Page 47 of Daddy's Little Patient

“Raina, why don’t you show them your TV room?” Alex said.

Raina nodded. “Follow me.”

All five girls walked off, leaving the men.

“You’ve got your hands full with that one,” Alex told Noah.

Noah snorted out a laugh. “You have no idea.”

“We’ll be back soon,” Rafael said. “We’ll help with watching the girls swim later.”

Alex nodded. “I’ll take all the help I can get.”

Alex saw them out and then started on his paperwork. It wasn’t long before the guys walked into the office.

“Did you get some things done?” Rafael asked.

“Yes. More than I thought. Are you ready for swimming?” Alex asked.

Noah whistled. “This is an awesome office.”

Alex looked around. “It’ll take some getting used to. Raina told me the desk was placed with a crane before they started the next level to the house.”

“Jesus. That’s heavy.”

Alex nodded. “It’s pretty amazing.”

“Are you going to enjoy living here?”

Alex nodded. “Yes. As long as I have my little with me, I’m good.”

Rafael snorted. “Yeah, I feel so bad you must put up with this hovel.”

The men laughed.

“Let’s go find the girls.”

Alex took them into the TV room to see all the girls smooshed together. Well, it seems Raina got over her shyness.

“Girls, are you ready for swimming?”

It was almost comical how they scrambled to stand but kept falling into each other, giggling. Alex laughed when the other two men rolled their eyes. It took another minute before all five women stood before them, smiling.

“Do all you girls have your suits on already?” Alex asked. They nodded. “Then let’s go. I’m anxious to see it.”

Noah looked surprised.

“No, I haven’t seen it yet. She spent an hour showing me some of the house yesterday. I know there’s a lot I haven’t seen. It was too dark to see the outside.”

“Great,” Noah said. “Let’s go.”

Everyone followed Raina out a pair of French doors onto a brick patio, and then a few paths went off in different directions. Alex glanced around. It looked like a jungle but a well-cared-for one.

The path widened into an oasis. The pool was large and shaped like a flower. There was a waterfall at the far end and a few ledges that he assumed were used for sitting and relaxing. The shallow end started an inch deep, and the water slowly deepened to ten feet. It was the most amazing pool he’d ever seen.

The men sat on comfortable padded chairs a few feet from the pool. All the plants and trees shaded the area, making it very comfortable on this humid day. The men watched the women wrestle balls, floats, and other things to play with in the pool out of a shed.

A sound from the path made him turn to see Bains with a large tray.

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