Page 30 of Daddies' Little Cubs

Tense silence fell over the room. No one said anything, just trying to take the time to process. Before either of the twins could speak up about the thoughts racing through their minds, a throat cleared from the doorway. Everyone turned and looked at where Eli and Jackson stood at the entrance of the room.

“Well, we had planned on explaining everything to Jessa and Destiny later this week, but it seems like we don’t have to now. At least not that part of things.” Jackson said looking down at where they were all laying down on the floor.

“I’m sorry, Mr. West. I know that I should have let you just explain things, but I’m a terrible liar and they are my sisters. I just got them back into my life and I don’t want to lose them,” Raelyn whispered, tears forming in her eyes.

Destiny slid over to where her sister was, watching Jess do the same thing on the other side. Wrapping her arms around Raelyn, she whispered reassurance to her. D wasn’t going anywhere and she wanted to make sure Raelyn knew that.

“Call me Jackson or Uncle J. We aren’t upset with you, Rae. We understand why you were filling them in on what you knew and we would never ask you to lie to your sisters.”

Sniffling, Rae nodded her head. Hearing Emmett call out for her, each girl leaned over and gave her one last hug before she left the room. Olivia was next as Miles called for her, explaining that it was time to leave, as well.

The room fell quiet again as Eli, Jackson, Jessa, and Destiny sat there, no one willing to break the silence. Destiny heard a throat clear and Eli stepped forward, “Alright Little girls, it seems like this conversation that we need to have will be coming sooner than later. Can we come pick you girls up for breakfast tomorrow? We can spend the afternoon together afterwards, if you want to.”

Des turned towards Jessa, once again having a conversation without saying a single word. “Eli, it seems like we are going to have to learn twin telepathy if we have any chance of not being walked over by our sweet Little girls.” A blush bloomed across D’s face just as the same happened to her sister.

“Good luck with that. We have had many years to perfect our nonverbal communication. You don’t stand a chance Mister,” Jessa smartly sassed, giving Jackson a grin. “We would love to go have breakfast with you guys. I think we deserve a full explanation.” Destiny nodded her head agreeing with Jess.

“Of course you deserve an explanation and we hope to give you that. We can come pick you up here tomorrow morning at nine,” Eli said as he reached down offering a hand to Jessa and Destiny. She watched a smile grace his face when they both reached up, placing their hand in his letting him assist them to standing. “Now, I do believe that it’s bedtime for two Little girls. Can we walk you both to your room?”

Both girls nodded and followed Eli out of the playroom with Jackson trailing close behind. As they reached the bedroom, Eli turned and pressed a small kiss against Jessa’s forehead before turning the same to Destiny. Jackson followed suit before opening the door and ushering them inside. “Sleep well, Little ones. We will see you tomorrow morning.”

“Goodnight!” Wished both girls before Destiny reached out and closed the door, sagging against it once they were both alone. “What a night it has been J.”

“I agree, what a night it has been. Are you sure you’re okay with everything that happened tonight?”

“I don’t know honestly. My brain is a jumbled mess, but I’m not upset in the slightest. Just tired and ready to call it a night.” Jess smiled before pulling her over to the bed where their pajamas waited for them. Once dressed, the girls crawled intobed and cuddled together. It didn’t take long before the beating of Jessa’s heart lured Destiny asleep.

Destiny heardJessa reach over and slam a hand down on the buzzing alarm. Butterflies erupted in her belly as she realized what that alarm meant. It was time to get up and prepare for the day. A day which they would be spending with Eli and Jackson.

“Ugghhhh, it’s too early in the morning. We are on semester break, why do we need to get up just as the sun is peeking over the horizon.” Destiny rolled her eyes. Her twin could be so dramatic at times.

“J, it’s clearly been a while since the sun came up, you buffoon.” D giggled as she danced out of the reach of her sister’s tickling fingers. She loved picking on J and knew that there would be payback later. “Plus, you know what we are doing today. Do you really want to miss that?”

She watched Jessa’s eyes brighten at the mention of the guys. They both had it bad and Des couldn’t help but wish today’s conversation played out in their favor. She would be heartbroken if it didn’t.

Sliding out of the bed and flouncing over to the closet, she opened it knowing exactly what dress to wear today. Pulling out her favorite pastel pink, yellow, and purple color block dress and bending down snatching up her black hightops, D dropped everything on the bed before settling in at the vanity to once again tame the lion’s mane that was her hair.

Destiny turned her head just as her sister was walking out of the bathroom. Jessa looked confident in the cut off shorts, black crop top, and black combat boots.

It seemed like Jess was channeling the badass chick vibes that they would need today. That fake confidence was exactly what Des would need to lean into during this conversation with the guys.

Sometimes the twins were in every sense of the word were the same and then there were times that they were completely opposite. Today was one of those latter times, but that was fine with Destiny. People often forget that they are their own people outside of each other.

There was a buzzing across the room as Destiny’s phone vibrated on the bedside table. Quickly running over, she picked up the phone just as it rang out its final ring.

“Hello?”

The smooth voice on the other side sent shivers down her spine as it spoke. “Hi, my sweet girl.” Letting out a woosh of air, she replied “Hi, Jackson.”

There was a beat of silence before Jackson spoke again, “I was just calling to let you both know that we are on our way to pick you up. We will be there in fifteen minutes.”

“Yes, Sir. We will be outside waiting on you.”

There was a clearing of a throat in the background before hearing Eli’s voice float through the phone, “You will do no such thing. Unless you want our morning to start out with a talk about disobeying directions, you and your sister will be inside the house like the good Little girls we know that you are.”

Des glanced over at J as a blush creeped down her cheeks and chest. Ignoring her sister's questioning stare Destiny replied. “Yes, Sir. I understand.”

“That’s my good girl. Now we will see you soon, okay?”

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