5 Reasons To Love Again

Chapter 49

I'll have to admit that I was dying of curiosity! What on earth could they have been doing in Wyatt's room? He'll tell me later? I was going to have to be patient. Preston smiled understandingly at me and held my hand. Jake scooped up Lexine to carry her downstairs and she smiled and wrapped her arms around his neck. Brady was behind them making faces at her and making her giggle. Chase walked at a slower pace with Wyatt behind us. The two of them were whispering and kept grinning at me when I turned back to look at them. Soon we were downstairs in the living room. Preston kept holding my hand and we headed into the kitchen.

"I was thinking about omelets for breakfast. What do you think?" I asked Preston.

"I think that you have far more patience than I realized. Don't tell me that you are not dying of curiosity." he said to me.

I pretended to not know what he was talking about. Stalling, I let go of his hand and tied up my hair with the band I had on my wrist. I decided to use my feminine wiles for the first time. Turning to face him, I slid my hands up his chest and looked up at him. Giving him a beguiling smile and fluttering my lashes, I said, "I'll be patient for you Preston."

He looked at me with fascination and cupped my face in his hands. "You are absolutely delightful. You are my delightful Delphine. I shall call you D.D. for short. My own personal nickname for you when we are alone." His accent was stronger and that put butterflies in my stomach. It was part of what I loved about him. Leaning down he kissed me more gently than he ever had before.

I sighed with happiness and Preston said to me, "I can't keep it from you any longer. Especially when you look at me like that. You and Wyatt forgot the walkie talkie handset in his room. He could hear Lexine talking to you and got so excited to hear her voice for the first time. He let the rest of us know and we all rushed up there to his room so that we could listen to her. You're not mad are you?"

"No, I'm not mad. But do not let Lexine know that you heard her talk! It will make her more nervous and she'll clam up even more."

"I cannot wait until she talks to me in person. I know that it will probably be a while before that happens." he said looking wistful.

"It will happen. I don't know when but I feel it will happen. You are a good man Preston. All of you are good men." I said and tiptoed up to give him a kiss.

"Thank you D.D. Now lets get to chopping things for the omelets!" he said with a big smile and I turned to get the cutting board out.

I heard an intake of breath and then Preston choking a little. "Where did that shirt come from!" he almost shouted at me. I giggled and said, "Chase. Aquarium."

He took off out of the kitchen yelling for Chase. I laughed and continued to get things for breakfast. I could hear him telling Chase off for buying me such a rude shirt. Honestly, he was such an uptight Brit sometimes. Jake and Brady poked their heads into the kitchen to take a peek at my shirt. I presented the back to them and they laughed as they walked back to the living room. I couldn't keep the smile off of my face and Preston walked back in.

"Don't worry Preston. I won't wear this shirt outside the house. I promise!" I said to him.

"Please don't. The pants are bad enough..." he grumbled.

"What wrong with the pants? Do they look bad?" I said frowning. I was worried about how I looked in them now.

"No! No, nothings wrong with them. They don't look bad. In fact they look too good. The shape of your cute little bum is on display. I really don't want anyone else other than my brothers to see it." he said to me as he rubbed my back. I grinned thinking that his use of very English words like "bum" for butt would always make me laugh.