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Tyler nodded, his expression one of understanding.
“Two days,” he said after taking a sip. “Two days and we’re off on the biggest mission we’ve been on in years.”
“That’s right.” Mac’s booming voice filled the kitchen as he entered, his expression one of total seriousness. “And you all better be planning on spending the day getting prepared.”
Tyler laughed, giving a faux serious salute. “You got it, Commander Big Bro.”
Mac shook his head as he strode over to the coffee maker, grabbing his favorite SEALS mug and pouring himself a good measure.
“Any news on the specifics?” I asked. I raised the bottle of cream, but Mac only shook his head.
Tyler raised his hand, silently offering to catch. I tossed the bottle, a surge of pain running through me as I threw. I rolled my shoulder a few times to work out the kinks an old bullet wound had left behind.
“You about ready to take the twins over?” Mac asked, leaning against the counter behind him. “Adam’s getting them ready upstairs. Should be just another couple of minutes.”
“Always ready for that. Hell, seeing Aubrey is one of the few good things about getting up this damn early.” My eyes went wide as I realized what I’d said. “Shit, that was damn near unprofessional of me. Just kind of slipped out.”
The boys didn’t react in any strange way, however. The fact that we were all into Aubrey like crazy was about the worst-kept secret the household ever had.
“Don’t worry about it,” Mac said. “You’re not saying anything that we haven’t all been thinking for the last week.”
Tyler let out a snort of a laugh, shaking his head. “You guys think that she suspects anything?”
Mac allowed himself a small smile. “What, that all four of us are sweet on her? She’s a smart woman. I’m sure she has to have some idea.”
“I’m sure she does,” Adam chuckled. “You know what I think’s going on? Bet you anything that she knows and that she’s just sort of pretending it’s not the case. I mean, how the hell would you even begin to deal with the fact that your four bosses are all eye-screwing you whenever they come over.”
“Speak for yourself,” I said. “I’m good about keeping my interests hidden.”
Adam laughed again. “I bet you think you are. Brother, I was there with you the day before yesterday when we both went to pick the twins up. Good thing I was driving. If you had been the driver, I was damn sure you would’ve driven the Tahoe right into that damn llama pen with the way you were ogling her.”
“Now, that’s not true.”
“Can we go to Miss Aubrey’s now?” Henry’s tiny voice carried through the kitchen. We all turned to see the twins at the entrance, Tyler with them. The look on his face suggested that he knew that he’d walked right into the middle of a conversation that the kids most definitely shouldn’t have heard.
“I want to ride Larry today!” Hattie called out.
“You can’t!” Henry replied. “Larry’s too big.”
The kids looked cute as hell bundled up in their winter gear, their little faces underneath their big, flapped hats. Relief washed over me as I remembered that the twins were so young that they had no conception of such a thing as two adults being attracted to one another. Or, in this case, four of them.
“But I’m big, too!” Hattie retorted, scrunching up her little face in protest. “I can do it.”
“No, you can’t!”
The two went back and forth as I found the lid for my thermos.
“Alright, kids,” I said, taking the lid down from the cupboard and placing it on the container of coffee. “You can debate about who’s big enough to ride the llama on the way over.”
I slipped my phone out of my pocket, typing up a quick message to Aubrey letting her know that I was about to head out. It was only ten minutes to get over there, and she knew what time to expect us, but I liked to let her know all the same. She responded with a thumbs up moments after I sent the text.
“Let’s go, buckaroos,” I said as I approached the kids, putting a hand on each of their shoulders and leading them out into the entry hall.
Snow was coming down in soft flurries by the time we stepped outside. The Thanksgiving snow had finally finished melting just a day or so ago, and this upcoming storm was looking to be even more substantial.
The kids and I piled into the Tahoe, the engine rumbling to life as I pressed the ignition.
“Can we listen to AC/DC?” Henry asked.
