Page 6 of The Live-In Temptation (Steele Brothers of Starlight Cove #2)
CHAPTER FIVE
XANDER
Group text with Mom, Atlas, Xander, Declan, Lincoln, Sutton, and Laurel
Sutton:
I found you a nanny! She’s perfect. And she set up an interview tomorrow.
Xander:
What’s her name? I have several interviews lined up.
Sutton:
Chloe Bradshaw
Laurel:
lmao no but what’s really her name?
Sutton:
Shut it, Lolo.
Laurel:
Ummmmmmmmmmm
Lincoln:
I’ve learned the more letters added to a word, the harder the emphasis. So what Lolo really means is, what the actual fuck?
Laurel:
He said it not me
Declan:
I feel like this could’ve been done not in the group chat
Mom:
But then I would’ve missed out on hearing because you boys never tell me anything!! So glad to hear you found someone, Sutton!! I bet she’s just perfect!!!
Laurel:
Perfectly chaotic
Xander:
Not feeling great about this suggestion.
Sutton:
Don’t listen to anyone else. Chloe is amazing! She was an au pair. And she’d have a ton of fun with Emma. Plus she’s new to town and is looking for something immediately.
Laurel:
Yeah cause she almost burned down her last place
Sutton:
LOLO. Don’t you have some studying to do?
Xander:
Wait. What does she mean by that?
Sutton:
Nothing. Just a little mishap that could happen to anyone. She’s currently staying with Luna and the sheriff, but she’s looking for her own place.
Xander:
Excuse me?
Sutton:
Oh, don’t worry! She’s ready to start anytime.
Xander:
I meant excuse the fuck out of me, you think the tourist who nearly burned down the sheriff’s backyard shed should be my new live-in nanny?
Sutton:
Without question.
Xander:
No. Absolutely the fuck not.
Atlas:
Watch how you’re texting my girlfriend. I could kick your ass twenty years ago, and I can kick your ass now.
Xander:
Then tell your girlfriend she’s out of her mind. That woman…Chloe, apparently…is UNHINGED. I’m not letting her anywhere near my daughter.
Sutton:
We’ll see.
Mom:
Keep an open mind, honey!! You never know what kind of magic she’ll bring!
Xander:
Fortunately, there are three other people bringing their magic before her. I’m sure I’ll have someone hired before she even arrives.
Lincoln:
Well, if you do, send her my way. I’d be happy to console the hot blonde with sunshine during a hurricane energy.
Xander:
Don’t you have a bar to run?
Lincoln:
Don’t you have a nanny to hire?