Tap Out (Reaper's Den Book One) - Nikki Mays Page 0,3

here?”

Sage leans her head against the back of the chair and sighs. “Probably because they’ve been at least ten steps ahead of us since they turned four.”

I grab my steel water bottle that Stacey bought me about six months ago, because plastic is full of chemicals according to her, and unscrew the top. “Okay, I’ll give you that, but why the hell would the guys even consider dealing with my wrath when there are a ton of cage bunnies around all the time?” I take a sip from the bottle and promptly wish that I hadn’t.

“You know damn well that men go stupid when sex is involved.” She says before shrieking as I spit out my water all over her. “Gross!”

“What the hell are you talking about? They’re only seventeen!” I choke out while simultaneously coughing up a lung. You would think that I’m a smoker with emphysema right now.

Sage glares at me as she uses the napkins from my lunch to wipe down her shirt. “By the time that we were seventeen, the twins were already a year old.” She states drily.

“Fuuuuuuuuuuuck.” I moan out. “I’ve been so happy that they haven’t followed in our footsteps, that I never really considered that they could actually be se….seeee,” I gag, unable to say the words.

“Sexually active?” Sage helpfully replies.

“Yeah, that.” Jesus, what is happening? I take the front of my shirt and try to fan myself. Is it getting hot in here?

She’s back to giving me a look that says that I’m a moron. “Did you think that they were going to stay virgins forever?”

“Yes.” I reply without hesitation. “I don’t see,” I start before frowning at Sage. “Don’t give me that look. Is it really so hard to think that they may want to stay away from all men until the day they die?”

She looks at me for a few seconds before shaking her head and standing up from the chair. “Right. I’m going back to my office.”

“What? Where are you going? We need to discuss how to stop this.” I may say that an octave higher than my normal voice. And if I do, it’s only because of my previous coughing fit, that’s all.

She walks to the door before turning around and pinning me with a look. “No, I need to go back to my office because I just can’t deal with this level of crazy and stupid today.”

“Well, what the fuck am I supposed to do?” I am absolutely in no way, shape, or form freaking out. I’m a grown ass man who has spent most of his life in a cage fighting men. I have nerves of fucking steel baby.

“I suggest that you do some actual work, since you’ve been staring at the screen all day.” She sighs. “What I’m sure that you’re going to do, is call my husband and concoct some dumbass plan that’s going to have all three girls plotting your murders.” She shrugs. “But what do I know? No one actually listens to me anyway. Why would any of you? It’s not like I’m always right or anything.” She huffs before walking out the door and letting it slam behind her.

“Well someone is a bit passive aggressive today.” I mutter to myself as I grab my cell phone. I scroll through my recent call list and press the green button next to JJ’s name.

“Hey man what’s up?” He asks.

“We’ve got a problem man, a big one.” I state with the dire seriousness that this problem deserves.

Sage was right about one thing, JJ is definitely my first call. Lets just hope that she isn’t right about the girls plotting our demise.

Nah, they’re daddies girls all the way. I know, I know…famous last words.

Stacey

I sigh loudly as I shut the door to my apartment that I share with Brad. I lean back against the door and bang my head a few times. I close my eyes and take a few deep breaths.

“Rough day?” A masculine voice asks, scaring the ever-loving-shit out of me.

I grab my chest as I gasp loudly. “What the fuck Brad! Make some damn noise or something!” I screech.

He purses his lips and puts a hand on his hip like the true diva that he is. “I’ve been standing here the entire time. Not my fault that your eyesight is getting shittier the older you get.” What a bitch.

I narrow my eyes. “My eyesight may be getting bad, but at least I’m not gaining weight like some people.” I smile sweetly