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“Women.” Zach said causing Taylor to stop in her tracks. She turned only to see Damien, Zach and Ashley talking and laughing. She had never seen another man interact with them the way he was right now. Can I trust him with them? Just as soon as the thought came to her mind she froze. Shit! Damien slowly raised his head and looked over at Liz.
Coldly he stared at her. This Damien frightened her. “Brush your teeth Taylor. You don’t mean that thought.” And he turned his attention back to the twins.
Your right I didn’t. I am so sorry. She stood there for a moment watching as his face softened. She knew that she had just hurt him.
Taylor couldn’t control her brain. After all, she was leaving her kids in the hands of a vampire while she left the room. A vampire that she had only just met. Were they safe? She thought it was a reasonable question.
She finished brushing, slipped off her boots, threw on her nikes and returned. She didn’t see them. She walked to the bedrooms looking, thinking maybe they had taken Damien to one of the rooms to show him. They weren’t there either.
“Ash, Zach!!!” She called out. She didn’t hear anything. She ran for the door jerking it open only to hit a wall of flesh.
“You don’t trust me do you?” His question was blunt. Straight to the point.
She looked around him noting they were riding their bikes. She took a breath of air before turning her eyes back to meet his glare. Black as night eyes burned her. They made a greater level of fear in her raise quickly. She could see he was pissed off and apparently had reason to be.
“I’m sorry. I really am. Just put yourself in my shoes for a minute. I have never left them with anyone, other than my neighbor, just one time and then of course Liz. I don’t have a lot of people to trust with them. I’m sorry.” Please God let that piss poor explanation work.
His eyes softened, allowing his lips to curve slightly. “That piss poor explanation didn’t work, but the prayer to God saying you really meant it did. Come.”
“It’s only 3. What are we going to do?” She asked as the kids parked their bikes and she realized his car was there. How did he drive over so quickly?
“I told you there are many things that I can do and no, I was not sitting there waiting on you to need me either.” He grinned wide before taking her hand in his as he led her to the car.
“I just have to get their booster seats out of my car first.” She loosened her grip in his hand before attempting to walk towards her car.
“Already taken care of. Zach informed me that they have to have them to go anywhere and everyone must wear their seatbelts at all times while the car is started.”
“That’s my Zach. Mr. Protective. You guys ready to have some fun?” She watched as the kids raced to the car getting in and fastened their belts. That was the easiest getting them two ready had been in a long time.
Damien opened the door for her then quickly he was at his side getting in. “So what are we doing today while we wait for the movies?”
Ashley was quick to squeal. “We have to go get something to eat first cuz Damey says you haven’t ate yet.” Taylor raised a brow at him. Damey. He shrugged his shoulders at her, smiling as he backed out of the drive.
Chapter Seven
She listened to the kids and Damien, carry on different conversations. She felt relieved that they seemed to be clicking well. Damien moved his hand over to her leg and squeezed it gently as if saying just relax.
It’s hard for me to relax when I haven’t done this in a long time. I need to know they are ok with you as well.
The feeling of his hands on her, took her back to earlier in the morning. When his hands had done wonderfully, pleasant things to her. She felt herself blushing. Looking over at him, the sly grin on his lips caused her to blush even further.
I wish you couldn’t hear me.
“Not me. Wouldn’t trade it for anything in the world. Well maybe a few things if I had no other choice.” Was his only response as he kept his eyes on the road.
He drove them out to the country and pulled into a long gravel drive. An L shaped large ranch style home at the end. Dark stained outside. Pastures on either side of the white rock drive. White fencing lined the pastures leading to the house.
Several very large horses were in the pasture on the right. The pasture on the left was filled with numerous cattle. Taylor had to wonder did he maintain all of this by himself or did he have hired hands?
The grass in the pasture was short and dead from the wintery season and the summer’s drought. A large bur oak tree was in the center of the circle drive. Taylor found herself completely speechless.
“Where are we?” It’s beautiful. This was the kind of home she had only dreamed about being able to give the kids.
“Dameys gonna teach me to ride a horse!” Ashley squealed out in excitement.
“Ashley it was a secret, you weren’t supposed to tell.” Zach slightly scolded her.
“Sorry.” Poor Ashley, never had been any good at keeping secrets.
