Shaking it off, I shot her a grin. “Hey, Maude. We’re almost done getting things together for Elodie.”
Looking around the room, her eyes wide as all the men stopped and waved at her at the same time, she mumbled, “I’m seeing that.”
Before anyone could introduce themselves to her, my brothers arrived carrying bags of shit.
“Yo, we’ve got pink fluffy crap, girly stuff, a teddy bear that was giving sad eyes, lacy underwear for Katy, edible body glitter, and…” Bond broke off when he saw everyone watching him, including two toddlers who were smarter than people knew. “Damn, how come every time we come to Katy’s it’s full of people. It’s like party central.”
Maude spun around to look at the newcomers and her hand shot up to the neckline of her t-shirt like it had earlier. “Sweet Jesus.”
Giving her one of his signature grins, Canon winked. “Name’s Canon Kline. I’m Jarrod’s favorite brother.”
Thus started the fanning. “Sweet Lord.”
Not to be outdone, Reid reached around and held his hand out. “Reid Kline, Jarrod’s best looking brother.”
Slowly Maude reached her own hand out and about fainted when he kissed the top of it. Total Reid.
With a cocky grin tipping up one side of his mouth, Bond leaned down and gave her a peck on the cheek. “Name’s Bond.”
Maude tipped slightly when he straightened back up again and breathed, “Holy Mary in a manger.”
Figuring that I’d help her out before she started going through every name in the bible, I called, “That’s Katy’s grandma, Maude. Maude, those are my brothers, and if you’d like I can introduce you to all the other people helping out?”
Twisting to look back at me and taking in the guys standing behind me, Maude started fanning herself harder than before. “Katy’s got three bedrooms, I’m thinking I feel the need to move in. I’m at that age, you know, the one where I need assistance.”
Holding his arm out to her, Bond said, “Well let me escort you into your new home, beautiful lady.”
I swear I saw her shudder slightly as she reached out to take it. “Jesus take the wheel and drive me to heaven.”
“Don’t go leaving us too soon now, beautiful Maude, you hear?” Bond frowned down at her playfully, making a blush burn on her cheeks.
“Oh, they’re good,” Linda muttered, watching it all. “I mean, they’re good to look at, but when it comes to charming the granny panties off an old woman, they’re really good.”
“That working on your granny panties, too?” Hurst asked, chuckling at the look on his wife’s face.
Shooting him a glare, she snapped, “I don’t wear granny panties, Townsend, something you know well.”
Ok, now I wanted Jesus to take the wheel and drive me away from that information. We could crash and burn and I’d be ok with that.
The sound of car doors closing came from outside the house and I looked around wondering who else it could possibly be. If anyone else turned up, the walls between our homes would probably collapse. Thankfully, this time it was Katy who’d arrived home, and who was carrying in bags of groceries with her eyes looking at the floor. Crossing the room, I was almost at her when she lifted her head and froze in place when she saw everyone.
Reaching down, I took some bags from her. “We got it all done, but people have brought some shit over they thought you might need for Elodie. I’m not sure where you want it to go, but if you tell us, we’ll get on that now.”
“Holy shit,” she whispered, looking around. I wasn’t sure if it was anxiety because people were in her place and moving her stuff, or if it was shock that there were so many of us there.
“I made some calls and asked for help, but Ren and Cole had also made some calls and asked for help…” I trailed off, trying to explain it all.
“Mom sent us shopping to get girl shit,” Canon announced as he walked past us to go outside again. “It’s on the side in the kitchen. I’ll just go get the rest of your bags out the car.”
With that he walked out, leaving Katy watching him with her mouth open. “Holy shit.”
“Katarianne,” Maude called, getting her focus back on the room. “Neo’s the one bringing Elodie over, so I said I’d be here to get kisses from my son and grandbaby. I was going to offer to help, but the hotties seem to have done that anyway, so now I’m free to just sit and watch,” she announced, sitting down on the couch next to where Linda was now sitting. “Oh, it’s such a good day.”
“Your grandmother says she’s moving in,” Bond told Katy as he carried out one of the boxes from upstairs. “Gotta say, at this rate I’ll be moving in, too.”