65. Siblings
“Edmond! Come here you dumbass!”
“Boys! Language!” Cassidy reminded her sixteen-year-old brothers just as they were about to get back into the house to take a shower. She still couldn’t believe they were big enough to swear, time seemed to fly by as they grow up.
“He started it!” Dillon was upset about something that Cassidy was not sure she wanted to know what it was all about. All she knows that dinner time was a couple of hours away and that she was nervous as hell about meeting Rowan’s older sisters. Yep, all three of them in one dinner. Rowan had given her the summary of what to expect from his sisters and honestly, Cassidy felt a bit too overwhelmed.
So, the second Rowan went for a swim in the lake, Cassidy moved to the kitchen and decided it was best to talk to Mrs. Dawson, if he grew up with her as his nanny then she must’ve known his sisters too. They might have several nannies over the years but Cassidy did hope that Mrs. Dawson can give her some insight about the sisters.
“Well, they were older by five to ten years old than him. Rowan was the surprise baby, so as expected he was babied a lot by them.” Mrs. Dawson said in such fondness that Cassidy could almost see cartoon hearts popping from her head.
“Erika, Edith, and Erin. Erika is the oldest by ten years, Edith by seven years, and Erin by five years. They’re all wonderful, successful women both in family and business, all married with children.”
The last sentence was enough to make Cassidy run for the hill and never look back. Oh, how she wished she was staying alone without her brothers that way she could just up and leave with some flimsy excuse to Rowan. But no, dodging the bullet was out of the question. There was nothing she could do but face the upcoming downfall of her future with Rowan. Though she hope it wouldn’t come to that because she actually likes him, well, love him and he loves her too. So, that should mean something. Right?
“Did they like Heather?” Cassidy needs to satisfy her curiosity by asking questions about his ex-wife. Cause if they like the gold-digging bitch Cassidy was going to be scrutinized as she was the exact opposite of his ex.
Mrs. Dawson chuckled. “Even I didn’t like her. So, no they hated her. Heather is something else, but I have a feeling that you will fit in just fine.” The older woman patted her hand and then poured Cassidy another glass of iced tea.
She listened some more but then decided that maybe knowing too much can make her more nervous so Cassidy decides to take a bath and calm her nerves instead.
That was exactly where Rowan found Cassidy an hour later, looking deliciously relaxed in her bubble bath. He decided to join after rinsing the lake water off his body.
“So, Mrs. Dawson said you’ve been preparing yourself for my sisters?” He asked the moment he was settled in behind her and she let him wrap her in his arms. Her body nestled perfectly against his, her back to his chest and she wished they could stay like that forever.
“Curious to what I might be subjected to later, yes, I did,” Cassidy replied, her voice was smooth and relaxed.
“You have nothing to worry about.” He assured her and kissed her temple.
“That was what Mrs. Dawson said.” Cassidy smiled and turned around to face him, she cupped his jaw and press her lips on his then slowly deepened the kiss, wanting more from him. It was another way to assure her that she had nothing to worry about, that Rowan was all she needs.
More kisses and one quick encounter later, Cassidy was finally relaxed when it was time to get dressed and get ready to greet his sisters.
Cassidy checked up on her brothers and make sure they had showered and dressed. She knows the boys would take forever to shower as if getting clean was a really hard chore that they’d kept on postponing until the last possible minute. But she was glad when Dillon and Edmond were in their jeans and not in their graphic shirts. The twins were wearing their nice polo shirts which made her wonder and they both laughed.
“Yeah, we’re not that impressive. Mrs. Dawson assured us that this dinner is important to you so she picked the shirts.” Edmond grinned while Dillon offered her his nicest smile. But then his eyes were back to his phone and fingers tapping wildly on the screen.Content provided by NôvelDrama.Org.
“You boys, I love you.” She hugged them, not caring that they were too old for hugs from their big sister. Cassidy just needed them to know that she was thankful for the twin brothers.
“You’re awesome sis, don’t think about it. They will love you.” Edmond said as he returned her hug with his own.
“And we like Rowan, we like this lakehouse. So, no worries, we got your back.” Dillon smirked and give her an assuring pat on her shoulder which only made her laugh.
When the sisters finally arrived Cassidy was adorably nervous and Rowan pulled her close, draping an arm around her shoulder before pulling himself free to greet his sisters.
“Aww… look at our little brother,” Erika pinched his cheek which made the twins bite their lips trying hard not to laugh. Edith and Erin followed by giving their brother hugs before they move their attention to Cassidy and her brothers.
Erika looked a bit startled, but quickly schooled her face and greeted Cassidy then her twin brothers, Edith and Erin mimic their oldest sister while Cassidy kept on glancing at Rowan until he stood next to her and put his arm around her once again. Cassidy visibly relaxes and the sisters noticed it though they didn’t say anything but study her more.
It felt like minutes, though it was actually seconds when the boys finally breaks from their formation and went to Mrs. Dawson who was standing by the kitchen island for some snacks.
“It’s like a western showdown, everyone kept on sizing the other side. Okay, now they’re talking,” Edmond whispered scandalously to Mrs. Dawson and she smiled and shook her head while pouring the boys some iced teas and denying their request for cookies not wanting to ruin their appetite for dinner.
“We’re growing boys, energy oozes out of our pores as we talk. Come on, Mrs. Dawson,” Dillon whined, which made her laugh softly and finally relent. She pulled out a fresh batch of cookies from the oven and put several on their plates.
“This is better than reality TV, wait this is reality live,” Edmond snickered, munching on his cookie while the three of them watched quietly from a distance as their sister was in deep conversation with Rowan’s sisters.
“I feel bad for her,” Dillon sighed but quickly took a bite of another cookie, all while keeping his eyes on their sister.
“She’s a big girl, she needs to woman up,” Edmond muttered, then took a big gulp of his iced tea.
“We should do something,” Dillon whispered between them, and Mrs. Dawson giggled and poured them more tea.
“We should,” Edmond agreed with his twin but both boys did not move an inch. Instead, they took another bite of their cookies and kept on watching as their sister was being questioned by Rowan’s siblings.