The Billionaire’s Twins Play Matchmaker – Chapter 39
The Twins Make a Plan
“Are you ready Caden?” Aria asked bouncing around their room.
“Yes.” He nodded though he remained seated.
the others prepared.
ir birthdays and during holidays they couldn’t help but be dissatisfied they couldn’t see him every day.
e same with the real one.
ealed as one rushing to their door as it swung open to reveal the man they had bee
entreats to be more cautious fell on three sets of deaf ears. Kissing the tops of their heads he held them at arm’s length to get a proper look at his growing grandchildren
it appeared as if they had doubled in size. They were growing up so fast he wished there was a way to preserve this moment more solidly than memory.
re three already.”
ure.
t getting up each time. The twins observed his trouble without alarm.
eed to rest?”
I’m just fine.” He smiled. “It was just a long flight is all. Besides I don’t want to waste a single moment.
Yeah! Ice cre
out for a special treat he certainly wouldn’t go against their mother if she vetoed the idea.
Aria and Caden turned to their mother as well.
all right with me,” Macey laughed. “As long as it doesn’t ruin yo
”
mind,” Augustus leaned close taking each by the hand. “Let’s go.”
m!”
jackets. The weather had been fair but it was still chilly to say nothing of the slo
m when it’s this cold outside I just don’t understand.”
her head. “All of you are crazy.”
e, bye mommy! Auntie Vicki! Auntie Dillon!
tching cold.”
“Don’t worry. I raised two boys remember?”
le for most of her childhood. After her father passed away he became more and more like a second father. Though Augustus sometimes gave the impression of being carefree and avant-gar
as the twins regaled him with stories of the day. No matter how much or how little time passed since their last meeting they always had a lot to tell him.
e, Grandpa Gus?” Aria aske
my says we’ll start kinderga
.”
ends.”
Augustus chuckl
rugged.
ent from other children though he supposed he shouldn’t be surprised by the boy’s lackluster attitude. Caden only started speaking a few weeks ago. Until then he had been mute. It had gotten to the point Macey was desperately worried about hi
oncluded he would speak when he was ready. They hadn’t been wrong. When he decided to speak it had been in clear, full sentences. In fact his first word was, “Mommy, more juice, please.”
had fallen into a depression so deep that even March couldn’t drag him out of with a simple shower and coffee.
missing his child’s birth Augustus thought it was best to let him be for the time being. Eventually Julius recovered enough to come back to work but every year like clockwork he’d fall back into depression right around the twins’ birthday.
e safe. Once Julius laid his eyes on his children nothing else would matter. But Augustus couldn’t betray Macey like that.
. She had chosen Paris as the place to start over and had done magnificently. She had gone back to school, had the twins and gotten her degree. Her next show was coming soon and she was slowly gaining a following with her work. Macey was finding success with her own work and without the DaLair name overshadowing her. If Julius came back now…
could truly stand on her own then it would be time to tell Julius the truth. His son would have to hold out until then. Maybe then he would be able to win her heart back.
ly they would have sat outside but the day was just too cold Caden and Aria stomped their feet on the welcome mat to shake off any lingering slush.
proprietor greeted.
called together.
naturally bi-lingual. They spoke French fluently and their English was impeccable with only a slight accent. Jude was taking Spanish in school but he could barely manage a short conversation and it was unlikely he would retain any of
then all of his grandchildren would be out of the country and he simply couldn’t bear the thought of that. Maybe if Jude came up with the idea himself but Augustus wouldn’t force the issue
de do with simple coffee while Caden ordered a sundae and Aria wanted a parfait. Aria’s selection was vanilla with chocolate and fudge layers while Caden had a scoop of vanilla and one of chocolate. The vanilla was actually a yellowish color due to the fact French ice cream used eggs. It was also thicker and creamier, more like a custard. The twins made him try it on several occasions and while they seemed to
a smile. In the end it really didn’t matter: Paris or New York, kids were all the same.
