Watch your balls

When Alex and Lexi walked into the dining room, Karmen and Jackson were already sitting at the table eating their breakfast.

Jackson was dressed in a three piece suit with a white shirt and a black and red silk striped tie. Karmen was wearing a black pencil skirt and a red silk blouse with black high heels. Lexi dressed up today also to start her new job. She looked real professional in her black double breast pants suit and white silk blouse.

Alex glanced over at Lexi then glanced back over to the younger couple setting at the table. He chuckled making a little joke

" Mother would be proud of us this morning she would probably even introduce us to her friends."

Jackson chuckled, but the joke flew over the girls head. Lexi looked at Alex puzzled seeing her puzzled expression he explained the little joke to her " sweetheart it was just a little joke, you know how mother is always prime and proper and dressed to perfection. Well she thinks everyone should be dressed that way all the time."

After Alex explained the little joke a smile curled on her lips. She glanced over at Karmen and Jackson noticing they were dressed up too. "oh I get it , because we all look like we're going to a funeral today."

Alex chuckled amused by her comment, agreeing with her. " That's right sweetheart." he turned his attention towards Jackson who was setting at the table feeding Karmen scrambled eggs. asking him " where are the two of you going today?"

Jackson didn't even turn his head away from Karmen to look in Alex's direction, he just started giving him a rundown on their plans for the day. " I'm going to my office to meet with the contractors that will be working on the old Castle in Schaumburg this morning. And we also need to run by that hippie vitamin shop down town to get karmen a protein shake mix."

After Karmen took a bite or two of the scrambled eggs, he had shoved in her mouth , he finally looked up at Alex telling him the rest of their plans for the day.

"We should be back after lunch, maybe we can all go on a trail ride together."

Karmen stopped his hand from putting some more scrambled eggs in her mouth. To remind him of things she needed to do.

"I need to run by the University to pick up my schedule for this fall. Then I need to go to the book store on campus to buy my books."

After he had finally looked up he noticed Alex looked a little stressed. But he couldn't think of any reason he would be . He didn't think Alex was freaking out because Lexi was unguarded ,he put Lexi's desk in Alex's office because it was the safest place for her to be.

But Alex should know this too , after all he is the one who had the heavy duty steel door with the bulletproof glass and the electronic locking system installed, he tried to listen to Alex's heart beat to see if he was truly stressed or if he was just trying to make up an excuse for Lexi not to work.

But his damm tricky brother lowered his own heart rate and he could only detect a faint occasional heart beat . He narrowed his eyes , looking straight into Alex's letting him know in a kind way that his little ruse wasn't working on him.

"Don't worry Alex, Lexi will be fine, you can lock your office door it's the most secure room in the whole castle. There's a bathroom in there and your phone is connected to the security camera , you can turn it on and watch Lexi work." His voice sounded so casual and nonchalant, the two girls never suspected anything. But Alex knew his tricks and tactics wasn't working on Jackson.

Alex snapped his head around to look at Lexi saying "Sweetheart don't let anyone inside my office except me or Jackson."

She was worried Alex might change his mind about letting her helping him do his work .She took his hand sounding as convincing as she could to reassure him that it would be ok. "I'll be fine.Just go to court and don't worry about me. I want to go on the trail ride this afternoon with Karmen and Jackson."

While Jackson was trying to shove another bite of scrambled eggs in Karmen's mouth, he glanced towards Lexi telling her about the things he had prepared for her.

"Oh yeah Lexi ,I put you some cola and a few snacks in Alex's refrigerator for you."

"See, I told you I would be fine." She told Alex in a chipper voice.

Jackson couldn't pass up the opportunity to tease Alex, he has always thought Alex was like his mother a little to old fashioned and out of touch.

"Alex are you being reluctant to let Lexi help because of her safety or is it because you think your balls will shrink."

"You know we have already had," Jackson cut him off before he could harp about that maid Beth " That's right Alex had a trader in the castle, which turned out to be a woman who was being threatened with her children's life."

"Ok, ok, I guess I'm a little old fashioned ."

He confessed ,turning to Lexi he tried to plead his case " Darling I just don't like the idea of you working."

" Alex it will be fine, I want to help you and your balls are fine too, I checked last night."

Jackson coughed and snorted trying to hold back the laughter that finally came rolling out ,along with his laughter also came his jokes. "See Alex your Queen lives in this century you might as well too. She will even help you watch your balls, to make sure they don't shrink."

Alex rolled his eyes at Jackson's little smart comment, throwing one back his way.

" Hay, don't you have things you need to do. You can't get them done setting around here all day." He stands up putting his hand out for Lexi to take , his voice coming out gallant and regal " Come sweetheart I will escort you to our office."

As they were walking out the door. Jackson shouts out, "you'll be thanking me tonight. When we're all having a blast at the lake house and make sure you Text the stables. Have Pepper saddled for me and I guess you can have." he paused a minute looking down at Karmen asking curiously " Babe can you ride?" Before she could answer, Lexi shouted across the room. " Heck yeah ,she competes, and she's damm good at it, look her little ass up on your phone. Her horse is named Shadow ,she won the junior nationals last year."

"Alex , I guess you can have Star saddled for Karmen .We should be back here around one o'clock today." Jackson shouted back .