Page 58 of Bossy Baby

Hayley huffed. “He’s always trying to steal my boyfriends.”

“I’m not available,” Mac assured his boy. “Someone’s already stolen me.”

When Hayley smiled, all was right in Mac’s world.

“I actually didn’t come to steal your man.” Jayme spoke up. “I overheard Mom telling the dads that you broke your arm. She was afraid you’d be doing too much to keep the shop running. So I volunteered to come help.”

“Help?” Hayley repeated.

“Sure, we didn’t know about your big bad Daddy. Only that you started to date someone. So I came to help run the shop.”

It wasn’t a terrible idea. With Jayme there, Hayley could spend some time away from the shop. More time with Mac.

“Great!” Hayley grabbed Jayme’s arm, shoving him toward the door. “You can stay in my apartment and open up in the morning. You still remember where everything is?”

Jayme blinked slowly. “Uh, yeah.”

“Keys, Daddy?” Hayley held out his good hand.

Mac dropped the keys into his palm.

“Here you go.” Hayley tossed the keys to his brother. “I’m taking tomorrow off. Call if you need anything.”

“Wait! Wait! Where are you going?”

Mac was being pulled toward his SUV.

“To my Daddy’s house. It’s a mansion, by the way. And he made me my very own playroom. Have fun in my apartment. Oh, and I’m expecting a delivery in the morning, so you need to be open by seven.”

Mac didn’t know what the big hurry was, but he allowed Hayley to push him all the way to his vehicle.

“That’s it?” Jayme shouted. “You’re just leaving me?”

“Sorry! I’m in pain, so much pain—I need my Daddy to take care of me.”

Mac managed to unlock the door with the key fob before Hayley reached for the handle. It would suck to ruin his boy’s dramatic exit.

Hayley hopped in and Mac buckled him up. He could feel Jayme’s gaze on them. After he shut the door, Mac turned back to Hayley’s brother. They didn’t look anything alike. Where his boy was light and fresh, Jayme was dark and had a bit of an edge. A troublemaker. A brat. Not Mac’s type at all.

Jayme smirked. “See you later, Daddy.”

Yeah, he was going to have to a conversation with Hayley about this recent development. Jayme hadn’t been shocked to overhear his younger brother calling another man Daddy.

Shaking his head, Mac walked around to the other side of the SUV. He deposited Hayley’s bag, wondering how he hadn’t dropped it, in the backseat before climbing behind the wheel.

“So.” Mac cleared his throat. “That’s your brother.”

“One of them,” Hayley responded. “And you might want to drive away before he jumps into the backseat. He’d totally do that.”

Mac started the car. Once traffic was clear, he pulled out, heading home.

Hayley’s sigh was loud.

“You okay?”

“I wanted more time before the family knew.”

“I thought you told them we were dating?”

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