Cade: Le Beau Brothers: billionaire Shifter Series BBW mates (Le Beau Series) (18 page)

They thanked everyone for coming
, taking a few minutes to speak with Richie, and said their goodnights. It was official, they were now married in every way.

She had asked her best friend, Rose, to come, but she hadn’t been able to get the time off at such short notice. He knew not having
Rose at the wedding had hurt her. He decided to make it up by arranging a surprise visit from Rose at Thanksgiving.

The boys spent the
weekend at the main house to give the newly-married couple privacy. He had to search a bit to locate them the next morning.

He pulled them aside and arranged a visit from them
as well at Thanksgiving, and then called Rose to coordinate with her. Within an hour, he had the surprise set and could hardly wait for Thanksgiving to give her this gift.

Several months later

Cade let Isaac and Emma in on the secret visit of John and Thomas. Isaac was in charge of collecting the young men from the airport and hiding them at the main house until he gave the signal. They were keeping him informed on the flight by text.  From the last message he received, the plane had landed and they were claiming the luggage. He expected his parents to arrive with the boys in about forty five minutes.

They were settled in front of the
television watching a zombie series Anna loved. The episode would end right before he expected the car to pull in at his parents, perfect timing. When the show ended he would get her to go outside with him and then signal the boys to come over.

“Close your eyes,
” he breathed, cupping her face gently in his large warm hands, blocking her view. He kissed her cheeks, trailing kisses to her cute little nose, then feather light, over her lids. Her breath was warm on his face as he leaned his forehead against hers. As at the wedding, before the boys got close enough to see her younger looks from the conversion, he used his magic to make her appear a mid-forties woman like they would expect. The couple heard footsteps as the boys came near, leaves crunching and twigs snapping. He had them stop about five feet away.

He gave her one last kiss as he released her face and he took one step back from her. “Al
l right, you can open your eyes now.”

When she opened them,
her hand flew to her mouth as she gasped. The reality of what she was seeing hit her then and a squeal of happiness erupted from her as she launched herself at the two humans she loved most in the world. She was not a weepy woman, but she’d missed them terribly and her eyes misted and threatened to expose her girly side. She latched onto first one, then the other. “Oh, my God! I can’t believe you are here! How long can you stay? Are you having Thanksgiving with us? When did you get here? Oh, my God!!!!  You are really here!!” When she finally let go, she asked Cade with delight glistening in her eyes, “How’d you know I missed them so badly?” Everyone laughed at her excited, nonstop stream of questions. She shot them out so fast she almost sounded like an auctioneer. No one had a chance to answer one question before she asked the next.

“I know things.”
Remember, I not only hear your thoughts when you allow me to, but I feel what you feel. You missed them and it was important to you that you spend Thanksgiving together. It mattered to you so it mattered to me.

She had the biggest smile he had ever seen on her face. She was as close to glowing as a person could g
et. She tucked one arm in the crook of each of the boys’ arms and marched them into the house.

“Where’s your luggage?” She realized they weren’t carrying any with them.

“We left the bags at Isaac’s house.” Thomas gestured over his shoulder with his thumb. “Cade was hiding us until he had you in position for the surprise. We’ll go and get them in a bit. So how are you, Mom?”

“I’m great. And even better now you both are here. I still can’t believe you surprised me!”

John was discretely trying to look around, but she saw him craning his neck down the hall.

“Would you like a tour, John?
When you came for the wedding you didn’t have the chance to stay with us. Flying in one day and out the next will not be allowed again.” She had her hands on her hips and was giving them her best mind your mother expression.

“Sure, that would be great.” She almost laughed as he tried to sound uninterested. John was always the curious one.

She loved the flowing and yet sectioned off home Cade had built. On a day-to-day basis, the family lived in one half of the house, and when company visited there was a complete wing just for them.

As you came in through the front door, off to the right was a small formal sitting room, and then you stepped into the
great room. From here you could go left into the master suites or right into the formal dining room, kitchen, laundry room, extra bathroom, and a bedroom which would one day be a nursery.

As she stood and waited for the men to join her, she gestured toward the master suite. “Right through there is our master bedroom. No need for you boy
s to go in there.” The boys rolled their eyes at their mother. She led the group into the center area of the house, which she considered the heart of the home.

“As you can see, we have a full chef’s kitchen with informal seating. To the left is a formal dining room. To the right down the hall are the laundry room and a spare bedroom. Feel free to make yourself at home, grab some food or a drink, anything you need.” They passed through the kitchen and into an area that marked the start of the separate wing located behind the garage and beyond.

“Cade, you have a great place here,” John said.

“Yeah. Man, did you have this built custom?” Thomas asked.

“Actually I did design the entire layout and then had an architect draw up plans.”

Anna got the group moving again, and they stepped into a large, long room running the length of the thr
ee car garage. Thomas and John looked at each other and grinned. They stood in a recreation room complete with wet bar and pool table. There was even a sitting area with leather couches and La-Z-Boy chairs facing a 60-inch flat screen hung over a wood burning fireplace. Oh, yeah, they were going to have some fun. You had to pass through the recreation room to get to the actual guest wing of the house. Behind Anna’s back, the boys high-fived each other and Cade chuckled.

S
he put her hands on her hips, looked at her sons and said, “We have three bedrooms back here. One of them is a complete guest suite with its own living room. You two can figure out who gets which room on your own. Leave me out of the battle.” She saw the gleam in their eyes as they tried to figure out how they could finagle the private guest suite.

