Page 46 of Nanny For Biker Wolf Daddy

The two of them left the room. Eva sat on the floor, almost in the same spot that Savvy had occupied. Drake and Cat scooted away from her and sat, side by side, against the wall, looking at her.

“Like I said before, I’m your mother.”

Neither kid reacted. They simply stared at her with a blank expression.

“I’m so sorry that I left a long time ago, but I’m back. I want to be a part of your lives.”

There was no reaction.

“I made a lot of mistakes, and I just hope that you’ll give me a second chance.”

If she had expected the kids to jump up and run into her arms, hugging her and loving her, she was sadly mistaken. Neither of them spoke or moved.

Rory couldn’t help but remember how they reacted when they first saw Savvy. They had run up to her and started talking a million miles an hour, telling her all about themselves. Of course, Savvy hadn’t come to them with a ton of baggage.

Eva picked up a Lego piece and started to add it to the castle, but Drake silently pulled it toward him, letting her know that they didn’t want her touching it.

“I can be a good mother. We can do all kinds of things together. I can be here for you.”

“We have Savvy,” Cat said.

“Savvy isn’t family,” Eva replied, a hint of anger in her voice.

“She is, too, and we love her,” Drake said fiercely.

Eva started to respond, but Rory said, “I think that’s enough. Eva, it’s time for you to leave.”

She reluctantly got up and said, “I’ll see you guys again real soon. Everything will be great. I promise.”

They glared at her.

“I’ll be right back, guys,” Rory said.

He escorted Eva down the stairs. “When can I see them again?”

“We’ll talk about it,” he said vaguely.

“When?”

“Soon,” he replied as he practically pushed her out the front door. “Don’t come back here uninvited again.” Then, he shut the door in her face.

The kids hadn’t moved but were talking quietly when he got back to the playroom.

He sat down across from them and waited for the questions that quickly came.

“Was she really our mother?” Cat asked.

“Yes.”

“Do we have to talk to her and spend time with her?” Drake asked.

“I’m not going to force you to do anything you aren’t comfortable doing,” Rory said. “However, she is your mother and if she’s willing to try, you might think about giving her a second chance.”

“Are you going to give her a second chance?” Cat asked.

“No. A husband and wife relationship is a lot different than a kid and mother relationship. If a husband and wife are together, they should be in love, and I don’t love your mother.”

“We don’t, either,” Cat said.

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