Lahat ng Kabanata ng Hunky Daddies For An Innocent Lady: Kabanata 21 - Kabanata 30

Except get up there and do it yourself.Well, that was true. She could do that. If she had a ladder and knew how to put up a security light.Maybe she could find a video to tell her what to do.“I’ll arrange a security light,” Saber said.“What? No! I mean, the landlord said he’s onto it.”Yeah. That was a total lie.He cut her a side look, but Gomez appeared, carrying a shoe box.Oh God. The confetti shoes. They’d really bought her the confetti shoes. She couldn’t believe it.Saber’s phone started ringing as she reached in for her keys.“I got to take this. Raul will pick you up Monday at eleven-thirty,” he told her.“Uh, I can get myself to work.”“You got a car?” Saber countered.“No.”“Then Raul will pick you up.” He stepped away, talking into his phone.“Don’t fight him on that, sweetheart,” Gomez told her as she stared after him in shock. “Unlock your door.”“Uh, I’d invite you in, but the place is in a state.”“It’s all right.”She got the feeling he understood exactly why she

“He’s picking you up for work, Spitfire.”“Really, it’s not necessary.” She gave him a big smile to ensure he knew she wasn’t actually arguing with him.He leaned his hands down on the desk and she had to fight hard not to lean back.“Yeah, he is.”“I’m in charge of how I get into work, and I say he’s not.”Shoot. What was she doing?He’s your boss.“You work for me?” he asked weirdly.“Uh, yes.”“Then you do what I say. If I say he picks you up, then he picks you up. Understand?”“All right.” She gave in because he was her boss and she didn’t want to make him angry.“All right?” he asked, looking surprised.“Yes, all right,” she said.But she wasn’t happy about it. So when Saber went to reach for another piece of brownie, she leaned over and snatched the container away from him.He raised his eyebrows. “I don’t get more brownie?”“Nope.”Elle braced herself for anger because this wasn’t a very nice thing to do. And Elle was always pleasant. Always good. Always bright and happy and ch

Saber was half-listening as Elle answered her phone. He picked up the container of cake and opened the lid before throwing it in the bin. It landed with a heavy clunk.That cake should be illegal.“What? Yes! There must be a mistake. Is he all right? Yes . . . yes . . . all right, I’ll be there soon.”He raised his gaze to her as she put her phone down. Then she suddenly stood, and her face grew pale as she swayed.“Elle!” He jumped around the desk to grab her before she could fall over. “What’s wrong?”“Oh, nothing . . . nothing. I’m just . . . light-headed. Happens sometimes.”It happened sometimes? It shouldn’t be happening anytime.“I gots to go.”He narrowed his gaze. Did she mean to talk like that? Or was that her Little slipping through? Either way, he didn’t like that she’d just looked like she was going to faint.He liked even less that it ‘happened sometimes’.“Where do you have to go? Brooks’ school?”“Yes! Yes, I gots to go. I . . . I . . . I need to go. Where’s my bag?”S

“Royal and Baron?” Saber said in a quiet rumble. “You’re Ink’s boys.”“That’s us,” Baron replied, not losing the grin. “And you’re Drake Saber.”“Drake Saber?” Mr. Cleary whispered. “You’re Drake Saber?”“I can see my reputation precedes me,” Saber said.“That’s because you’re the shit, man,” Baron said.“Baron!” Mr. Cleary said. “You will not use that language.”“Oh, shove it, Donny,” Baron replied. “No one is interested in your opinion.”“Would you like me to get your parents down here?” the principal asked.“You can do that if you wish,” Royal told him, brushing off some imaginary lint. “Ink might be interested in hearing what’s going on here.”“I will call your stepmother. Don’t think I won’t.”Both boys stiffened.Royal leaned forward and she tensed. Wow. For someone who was still in school, he had a commanding presence. Brooks pressed up close to her.“Don’t worry, Elle,” Brooks whispered to her. “Baron and Royal are good guys. They always stick up for the underdog.”“They’re fr

“Yeah?”“Seems to me that Elle has had someone at her back all these years.”The kid frowned in confusion.“You.”“I can’t do much to look after her.”“Course you can. And the best thing you can do if she has any trouble, is to call me. Got me?”“I’ve got you.” Brooks gave him a tentative smile. “Look after her. She’s special. She needs someone to protect her from the bad so she can keep spreading around her good.”Damn. This kid was smart.“Oh, and if she’s already eaten her emergency jelly beans, you might want to get her some more. Jelly beans calm her. They make her happy. She especially likes the white and blue ones.”“Got it,” he muttered.With a chin lift that spoke of the man he would become, Brooks turned and strode off to where those deviants waited for him.Christ.What were the odds that Elle’s nephew would go to the same school as the twin tornadoes that lived with Ink?Saber turned to look at his car. Right, that was one issue dealt with. Now, to go deal with another.18