She stepped
through the door and gestured to the left and to the right. “There are two identical bedrooms with a walkthrough bathroom shared in between. Beyond that is the guest suite with full bath, bedroom and living room. Figure out which room you’re taking and then you should probably go back to Isaac’s and get your luggage before it gets too late. Come here and give your mom another hug. I still can’t believe you’re both here.” She gave them both quick hugs and then left them to figure out their rooms.

Back in the great room, she wrapped her arms around Cade’s waist and smiled up at him. “Have I told you lately what a wonderful man you are?”

“Why, I’m not sure you have. Perhaps you can show me and tell me.” He had a mischievous, crooked smile and a sparkle in his eyes.

She slid her arms up around his neck and pulled his lips down to hers in a passionate kiss. She could never kiss him
only once. They were still wrapped in a tight embrace when Thomas and John came out of the guest wing to head out of the house.

“That is
so wrong. Get a room!” Thomas yelled as they went out the door.

John
blushed and looked away.

In no time
, they returned loaded down with luggage and went to the guest wing to unpack. Since it was already late, they said a quick goodnight to their mother and Cade and headed off to bed.

She decided to treat the boys to a full breakfast the next morning. She woke Cade with the delicious smells of freshly brewed coffee and bacon frying, grinn
ing to herself. It worked every time.

He wrapped his arms around he
r, nuzzled her neck and kissed her bare shoulder.
Bonjour, ma belle mate, mon amour.

She leaned back and laid her head against Cade’s shoulder smiling to herself while she continued flipping the bacon.
Good morning yourself, my sexy wolf.

Cade’s chest rumbled against her back, a sure sign both man and beast were content.

She had just finished chopping fresh vegetables, grating the cheese, and she was cracking eggs for the veggie omelets when both of the boys came stumbling out of the guest wing. John was brushing his sleep-rumpled hair out of his eyes and Thomas was scratching the back of his neck.

“Smells so good,” John said through a yawn.

Thomas growled, “Coffee.”

“I take it that means you would like a cup of coffee, Thomas?” Anna said in irritation at his rude demand.

Thomas decided it may be safest to rephrase himself. “Mom, the coffee smells great. May I have a cup?”

“Why, yes. I can get that for you,” she said with humor in her voice and a smile. Thomas was always grumpy in the morning.

While the men enjoyed their coffee, she quickly made up four omelets and they sat down to breakfast.

“Man, that
was great, Mom. I miss your cooking,” John said.

“Yeah, we can’t find women back home who can cook like you, Mom.” Thomas added.

“You boys can both move on down here. We’ll help you find good women,” Cade volunteered.

Anna’s face lit up at the thought of even the slightest possibility her sons would move closer. She knew her boys, and if she brought up the subject of them moving to Louisiana, the first thing they would do is put on the brakes. With them
, she had to make them think moving was their idea. The wheels in her mind were already turning.

“Do you two have plans for the day?” Anna asked.

“Since we are so close to New Orleans and the French Quarter, we thought we would go into town for the day,” Thomas said.

“I think my brother, Stefan, is heading into town in about an hour if you’d like to catch a ride with him. I know he plans to be there all day.”

“Perfect. We’d better get cleaned up. Does he live close by?” John asked.

“Actually most of us have houses scattered around the plantation. Stefan’s house is about
ten acres to the west. I’ll give him a call and make sure he stops by and picks you up.”

About an hour later everyone was dressed, buffed and polished, ready for the day. Those boys sure did clean up well, she thought. Look out New Orleans girls, you are about to get your hearts broken by the boys from Denver.

Stefan knocked once and then let himself into the front door. “Hello in the house,” which was Stefan’s normal greeting when he came to visit.

Cade made the introductions. “Stefan, you remember Thomas and John, Anna’s sons from Denver.” The men each stepped forward in turn and shook hands, greeted each other the way men do with slapping backs and bumping fists. With no further fanfare, they headed out the door to enjoy the day.

Cade had work to do in his home office and Anna decided to start preparing for Thanksgiving. Everyone would be busy until at least dinnertime.

Tomorrow was Thanksgiving, and that meant
she had a lot to do.

Thomas and John returned a little earlier than she had planned. She was still busy in the kitchen and really needed them occupied and out from underfoot.
Babe, would you show the boys around and keep them busy for an hour or so until I’m finished?

Anything you need,
mon amour.

“Why don’t I show you boys around the plantation while your mom finishes up?”
he asked as he gave her a little conspiratorial wink.

“That would be great. Do you have any fishing gear, Cade? Maybe tomorrow we could wet a line.” Thomas loved to fish and sadly got little opportunity to enjoy it back home.

“I have a variety of fresh water and salt water gear. Whatever is your pleasure?” Cade’s excitement over Thomas’s shared his love of fishing had him looking like a little boy, he hadn’t had a fishing buddy since Simon joined the Marines.

“Great, we’ll get changed into jeans for the tour and take a look at the gear
,” Thomas said

Once the men returned from their tour, dinner was served. The boys were in heaven, pot roast with mashed potatoes and gravy. They basically ate in silence except for the occasional moan of appreciation coming from Thomas and John.

“I know I taught you two to cook when I was raising you. What is with the ‘I haven’t eaten a good meal in forever’ act?” she asked.

“Oh, we know how to cook, we just don’t
,” John said

“I told you
, cher, restaurants are essential to the survival of a single man.”

“Exactly
,” both boys said together.

They all laugh
ed and helped clear the table.

The evening went by too fast for Anna’s liking. She cherished every minute with her boys. Dinner was eaten, and the kitchen cleaned.