Page 143 of The Hookup
“Us,” Savannah stated. “This is where we first met.”
“I thought you worked for him?” At least that’s what Savannah had told her.
“But before that, she came here with Jacob on an evening like this, two years ago.”
“Has it really only been two years? It seems so much longer.”
“Two years,” Tobias stated firmly.
“I didn’t know it was closed to the public,” Savannah recalled, “and his personal assistant hated me on sight.”
“Candi, wasn’t it?” Kay recalled the uppity little upstart with airs bigger than royalty.
“Candace,” Savannah corrected.
“Why did she hate you on sight?”
“Because I didn’t fit.”
“That little bi—” said Kay, before Luke interrupted her.
“Hey, little buddy,” he said, reaching for the baby Tobias was holding, and taking him.
“You’re a natural,” said Savannah.
Kay held back as a funny strange sensation took a hold of her gut and made it all go gooey. Watching Luke with the twins seemed to jumpstart her maternal feelings. She’d never had them before, not until he’d come into her life, and she tried to work out where they had appeared from at all. Maybe it had been the pregnancy scare, and then the disappointment of knowing she hadn’t been pregnant at all. And then, during the summer, during the week they’d slowly started to get back together again, they’d ended up looking after the twins on a few occasions. Something about seeing that big, gorgeous man of hers with a baby just turned her insides to mush.
It was insane.
And yet the past six months had been nothing short of insane. The happy type of insane—the one which rocked her world but made it better.
“Where are your other boys?” she asked, looking around, and finding it strange that Tobias and Savannah didn’t seem at all flustered.
“There,” said Savannah, pointing towards the middle of the floor where a huge Christmas tree sparkled. “Oh, goodness Tobias, would you look at that?” They all turned to look at Jacob crouching beside the stroller and pointing to the tree—as if his little baby brother had any idea what it was. Xavier was with them.
“Why didn’t we bring the double stroller?” asked Tobias.
“Because Jacob insists on pushing it, and I didn’t think it would be a good idea for him to push a double stroller inside,” said Izzy, appearing from nowhere. “Oh, hey!” she said, acknowledging Kay and Luke.
“Hey,” said Kay. Then, “Are you still working as a nanny?”
“Not in any official capacity, but if I’m around, I can’t help but help out with the little guys. Aren’t they adorable?” She held out her arms to Luke, to take the baby from him.
“Do I have to give him up?” he asked.
“Only because Jacob wants him to see the tree. Can I take him if I promise to bring him back?” Luke begrudgingly handed Lewis to her.
Izzy left, and joined Jacob and Samuel, while Xavier came and joined them.
“Hey, guys,” said Xavier, shaking hands with Luke and kissing her on the cheek. “You finally turned up. I thought you’d gone to the airport.”
“Our flights not until later,” said Kay.
“I forgot,” said Savannah. “You’re going home. Say ‘hi’ to Aunt Sylvie.”
“I will,” Kay told her.
“It’s going to be a huge surprise,” said Savannah, winking at her.
