“Good morning, Brother. What are you up to?” Sebastian asked when he answered the phone.

“Not much. Trying to concentrate on this brief and prepare for a deposition. I can’t seem to focus. The words are kind of swimming around in front of me.”

“When’s the last time you had a vacation?”

“It’s been a while. I guess I need to schedule one of those,” Rory said. “Maybe I should take the kids to Disney World or something like that.”

“They would probably like that. You can take their pretty new nanny, too.”

“I think they would like that. They’ve become very attached to her,” Rory said. “That’s actually why I’m calling.”

“Uh-oh, what has she done that has your dander up?”

“Nothing. She is perfect with the kids. Like I said, they adore her. Her references checked out, and Conner seems to think the world of her.”

“So, what’s the deal?”

“I don’t know why, but I feel like she is hiding something from me. There’s no specific reason for it.”

“Do you think that maybe it’s because your job has you a little paranoid about everyone?” Sebastian asked.

Rory laughed and said, “That is a possibility. I’ve seen some of the worst that humanity has to offer wrapped up in the persona of a sweet, little old lady schoolteacher.”

“Hopefully, you don’t have a serial killer taking care of your children,” Sebastian said. “I’ll see what I can find out about the secret life of one Savannah Winters from Cheyenne, Wyoming.”

“I appreciate it.”

He had a chance to go home for lunch. Rosa was just about to call the kids into the kitchen when he walked through the door.

“I’ll go get them,” he said.

He heard a lot of laughter coming from out back. It seemed that Drake, Cat, and Savvy were having a jump rope contest. Ropes were flying, feet were jumping, and everyone was smiling as they competed to see who could continue jumping the longest. Savvy saw Rory and purposely tripped on the rope, disqualifying her from the contest.

“They have me outjumped,” Savvy said, laughing. “I was starting to get tired.”

“We should continue the contest after lunch. Rosa says that it’s time to eat,” Rory said.

Both kids immediately stopped jumping and handed their ropes to Savvy so they could go wash their hands.

“I think they were starting to get a little tired, too,” Savvy said. “Although they would rather die than admit it.”

“They might be a little stubborn that way, like their father.”

“I don’t know their father well enough to judge, but I will agree with the stubborn part,” Savvy said as she headed up the stairs to put the jump ropes away.

Rory watched her walk and thought, Very nice ass. Then, Knock it off. She’s your kids’ nanny, and she’s off limits.

Still, he couldn’t help but admire the beautiful woman. If it were under any other circumstances, he would definitely be hitting on her.

He noticed that Drake’s and Cat’s table manners had improved in the short time that Savvy had been around.

When they finished eating, Drake asked, “Can we finish our contest now?”

“You have to let your food settle for a while. If you go out there and start jumping on a full tummy, your lunch will revisit you, and not in a good way.”

Both kids made a face and rubbed their stomachs.

“How about if we work on our cloud posters for a while, and then we can finish jump roping later,” Savvy suggested.