us,” Aria suddenly sai
“Yes?”
our daddy.”
s she lingered over her parfait intently staring at him. Beside her Caden was also closely watching him. There was something uncanny about the boy’s gaze. It was almost as if he was quietl
daddy so that means you’re our daddy’s daddy. Right?”
is throat.
him.”
you ask
ill misses him a whole bunch and we don’t want to make her sad by talking about him. That’s why we’re asking you.
your mommy misses your daddy?”
her crying hersel
ly said.
s coming. The twins were too smart for their own good and picked up on things quite readily.
e twins were born they hadn’t grown as close to him as one might expect. They called him uncle and kept him at a distance. Augustus was secretly grateful for that.
met the young man at the hospital after the twins were born Augustus realized Paul had a crush on Macey. Given that he still had hope of bringing Julius and Macey back together Paul was an unwanted interloper and possible obstacle. At the same time he couldn’t interfere with Macey if she decided to see him. Victoria made it clear whether or not Paul could win Macey’s heart was up to him and Augustus was not allowed to meddle. Though Augustus was a multi-billionaire business owner there was something about Victoria that made
shown him a lot of attention Macey might have been more inclined to see Paul in another way but thankfully the kids hadn’t grown needlessly close to him.
ly said.
e,” Aria diplomatically s
s.”
me.
ulius DaLair. He’s my
dren?”
ther.”
ria smiled looking more excited.
s right. March is married and he has a son of his
ld be. Caden didn’t share her enthusiasm but he grinned at the news.
a?”
rica but we live in Paris with mommy? Why doesn’t our daddy at least live with us? Does he not like Paris?”
ike us?”
es you both…or he will
about us?” Caden asked.
ommy and daddy had a fight. Your daddy did a very stupid thing and your mommy decided to leave. That’s when she
esn’t know that?”
“Why?”
to say he was sorry and make it up to your mommy.”
our daddy?”
nts to your daddy.”
n’t ask any more questions. Augustus wondered what was going through their minds but he hesitated to ask. It wasn’t the first time the twins’ uncanny int
another show coming up,” Augustus said after a moment.
said. “Mommy is taking us with her. She says she’ll
three-year-olds. But deep down he knew it was all an act. There was nothing normal about his grandchildren though he wasn’t cert
* * *
s bed. After ice cream with their grandpa they had asked a few more questions about their family and he even showed them some pictures he had on his phone.
cousin was actually quite a bit older than they were. In their experience older kids didn’t really care about you
e they didn’t want to make their mommy cry.
den?”
No answer.
you didn’t talk for so long. Uncle Paul kept saying you needed to be tested or something.”
No answer.
Caden, are yo
“No.”
d today?”
”
No answer.
e us.”
hey will too.”
how it works.”
are our family after all.”
ven know we exist.”
d daddy back together.”
a plan.”
in bed.
n silence and waited for her to announce her big idea.
can be a big happy family again!”
if our daddy doesn’t want to be in a family with us?”
she always was. “You want a daddy don’t you Caden?”
…Yeah.
y out there. We just have to meet him. That can be part of our plan.”
baby remember?”
do you think?”
ly sat up. “But it isn’t just our decision. We wi
o agree.”
ght? Wouldn’t it have been better to stay closer so they could talk about whatever separated them in the first place?
ill, it would be nice to have a daddy. Whenever they went to one of their mother’s shows she and Aria spent a lot of time matching clothes and having fun shopping. It would be nice if he could do that too. He wouldn’t even mind wearing a
Caden finally says. “Mommy will probably be more willing to agree if he did that.”
he will have a reason to really make it up to mommy if he wants to keep seeing us. Three, we let mommy and daddy talk and make up.”
gh to bring their family together. He bit his lip, “Do you think that will be enough?”
y proposes!”
ica, or their daddy had to come to Paris. He wasn’t sure how they would do that but their grandpa said he wanted to bring their parents back tog