Do Or Die (Surreal Blue Rogue Agent 1) by E.R. Baine Page B

Nadia only wanted to go because her
brother said that he wanted to.  “You continue what you are doing.” A small,
soiled  jockey came flying into Viktor’s chest from the direction of the
doorway. He made haste to catch it with his right hand. “Nathan! You don’t have
to undress to use the toilet.”
    “Ah fool you!” Nathan laughed,
escaping the room.
    Viktor scowled darkly as he
ran after his son. Nadia skipped behind them holding onto the legs of her teddy
around her shoulders. Chubby teddy hung upside down without daddy managing to
hold it in place.
    Audrianna sighed, hanging her
head low in frustration before she looked back at the screen and focused on her
report. A loud clash could be heard and she got up once more to search
for the root of the sound. “What now?” She thought.
    She entered Nikolai’s room to
find him laying on the floor holding his knee tangled in the sheets. The waiter
that held his breakfast was collapsed on the floor.
    “Oh baby.” Audrianna scooped
him up and laid her on the bed. “Are you okay.”
    Viktor loomed in the doorway,
assessing the damage. “Jumping on the bed again. I thought I told you not to
stop.” He turned in the doorway. “Arianna.” Her rasped for the maid. “I should
make you clean up your own mess..”
    Tears welled up in Nikolai’s
eyes and streamed down his cheeks still clutching his kneed. Viktor looked none
too impressed.
    “Are you okay.” Audrianna
cooed.
    “Oh, there is obviously
nothing wrong with him Audrianna! Go to your room and finish up your work.”
Viktor barked.
    Audrianna scoffed, hands on
her hips. “Don’t take that tone with me.”
    Viktor looked miffed, he
sighed. “Look, you go and finish do your job. I’ll handle the kids today. The
sooner you complete your report, the sooner we can leave for the Carolinas. Now
go!”
    Audrianna sighed, exasperated.
Nathan, fully dressed and Nadia, teddy in hand came running curious as to what
was causing all the commotion.
    “Nikolai, you hurt?” Nathan
asked.
    “Aww.” Nadia sympathized. “Let
me kiss it and make it all better.” She got up on the bed and kissed the
injured knee.
    Nathan patted Nikolai’s knee.
“You need a plaster? I have a octopus plaster.”
    “No no no! He doesn’t need a
plaster. All of you back to your rooms now!”
    “No I want to stay here.
Chunky nasty!” Nathan hugged Nikolai.
    “Me too,” Nadia whined. “I’m
staying too.” She hugged Nikolai across his stomach.
    Nikolai, annoyed with the
attention started to push the twins off of him. “Get off me.” He said.
    The twins looked at him before
they both started to push him down forcefully, hugging him mercilessly.
    “No I’m not playing.” Nikolai
screamed.
    The twins laughed, Audrianna
hugged him close too, kissing him on his cheeks. Nikolai squirmed.
    Viktor walked over to the bed,
he hooked to deliriously happy Nadia and Nathan around their stomachs and
headed out the room. He caught Arianna at the door and filled her in on the
mess created by Nikolai to clean up. Viktor then yelled at Audrianna to get
back to work.
     
     
    “Right.” Audrianna clapped her
hands above her head. “It’s over.” She said with glee. The glow of the laptop
illuminated her face. It was later that night when she watched the document
save and she closed her laptop shut. She glanced at the bed in the mirror. Her
husband was not there.
    She got up and ventured
outside. The town house they occupied while in the city was both modern and
comfortable. Audrianna loved the style of the darkly polished Mahogany woodwork
and high ceilings. She walked down the spiral staircase with deep, red velvet
carpet to the foyer below. She turned towards her husband’s study.
    She peeked inside. “Hey daddy.
What ’cha doin’ ?”
    Viktor sat in his chair and
seemed engrossed in what was on his computer screen. Grigori stood behind him.
He looked up distractedly. “I’m almost done here.” He looked back at his
desktop.