Page 40 of A Bossy Surprise

“It doesn’t taste bad. It might not taste like candy, but it doesn’t taste bad.”

“Yes, it does…” Brady fold his arms and pouts.

He and Kayla stare each other down. Then he grabs a stalk of broccoli off his plate and throws it to the ground at Noodle, who has been sitting quietly at his feet.

The dog sniffs the piece of broccoli and recoils from it.

“See? Even Noodle doesn’t like it.”

Kayla sighs and gets up from the table. “Fine. It’s bath time anyway.”

“Why don’t I give Brady his bath and put him to bed tonight?” I offer.

“Yeah! Dad can do it!” Brady yells.

“Really? You would do that?” Kayla asks.

“Of course.”

Kayla thinks for a moment, then says, “Okay. I have to clean up out here anyway.”

“Yay!” Brady jumps to his feet, grabs my hand and starts pulling me out of my chair.

“He knows how to give himself a bath. All you have to do is watch him and make sure he cleans himself properly.”

I give Kayla the two-finger salute with my free hand.

She smiles and folds her arms under her ample breasts caged in a fitted maroon T-shirt.

I laugh and allow myself be pulled into the bathroom.

What ensues next is 20 minutes of trying to get my son clean. It really shouldn’t be this difficult, but Brady is trying to stretch this out for as long as he can. I know exactly what he’s doing, but it’s so endearing that I indulge him.

When he’s done, I scoop him out of the tub in a towel and whisk him into his bedroom. He giggles the entire time.

I’ve just gotten him into his pajamas when Kayla walks into his room.

“Everything fine in here?” she asks.

“Yeah. He’s just about to climb into bed.”

Brady strolls over to his bookshelf, pulls a book down and walks back to us.

He hands me a copy ofJack and the Beanstalk.“I want this one tonight.”

Kayla and I tuck him in then settle ourselves on the floor.

I go through the story once and Brady is still wide awake.

“Again,” he says.

I look to Kayla and she shrugs with a smile. So I launch into the story for the second time.

This time he passes out halfway through.

Kayla and I quietly make our way out of his room.

Once we’re back in the living area, Kayla starts picking up Brady’s toys. The sight of her delectable ass in those jeans as she bends over is something out of this world.