Possessive: Her Protectors (Kingswood Saga Book 4) Completed

16. Amalie

I stand in the doorway in shock, what are they doing here, and what is Mom up to, inviting them to stay and eat with us, hell.  Where are my overprotective brothers and dads when I need them, to run them off.

'What are you doing here?"I snap at them.
"Ama, be polite, they have come to visit you" Mom scolds me and I frown, she seems to be okay with them being here.

"Mom!"
"And did you have to cut your brothers, you were supposed to be practicing not fighting" she said and I grinned.
"Mom they ganged up on me, two on one, that's not fair and besides they learn better that way" I explain and notice the look of shock on the twins faces.

"What?" I bark at them.
"You cut your brothers?" Rome questioned.
"Yep, they deserved it" I retorted, grabbing a biscuit from the plate on the table and leaning against the wall, watching them.

"Now. Why are you here?" I repeat.
Rio shakes his head mumbling to himself and Rome gives him a funny look before replying. "We want you to be our assistant, Aunt Lucy was supposed to ask you but then you were off another week and she kept fobbing us off, so we looked up your address and came to ask you ourselves" he rushes out.

I look at him shocked "You want me to be your assistant, but you hate assistants, you've gone through at least five I know about, why me?"

"You understand us" Rio replied looking directly at me.
"And you don't let us get away with giving you shit, we respect you for that" Rome added.

"Lucy and Paul haven't said anything to me about this" I tell them and they scowl.

"Its a three month trial, if you agree. You get to choose, but we wanted to persuade you, though even that's been a nightmare" Rome mutters and I raise my brows at Mom, who has been watching us silently.

"Noah pulled a gun on them and then your fathers and brothers did the mass intimidation thing, I'm surprised the boys haven't run screaming, especially when your brothers returned bleeding" Mom explained.
"Noah did what?" I hiss. "What was he doing outside with a gun?"

I spared a look at the twins, they didn't look too shell shocked, so my crazy family can't have scared them too much.
"If I was to say yes, what guarantee do I have that you're  not going to do the same to me?" I ask them.

They exchange a look before Rio answers. "We want to be selected for the Olympic team, we're good but you are the only one to ever make us better.  The exercises you did with us at Henley, we want more, we want you to help us get better, please Amalie, we promise we will behave"
I shoot a look at Rome who holds up his hands "I totally agree with Rio" he tells me holding my gaze.
"If I was to agree, you do things my way, that means no more goofing off, total commitment, to training and competing around your uni stuff" I tell them, not expecting them to agree.  But they nod their agreements.

"The first time you screw up I'm gone, I won't give you a second chance" I warn and they smile wryly at me.
"We promise and we will do our very best not to screw up" they said together and I laugh, for a moment they reminded me of the twins.

"Okay, on Monday when I return I will tell Lucy and Paul my decision, till I speak to them it's a maybe" I agree and they grin, hoping up and pulling me into a hug between them. The warmth of their arms not triggering the usual panic, I've felt since the attack.

I grin at Mom who is still watching us and can see the relief in her eyes, she too noticing my acceptance of the boys touch without panic. 
I was starting to heal.

"Now then boys as you are here, would you like to join us for dinner, and maybe till then Ama could go over a possible training plan with you" Mom asked them and I groaned when they smiled and accepted.

"Did you bring gym clothes?" I ask grinning at them as an evil idea hits me.
"Yes?" Rome replies looking worried.
"Good, go and grab it and I will meet you in the gym, we may as well start getting you into shape, it will give me a chance to see what I am working with" I tell them.
"Ama, play nicely" Mom warned but I just grinned at her, she asked them to stay, so it's her fault.

"Hey, we don't know where the gym is?" Rome calls as I head out of the room, to get changed myself.
"Don't worry Amalie, I will show them" Noah grins from the other doorway and I watch as the twins gulp before turning away to hid my grin.