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Raine eyeballs my baked apple pie, licking her lips. “Do you have ice cream?” I nod, and she squeaks excitedly, smacking a kiss on my cheek.
“Aisha, please be careful, because you might encounter a hard bone you won’t be able to swallow.” My youngest sister blushes but flips Leif the bird. The idiot smirks and gives her an X-rated once-over.
“All right, go wash your hands, you rascals. I will set the table, and don’t eat our guests, girls!” I shoo them away as Leif makes suggestive remarks about what parts are the best to pick. I turn to his dad, catching him shaking with laughter.
“I’m so sorry, but this is standard. They live to torture each other.” At least Senior Cade is amused by the dynamics of this household.
“Want my help?” Leif walks up, Liane holding him like a koala grasping a tree, squeezing her fist into his clothing.
“How about you take care of my little kitten? Where is Leon?” I start to worry because he is the very strong-minded boy who gets everything with his loud cries.
“Let me take care of him. You
can set the table,” Darren suggests as he goes off to find a frustrated Leon left on his own.
We ready for an early lunch as another bell interrupts us. I open the door to find Logan beaming at me, one of his hands behind him, hiding something.
“Did you forget your keys?”
Instead of answering, he gives me a bouquet of beautiful wildflowers, and before I even register them, I am in his arms and swept away in a passionate kiss. “Miss me?”
Oh my God! I am in trouble, and I have no idea how to get out of it. “Logan…we have guests.” I try to deflect his affection as he leaves me weak-kneed and breathless.
Logan looks around me to find his dad in the living room by the fireplace, holding our little Leon. “Dad, you’re here! How good to see you. You didn’t mention you were coming to England?”
“Helen is in California. She’s busy with charity events, so I thought I would come to visit on my own.” His father’s cheerful tone makes Logan stop and appraise him. His studies his father, and my heart leaps in my chest. Logan knows something isn’t right.
“I see you met your grandkids.” He is watching the older man, an accusing gleam in his eyes.
“Cassandra didn’t mind me coming. So, here I am.” He looks at me, as I stand there with dread that I might have a bigger fish to fry than I thought.
“How about we sit down to eat? The food is growing cold.” Reluctantly, both men leave the conversation and sit at the table.
Logan takes the seat next to me, the message clear that he considers me his as he possessively grips my waist. For good measure, he gives me a passionate kiss in front of his father. Dizzy and blushing from the attention, I glare at him, letting him know I’m not too happy about his behavior. He stares back, not willing to yield. It appears we are at an impasse.
As we start to eat, the conversation spins around Darren. I take Liane from her chair and pass her to Logan. She would keep him busy. He can show possessiveness over a different female than me.
He grins and chuckles, knowing exactly what I’m doing. I look innocently at him and pick up Leon, kissing his cute head as he tries to fish out all the food from the plates.
“Cassandra, I’ve heard you worked at the bank.” I choke on my drink as Logan’s father brings up the pinnacle of our story.
“Yes, I did, Mr. Cade. My boss, Joshua Price, gave me a chance to prepare the report for the infamous meeting.” I have to know what kind of rumors are going around.
“You can call me Darren, please. People say that is when you first met, and fireworks flew all over the office.” Darren looks very interested. I am not sure it’s appropriate to tell him we conceived his grandchildren at that time.
“She made us a scoreboard, Dad, to see who is more qualified to do the job,” Logan tells his dad, amused.
“If I remember correctly, you made belittling comments that I was not competent enough. Also, you embarrassed me. You made me uncomfortable.” I still want to chew his ass for it.
“You chastised me in front of my employees for wasting their precious time, and then made me look as though I don’t give two shits about their work.”
“You deserved it. I whipped your ass for being condescending to me.” I burn in anger as I remember. Our gazes lock in battle, and our breathing becomes erratic as we both watch each other.
“Unbelievable. How didn’t we know about this?” Leif's chortle startles us from our staring contest. “You two are ready to rip off each other’s clothes, even now. So, is this how you met?” He laughs again, shaking his head, and my sisters join him, tittering with the hilarity I don’t see.
Raine is snickering as they imagine the situation. “Did you quiz her? How did she do? Pass or not?” Aisha bends over in a full belly laugh, forgetting dinner.
Great, my sisters are making it worse!
