Julianna was left to assume the noise he made was one of approval. The only thing she was sure of was that she could feel the rumble of that noise where his chest was almost pressed against her elbow. It was possible that his closeness was causing an over-indulgent mind to be particularly active. She was hyper-aware of the fact that the towel secure to his hips was the only thing keeping him from nudity. Jules herself was wildly more clothed in a bouncy floral skirt and soft sweater.
She couldn’t help but look up at him, when Maeve mentioned her eyes. Vibrant green and surrounded by a dark fringe of lashes. They stared at each other for a short moment, but to Julianna it sort of felt like an eternity. He had nice eyes as well, mostly stormy grey and a little bit of blue. She didn’t comment on it. Her eyes skirted away nervously and she pushed her hair behind her ears. Mumbling thinks she moved away from the stove to retrieve a serving plate, blushing all the while as the business partners continued their conversation.
There was something victorious in Maeve’s grin as she watched the two of them. Julianna’s rosy blush was all she needed to know she had hit the mark with the nanny, if not with Owen. The man was a brilliant businessman, but sometimes he missed the mark on other things. That’s fine, Maeve was determined. The physicist was the last thing on her mind, but until Owen mentioned that she was going to be in charge of him. She scoffed loudly and gaped. “I’m busy, too,” she reminded him petulantly. “I’m heading three projects, at your request, what makes you think I can babysit a physicist?”
The babies seemed to realize they were briefly being spoken about. They babbled happily and kicked their chubby legs. Julianna’s figure was briefly hidden behind Owen as she moved around the kitchen to finish their breakfast, when she reappeared with corn cakes torn into baby bites and topped with a lightly sweetened creme fraiche they giggled happily as if she’d been gone for too long.
Maeve’s eyes tracked the plates, and she looked up to catch Julianna’s gaze. They stared at each other for a moment. The little cakes look delicious.
“Do you...do you want some?”
“Yes.”
Candice appeared while Julianna prepared a plate of warm cakes for Maeve. The blonde clapped her hands excitedly when her own breakfast was presented. They exchanged pleasantries as the stylist pulled Owen back to her care, and Jules felt like she could breathe again in the space of the kitchen. She tried not to focus on him, lounged in the chair, most of his body on display. The nanny pretended they weren’t talking about her, giving all of her attention to the babies, who were making a mess of themselves with fritters and creme and berries. Her blushing the only thing giving her away.
Maeve, still digging into the food, covered her mouth with her hand as she laughed. Owen hadn’t meant anything by expression he already had Julianna’s number, but she found it amusing nonetheless. If Maeve’s meddling worked he would have more than her number. “What are you doing with the babies, today?” Maeve had decided she was going to keep pushing hard and fast while she had the two of them in the same room.
Julianna paused in cleaning up from breakfast. “I was considering a trip to the aquarium? They just reopened the touch tank there, so...I think it would be fun.”
“Owen loves the aquarium.” Maeve really had nothing to back up this statement, but she didn’t think he would disagree with her when it came to an outing with Lucy and James. “He just can’t get enough of those jellyfish.”
She couldn’t help but look up at him, when Maeve mentioned her eyes. Vibrant green and surrounded by a dark fringe of lashes. They stared at each other for a short moment, but to Julianna it sort of felt like an eternity. He had nice eyes as well, mostly stormy grey and a little bit of blue. She didn’t comment on it. Her eyes skirted away nervously and she pushed her hair behind her ears. Mumbling thinks she moved away from the stove to retrieve a serving plate, blushing all the while as the business partners continued their conversation.
There was something victorious in Maeve’s grin as she watched the two of them. Julianna’s rosy blush was all she needed to know she had hit the mark with the nanny, if not with Owen. The man was a brilliant businessman, but sometimes he missed the mark on other things. That’s fine, Maeve was determined. The physicist was the last thing on her mind, but until Owen mentioned that she was going to be in charge of him. She scoffed loudly and gaped. “I’m busy, too,” she reminded him petulantly. “I’m heading three projects, at your request, what makes you think I can babysit a physicist?”
The babies seemed to realize they were briefly being spoken about. They babbled happily and kicked their chubby legs. Julianna’s figure was briefly hidden behind Owen as she moved around the kitchen to finish their breakfast, when she reappeared with corn cakes torn into baby bites and topped with a lightly sweetened creme fraiche they giggled happily as if she’d been gone for too long.
Maeve’s eyes tracked the plates, and she looked up to catch Julianna’s gaze. They stared at each other for a moment. The little cakes look delicious.
“Do you...do you want some?”
“Yes.”
Candice appeared while Julianna prepared a plate of warm cakes for Maeve. The blonde clapped her hands excitedly when her own breakfast was presented. They exchanged pleasantries as the stylist pulled Owen back to her care, and Jules felt like she could breathe again in the space of the kitchen. She tried not to focus on him, lounged in the chair, most of his body on display. The nanny pretended they weren’t talking about her, giving all of her attention to the babies, who were making a mess of themselves with fritters and creme and berries. Her blushing the only thing giving her away.
Maeve, still digging into the food, covered her mouth with her hand as she laughed. Owen hadn’t meant anything by expression he already had Julianna’s number, but she found it amusing nonetheless. If Maeve’s meddling worked he would have more than her number. “What are you doing with the babies, today?” Maeve had decided she was going to keep pushing hard and fast while she had the two of them in the same room.
Julianna paused in cleaning up from breakfast. “I was considering a trip to the aquarium? They just reopened the touch tank there, so...I think it would be fun.”
“Owen loves the aquarium.” Maeve really had nothing to back up this statement, but she didn’t think he would disagree with her when it came to an outing with Lucy and James. “He just can’t get enough of those jellyfish.”
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