accepting her kiss. “Are they beating up on you again?”
“Yes, Dad, and I’m going to have to hurt them.”
He laughed.
Ethan snagged two cups of coffee and handed one to his brother. “I won fair and square, Elizabeth. Don’t try and get out of our little reward.”
There was a very unladylike snort that followed.
“You both finally beat her in something, huh?” Wyler asked as he went back to feeding his granddaughter. “Well sadly, I know it had nothing to do with using a gun. I can’t believe that two men that share my DNA can’t outshoot an outsider.”
She crossed her arms and taunted them. Oh yeah, she could school them both on the firing range and without breaking a sweat.
“That’s a fluke,” Ethan teased. “I’m pretty sure that Tex cheats,” he added.
That only made her laugh more.
It didn't happen often in their house that either man could best her. Elizabeth could outshoot them, out speak their own Native tongue, and probably out think them too.
“I’m not a prize, boys,” she drawled, winking at them both. “ You want something for a shelf, get yourselves a shiny trophy.”
“You three better get moving,” Bly admonished. “You’re going to be late.”
Yeah, it was the story of their lives. They were always late for work, and lately, they were justifying it by saying it was the kids.
Except t hey knew better.
Callen held out his fist. “O ne round?” he asked his brother as he threw down the challenge of ‘rock, paper, and scissors’ .
Since they were short on time, they would either have to make it fast, or one of them would have to be left out.
Elizabeth shook her head. Obviously her admonishment of her being a prize was being completely ignored. She should probably be offended but instead decided to humor them.
Here they went again…
Since they were kids, rock, paper, and scissors was how they solved everything. The two of them acted like little boys to sometimes resolve adult dilemmas.
Ethan wasn’t planning on losing this one. Yeah, he knew what Callen was going to throw out first, since he’d studied him for months now. Blackhawk had saved his knowledge for when he really wanted the prize, lest his brother would switch it up. It was part of being a profiler and he wasn’t above using that to his advantage.
Callen was about to be his prey.
When Ethan threw out the winning one, Callen groaned. “Shit! I can’t believe you beat me.”
Blackhawk winked at Elizabeth. “Yeah, I must have just got lucky.” He turned and pointed at his wife, “Give him your coffee and hop on,” he stated as he turned his back to her.
Elizabeth laughed at their silliness. Racing across the kitchen, she did as he asked to get her piggy back ride. Immediately, her hands wandered his chest and teeth nipped at his ear. Ethan went taut under her body.
“Come on! Seriously? I’m the one who carries her like that! You’re stealing my seduction gig!” Callen objected and then it hit him. “Wait a minute! I think you cheated!”
Wyler laughed as his one son carried Elizabeth from the room. “He played you like a drum, Cal.”
Bly even joined in the laughter. Sometimes it was just easier to find the humor in her three bosses.
Callen was about to add something, when he heard his name being called from the other room.
“Cal darlin’, are you joining us?” Elizabeth yelled.
Immediately, his mood brightened. He too was going to get soapy with the girl. With that glorious prospect, the day was already getting much brighter.
“Coming , angel!”
Wyler watched him leave before speaking to Cat in the chair , “Your daddies are out of control.”
Bly shook her head , not nearly as amused. “I hope they realize that we can’t handle more kids!”
The older Blackhawk grinned. “Want to bet? I say bring them on. We need another girl to balance this brood out!”
Monday Morning
Across town at Cyra Austin’s home
This was her favorite part of