Page 40 of Forever

“Trucks. He’s a very fast learner.”

Yeah, I know.With his mix of Spanish from Mrs. Alcaraz and French from Nigel, soon I wasn’t going to understand him at all. “What is this?” I asked and lifted up a small shirt from the bottom of the basket.

“Oh, yes, I almost forgot.” Nigel grabbed the shirt and a pair of athletic shorts from the bottom of the basket and walked over to Jacob.

I couldn’t hear what they were saying, but in under a minute, Nigel had Jacob getting dressed.

What the…

Nigel walked over smiling. “Problem fixed.”

“How… How did you do that?” Jacob always refused to put on clothes for me.Seriously…how?

“Mr. Jacob likes the finer things in life. He just needed a softer fabric. I know all the best fabrics from my time helping with Odegaard.”

“Those are Odegaard children’s clothes?”

“Yes, it was my idea. But Master Tanner started a new line just for Jacob.”

“That wasn’t necessary…”

“Of course it is. Anything for our grandson.”

I laughed. “Jacob isn’t your grandson, Nigel.”

Nigel frowned. “Stop reminding me. I haven’t found one of my own yet.”

I rarely knew what he was talking about. “How much do I owe you for the clothes?”

“Nothing. And more will be arriving soon. I just needed to make sure he liked them first.”

I pulled out my phone. “I need to thank Tanner.”

“It was my idea though,” Nigel said. “I like comfortable clothes too.” He gestured to his lederhosen.

It didn’t look very comfortable to me.

“And you can thank him later. We need to have an important discussion.”

“About what?”

Nigel hoisted himself up onto the counter and I laughed.

He smiled at me. “Like James, I understand you too. I understand you best.”

“Nigel, were you listening to our conversation?”

“Yes, of course. And I know you don’t need a security detail because I’m keeping you safe. Thank you for trusting me.”

That wasn’t why. But it was nice knowing he was looking out for us. It did make me feel better. If I was being honest, I actually really liked it. Even though it infuriated Matt.

“I do appreciate it, Nigel.”

“I know. And I like when you stare into the cameras.”

Well, I definitely didn’t do that. Unless there were cameras somewhere I didn’t know about…

“But I also have had bouts of not wanting to leave the house. For a while, I was scared of the plague. I didn’t leave my house for a year.”

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