Page 34 of Nanny For Biker Wolf Daddy

“I’m sure that’s true, but we aren’t in the shifter world, and the kitchen is my domain.”

The kids realized that they were beaten so they ran outside and undressed. They folded their clothes and put them in a plastic sack just like he taught them. While their clothes were safe at the house, it was a good idea to get in the practice of taking care of their clothes so they would know what to do when they shifted and ran somewhere else.

He grinned when he noticed that Savvy wasn’t outside with them when he undressed. Rory wasn’t sure whether she was shy or had her fill of him the night before. He’d been glad to see that there wasn’t any awkwardness this morning. She acted just like she always did.

Drake and Cat ran hard for about half an hour until they finally started to run out of steam. They had several races. Cat wasn’t happy when she discovered they were instantly matched. She was the older sibling, so she should have won.

On the way back, Drake and Cat told him about Helen Keller, and how she couldn’t hear or see but became someone famous.

“Helen was always mad when she was little because she couldn’t understand the world around her,” Cat said.

“Her teacher taught her to understand words when she got Helen’s hand wet and taught her how to say it in sign language,” Drake told him.

“After that, she didn’t stop learning,” Cat said. “Just like us.”

“It sounds like you are learning a lot,” Rory said.

“We are. She makes us do science, math, reading, and social studies every day,” Drake said.

“She also has us doing art. We play a lot,” Cat added. “She’s so much fun. I love her.”

“So do I,” Drake declared.

“I’m really glad,” Rory said. “She is a great person, and I like her, too.”

A little too much. Maybe I need to stop hanging out with her so much. I could send her to her room when I want to hang out with the kids.

He knew that the kids would protest and that Savvy didn’t deserve that. I’m just going to have to man up and keep my hands off of her.

After dropping the kids off and getting redressed, he headed to the office. Rory was focused on a file and developing his defense strategy when his cell phone rang. He didn’t recognize the number, but answered it, figuring it might be a client or someone else he needed to talk to.

“This is Rory Garner, Attorney at Law.”

“Rory, this is Eva.”

There was dead silence.

“Are you there?”

“Yes. Why are you calling? I haven’t heard from you in four years.”

“I know and I’m very sorry. I’m leaving the soap opera. I’ve got a contract to do a sitcom that will air in the evenings.”

“Congratulations.”

“I’ve been thinking a lot about you and the kids lately. I miss you guys, so much.”

“You don’t even know who we are. Cat was two and Drake was one when you left. They’ve grown so much.”

“I know. I’m so sorry that I missed out on all of that,” she said. “I was wondering if we could meet for lunch.”

“No.”

She sighed heavily. “Okay. I understand. I hope that I get to see you soon. Take care of yourself, Rory, and give the kids a hug from me.” She hung up the phone before Rory could reply.

Not likely. I’m not even going to mention you to the kids.

Rory ran his hand over his face and through his hair. Her calling him out of the blue like that could only mean trouble. He was certain that no court in the country would give her custody of the kids, although they might work out visitation. He wouldn’t have a problem with that, except that he was afraid that she would come back into the kids’ lives for a while and then leave when she got bored again. There was no way in the world that she would stick around. Angel’s Creek was way too slow and tame for her. That was the reason why she had left to begin with.

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