Page 14 of Daddy's Little Charmer
“What exactly does he think you can do besides be bored?”
“Watch over you. It’s our job,” Connor said simply.
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Harmony thought about it for a moment. She doubted they would leave if she ordered them to. She also thought that talking to Christian wouldn’t get her anywhere. She could alwayscall the cops, but she didn’t want to hurt the guys’ feelings or get them into trouble. It wasn’t their fault they were here. She nodded when she decided she had a snowball’s chance in Hell of getting them to leave.
“Well, then we need to get enough food for you all and maybe some magazines or books.”
“You don’t have to worry about us,” Nico said.
Harmony turned and started walking away from them as she kept talking. “I don’t have a TV, and my books are probably some you wouldn’t read. How about spaghetti for dinner? I make a mean sauce.”
“You don’t have to do that,” Nico said again and then stopped and took a step back when she advanced on him to poke him in the chest again.
“If Christian is determined to make you guys stay with me, I will darn well make sure you’re taken care of.”
Nico watched her turn again and talk out loud about what she’d need to get. He scowled at Connor when he tried to hide his smile. He knew he looked like a wuss, but the woman was crazy. Very sweet, but a little crazy.
They made it out of the store with several bags each. It had taken a while to get out the door because Nico had to argue with Harmony about who was buying. She told them she was buying a few things for other people, not just them, but it didn’t matter to the guys.
Nico won that round when he discussed how they were twice her size, and there were two of them, so in effect, she would be feeding four people. Nico secretly guessed she gave in because he had her so confused.
“Come this way,” Harmony said and turned the opposite way from her place. She took them to a shop several doors down.
When the door closed behind them, the scents hit the men hard, and both stomachs started growling.
Hearing the sound, Harmony giggled and set her bags down in a corner behind a small round table. “This is a place I treat myself once in a while. I wish I could eat here every day, but I have school to pay for. I know you haven’t had breakfast yet.”
The men dropped their bags by Harmony’s stack and followed Harmony. They watched a small Mexican woman come around the counter and hug her, speaking rapidly in Spanish. They were shocked when Harmony spoke back to her in fluent Spanish.
Harmony turned and introduced them. “Mrs. Sanchez, these men are my cousins, Connor and Nico. Guys, this is Mrs. Sanchez, and she makes the best Mexican food on this side of town.”
The older woman walked back behind the counter after a short discussion. Immediately, three large cups of coffee were set on the counter.
“You guys like coffee?” Harmony asked.
“Yes,” they both replied.
Harmony took her cup over to the small table. She grinned when the men adjusted the chairs so they faced the door, allowing them to sit at the table and drink their coffee. She smiled over their shoulders toward the counter.
“I hope it’s okay if I ordered you guys a burrito?”
Both men perked up and sat shocked as two massive plates and one small one was set on the table, taking up all the space. Harmony giggled while they ate as the men moaned and rolled their eyes over the wonderful breakfast.
Connor wiped his mouth with a napkin. “That was the best breakfast burrito I’ve ever had.”
Nico nodded as he finished off his own.
The men grinned when Harmony sat back in her chair and spoke to the owner again, and the older woman clapped her hands happily.
Harmony turned back to them. “I told her what you said. You’ve made her very happy.”
“How do you know how to speak Spanish so well?” Connor asked curiously.
“My grandmother was from Mexico, so I grew up with both languages. After she passed, my father and I kept it up so we wouldn’t lose it. I know if I don’t practice, I start to forget.”
“Where’s your family?” Nico asked.
