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“Quick, get under,” I whispered, lifting up the covers. They frantically wiggled back underneath them. I heard Jayla giggle. She loved this game, Harlyn was a lot more serious, though. She wasn’t about to let her play buddy be taken without a fight.
The door was still cracked open from where the girls had shot through. I looked up just as Blizzard pushed it open and leaned against the frame.
I stood up from my crouching position.
Every time I saw him, it took any kind of thoughts from my head instantly. It was like he was too much for me to take in when he was there he was my primary focus and nothing else mattered.
“Hey,” my voice was barely above a whisper. It was hard to gauge what kind of mood he was in, since the last couple of interactions we’d had, had been all over the place.
He eyed my bed, the tell tail sign of two tiny bodies hiding in it was obvious. When he turned his attention back to me, I couldn’t help but smile.
“I’m looking for two tiny brats, you seen them?” he asked, the corner of his mouth twitching like he was trying to disguise a smile of his own.
I scratched my chin like I was thinking. “Can you describe them?”
I watched as he toed off his heavy boots and walked silently toward me. His steps were slow and deliberate. Every time he took a step closer my body tingled.
“One’s about this high…” he held his hand just below his hip, “…has a smart mouth and reddish hair.”
“Hmm,” I mused.
He moved in closer again. “The other is shorter, easily swayed by the smart mouth one. Hair is black, doesn’t talk much.”
I folded my arms across my chest and raised my eyebrows. “They sound like trouble.”
With one more step, he was suddenly in my space. “They are,” he whispered quietly, his deep voice sending vibrations through me.
He leaned in, his hand went to my waist and I jumped, almost like he’d shocked me. His thumb tucked under my shirt and grazed at my hot skin while his head dipped, his mouth moving down next to my ear. His breath hit my skin and I shivered. “I think you’re hiding something.” His grip on my hip tightened and he pulled me forward so my stomach was pressed against the buckle of his belt.
I caught his hand out of the corner of my eye, he grabbed the bed covers and threw them back. Both the girls squealed, but it was quickly followed by the delicious sound of laughter.
Blizzard ground his hips against me once, taking my breath away before he quickly separated from me altogether. I tried to control my breathing, turning to the girls who were rolling about the bed in fits.
“I tried! I’m sorry,” I laughed with them.
Blizzard stood at the foot of the bed, his hands on his hips but a smirk on his face as he watched the two girls fondly.
“That’s okay,” Harlyn told me, crawling over to pat my arm. “Uncle Blizzard is the best finder. Even my dad says that no one can hide from him.” Jayla followed Harlyn like a little shadow, coming over to pat my arm too. She was so beautiful, her facing beaming up at me.
“Oh, he thinks he’s that good does he?” I challenged, winking at the two girls.
Blizzard snorted. “I don’t think, I know.”
“All right, Mister I’m So Awesome…” I twirled my finger in the air, “…one round of hide and seek before the little one goes to bed.” I gestured to Jayla, who was still staring at me intently, but I could see her eyes were beginning to droop.
“Yes!” Harlyn threw her fist in the air before standing to her feet and leaping at Blizzard. He caught her with ease, not being able to hold back his smile as she looked up at him. “Please, Uncle Blizzard.”
I felt a tug on my hand and looked back to find Jayla standing on the bed but holding her arms up to me. I smiled softly at her, hooking my hands under her arms and lifting her to my hip. She snuggled into my side, her thumb finding her mouth.
“Well, Uncle Blizzard?” I pushed.
He looked at me and then at Jayla before he sighed. “Okay. But we’re going to make this fast because that girl needs to sleep.”
“Okay, two minutes to hide, then you have ten minutes to find us,” I bargained.
He thought about it for a second. “Kids get an extra minute to hide,” he said, placing Harlyn on the floor. She didn’t wait to be told twice, shooting out the door with a manic laugh. Jayla wiggled, trying to escape. I placed her down and her little legs moved as fast as they could after her friend.
“We’re gonna make a bet,” he told me. “I find you all within ten minutes… you’re gonna be washing my bike tomorrow….” he paused, “…in a bikini.”
My mouth fell open.
Fine, two could play at that game.
“All right, smart ass.” I pulled the towel from my hair and tossed it over the desk chair. “If we win, you have to do something nice for us.”
He frowned. “Like what.”
I shrugged. “I don’t know, use that big brain of yours.”
He stared at me silently for a moment before he nodded. “Two minutes starts now. You better run.”
