“Oh, wait a minute”, he says as he runs in the kitchen and goes to what I think are pantry doors that’s the refrigerator and grabs a whole glass beverage dispenser and two glasses.
“It’s your peach lemonade.”
I break into a huge smile.He walks over to me and hands me the glasses and takes my hand and begins walking me to his wing of the house.
Joshua
We finally reach my suite of rooms and I open the door and let her in. I had to move most of my stuff to my front rooms since there is work being done on my wing of the house. We are in my temporary office, which doubles as a mini living room. Savvy her over to the sofa, she sits down and takes off her shoes. I go grab her a blanket and hand it to her along with the remote. Showing her the TV that looks like a picture that’s hanging over the fireplace.
Gently placing her peach lemonade next to the glasses, I leave her to it. My desk is facing the TV, but I get lost in the softness of the leather executive custom made chair and get to work. I didn’t want to tell her that I was going to have to work my ass off to be able to go back home with her and drive her back because she would’ve tried to fight me tooth and nail and I wasn’t having it.
Having her here in my house in my suite’s calms me, she looks like she belongs here. Before I know it, I’ve been working for an hour and Savvy is asleep. She had Criminal Minds on, but the volume is so low I doubt she could hear it. She probably did that to not disturb me, but she must have forgotten I’m used to working with seven loud ass inconsiderate brothers, she could’ve maxed the sound out and I would’ve tuned that shit right out. I make sure she is covered up and comfortable and put her lemonade in my office fridge and go back to work.
Another hour passes and Joseph in the doorway, I left the door open to make Savvy feel more comfortable. He looks at me and frowns, “why are you working while she is here?” He asks.
“I am going back with Savannah to upstate New York to help her get the rest of her belongings and drive her car back here. I don’t wanna leave you and the six stooges buried in work that's all,” I say.
“How did the talk go?” He asks.
I break out into a full-fledged grin.
“Enough said,” he says.
“When do y’all leave?”
“Wednesday.”
“I see. Well, we will hold down the fort while you’re gone. Put that shit up and spend time with your woman,” he says as he walks back out the room.
I go over to my computer, save my work and shut it down. Taking my shoes off and lay down next to Savvy, lifting her up and laying her across my chest, I fall asleep with her in my arms. Something wakes me up and I’m on alert immediately, a few seconds later my younger brother Anson stands in the doorway.
“Your ass is lucky I don’t have my gun on me, your ass might've gotten shot.”
“Yeah right, old man.”
“Jaasiel has whipped up another 5-star dinner so I was coming to see if you and my sister wanted dinner.”
Before I can answer Savvy speaks up, “Yes!”
I chuckle. “Little eavesdropper,” I say.
“Not at all. I am laying on your chest and your voice is deep as hell of course you woke me up.”
Anson starts to laugh. “Get your ass outta here, we’ll be there in a minute.”
“Uh huh,” he says as he walks away.
“He is a cutie pie.”
“Don’t make me commit fratricide.”
“Really Joshua? Are you always this violent and jealous?”
“When it comes to you, yes. Do you need to use the bathroom?”
“Yes.”
I pull her up higher on my chest, tighten my arms around her and stand with her in my arms. I let her down to her feet and walk her to the bathroom down the hall. While she is in there, I go to the half bath. I finish and wait for her to come out. We walk out to the kitchen where dinner smells assault our noses.