as well.”
“Cool, we get to see Uncle Parker today!” Maddison cheered, still held in Ryland’s arms.
Jordan had no idea who Uncle Parker was, but he was in desperate need of a bathroom and needed everyone to leave, that included the kids. “Uh...excuse me?” Everyone turned and looked at him. “Not that I’m not curious about what you guys are talking about, but I would like to get dressed and start my day.” He looked at the twins. “I will meet you two in twenty minutes to begin our day; you know what you have to do. We talked about it yesterday,” he told them.
They nodded and struggled to get out of Ryland’s arms. “Okay, Jordan,” Maddison obeyed. “Come on, Ben, let’s race and see who can get dressed faster.” The tall male set them down.
“I bet I can beat cha,” Jordan heard as the twins thundered down the hall to their separate rooms.
The two taller males turned to look at him.“Okay, who are you and what did you do to my sweet pups?” Duncan asked, and Ryland shook his head. “Yesterday, they would readily terrorize anyone that walked through the door. And in less than twenty-four hours they are model kids.”
Jordan would have snickered, but his face remained expressionless when he stated, “I'm not sure what you mean by that. We simply came to an understanding about a few things,” he told the two men. While getting to know the kids, Jordan came up with the idea of using a schedule and an award system, for doing their chores without being told. In just the short time with them Jordan was learning something about both kids.
Maddison, although the youngest of the two, liked being in charge. He also promised the twins that they could help him to make breakfast every morning if they wanted; simple things to keep them engaged and the focus on them. Benjamin loved to show how grown up he could be and that he’d happily follow his sister’s lead. Other than their gender differences they were also different in personalities. They weren’t so bad either,they loved being helpful and having someone listen to them.
“What kind of things?” Duncan asked.
“That’s classified,” Jordan answered,biting on his lips hiding his smile. “You don’t have proper clearance for that information.” Duncan smiled, and again Jordan felt something loosen inside of him. The man really was too gorgeous for words.
“I see,” Duncan said nodding. “As long as it does not put the pups in danger, I’m trusting them in your care.”
“I would never harm them in any way, besides, they want to show you how responsible they can be,” Jordan explained. “I have a question though, why are you calling them pups?”
“It’s just a nickname,” Duncan answered. “Didn’t you have one growing up?”
Jordan blushed, he would never tell anyone that Bronx called him “little bit” because of his height or that his parents referred to him as “Jordy-Bear.” It was just too embarrassing to say the least. “Again, that’s classified.”
“I do have my ways of getting information, Jordan.” Duncan’s voice deepened and to Jordan it sounded as if his boss was flirting with him. “So you might as well tell me now and avoid the consequences later.”
Good gods, does this man know what he’s doing to me right now?
“I welcome the challenge, Mr. Pryde.” Jordan emphasized Duncan’s last name that he meant more than just business.Two can play at this game.
Ryland, whom Jordan had forgotten was still there chuckled but masked it with a cough. Duncan turned to look at him and shook his head. “Now,I need to get to work, after all, that’s why you pay me the big bucks.” He shooed them out, not caring about the surprised expression on their faces. As he closed the door, Jordan heard Ryland ask how long had he been working for Duncan and who exactly was the boss. He shook his head, as much as he liked the kids he still wanted to pursue his career goals working for Pryde Industries.
