Nanny with Benefits

I giggled loudly. “For a techie genius, you can be a bit dumb sometimes,” I replied.

He gave a shocked look in a mocking way. “That’s so rude.”

“You love it when I’m rude.” I smiled. “And dirty. You love it when I’m dirty!”

“Uh-huh.” He placed his lips on mine.

Chapter 29

Damon

It wasn’t shock I felt. It was excitement and apprehension about the future. None of it was what I had expected. However, I’d always known things would turn out all right with Karly in the end.

I decided it was time to open my eyes. I tilted my head and saw Karly had her arm and leg draped over me. It was perfect how the heat from her naked body tantalized me. She rested her head on the palm of her hand and stared at me.

Her appearance had changed. She’d gone from a nanny to a future mom, and she radiated joy. Things must have changed when she’d found out she was expecting.

How wonderful nature was. One moment of clarity could change everything in an instant.

She traced lines across my chest and abdomen with her fingertips. She looked happy, and all I could presume was that she was delighted, over the moon, and looked forward to every blissful, sleepless night that’d come further down the road.

“You’re awake early,” I said.

She smiled, and her plump lips looked fresh and inviting. She leaned lower and planted her lips on mine. “Morning, Dada,” she quipped. I chuckled. Only Alexis ever called me that, and now I had another on the way who would follow in her footsteps. “I waited for you to wake up, but you didn’t. The excitement hasn’t killed you, and you slept for an extra hour.”

“You’ve been awake for an hour?” I asked as my hand caressed the arm that rested on my chest.

“And then some. The coffee’s ready, and all I need to do is cook the toast.”

I lowered my hand to her belly. No bump yet. Nonetheless, there was a seed inside her, the beginning of something glorious between us from our lovemaking.

“We need to tell Alexis.”

“Not this morning. She’ll be too excited and won’t concentrate at school. When she gets home,” Karly said. “Have a word with the boss and see if you can do a half day.” Karly giggled.

“Half a day? It’s hardly worth going to the office. The boss is awesome!”

Karly agreed. However, the last thing she wanted was for me to fawn over her all day. The office would be a great distraction for a few hours. How I’d restrain myself from telling everyone, though, was going to be a challenge. It was early enough for Alexis to know, but the rest of the world could hold their horses for a while until it was set.

Karly sat up. The bedsheet slid from her naked body. I clasped my fingers together behind my head and smiled, looking up at her. Karly turned her body and looked down at me with a serious expression.

“What’s up?”

She released the furrow in her brow. “Promise me,” she said. At my puzzled expression, she explained. “Promise me you won’t tell Eric.”

I’d started to think she had something serious to tell me, but not mentioning it to Eric was serious enough. His escapade with the redheaded reporter had already landed us in a big pile of awkwardness. Any hint of a child on the way would have even the trashiest magazine on the planet come running for a scoop.

“I promise and double promise. We’ve had too much excitement thanks to him and his big mouth,” I replied.

I pulled my hands from behind my head and swung my legs off the bed. I looked up as the large brass door handle twisted. I jumped up quickly and pulled on a pair of shorts. Karly wrapped herself in a bathrobe as Alexis burst into the room. She clambered up onto the bed and started bouncing.

Alexis yelled, “Dada! Time to wakey-wakey.”

Alexis bounced higher and higher and then leaped in my direction. I caught her in my arms and swung her around, kissed her on the forehead, and lowered her to the floor. She grabbed my hand, and we moved out of the bedroom.

“I’ll be home early today,” I said.

Alexis stopped. “Why, Dada?”

I looked down and smiled. “Can’t I spend some time with my girls?”

Alexis stared at me and then turned her head to look at Karly. “It’s Sunday. You don’t work Sundays,” she replied. “I have Lisa’s birthday party to go to this morning.”

“Of course you do, honey. We’re only playing games.” I turned to Karly, who shrugged her shoulders. Shit. I’d thought it was Monday already. “How could we forget it was Lisa’s birthday?” Alexis ran back to her room and shouted for Karly to help her choose her dress.

“You forgot it was Sunday?” I whispered as Karly sauntered past me.