Chapter TEN

 
The following day Max took him his wife and child. The Griffith household was on edge, the children didn’t know what to do. Roz was the centre of everything and they all felt out of sorts.
Max gathered everyone in the family room and sat them all down. He looked at his family and he was proud.
“I brought your mother home because the doctors don’t know what else they can do for her. I have to confess when she told me she didn’t want any more children, I was angry and when she told me she was already pregnant all I had to do was tell her to have the baby and she would. I feel like I forced this child on her.”
Max sat down and put his head in his hands. He felt a hand on his head and he looked up.
“Do you want to know what momma wanted?”
“What son?”
“Us. That’s all she wanted. Have you ever seen her shout at any one of us or spank us when we didn’t do as we were told? When our father’s left us high and dry she straightened her back and did what she had to do. Rozario Griffith would never be forced into doing anything. It’s not your fault she is sick and she would never blame you.”
Max hugged Brad tightly.
“Okay, here’s how this will go. We will take turns watching the twin and Brittany, she won’t sleep without her mother so we just have to keep that up. The nurse will be here in the morning. Jeff you take Roz’s car and your duty is to drive the children to where they need to go for now. I will hire some more drivers at work so I won’t need to be there so often.”
The Griffith household stuck together, they took turns baby-sitting each other, Jeff stepped up and drove the others where they needed to go and they did the grocery shopping and he rotated who kept the house clean.
 
In every storm there is a quietness, that’s usually to prepare you for the worse to come. Roz’s pregnancy was the first part, bringing her home was the eye and the worse was the nurse Max hired to watch over her.
 
Forty-five year old Carla Lynch had been a nurse for 20 years and she specialized in private home care. She would only be contracted to wealthy patients and when Max called her she accepted because she knew who both he and his wife were.
She showed up at the house the morning after Max brought Roz home. Max gave her strict instructions where everything was concerned.
“You role here is nurse to my wife nothing else, the only time you may concern yourself with my children is if something happens health wise and you would be compensated for it after. If there is a problem with my children you bring it to me. You have your own room, all other bedrooms are completely off limits. We moved Roz down stairs to make it easier to access her if we need to take her back to the hospital. I have everything in your contract, sign it and I will have it copied and back to you by the end of today. If you have to leave for any reason, do not leave my wife alone and you let me know before you step through the door. I know everyone has a personal life, if you have a boyfriend and you want him to come over, let me know in advance, I do not want any issues.”
Max handed her the contract and showed her to her room. It was simple but cozy, built-in wardrobe, a small computer desk and a queen sized bed. There was a phone, flat screen tv, Blu-Ray player and a Bose stereo.
“Thank you Mr. Griffith, does Rozario need me now or can I get unpacked and settle in?”
“This might seem a bit strict but she is not your friend, she is Mrs. Griffith, call her by her first name when it’s just the two of you. You can get settled, I will call you if I need you.”
 
Max closed the bedroom door and left.
“Oh I am going to like it here, Maxwell Griffith is one sexy man and so is his son.”
 
Over the next six weeks things were going smoothly, until one night Carla got up around 3am to grab a snack. She decided she would take a chance no one else was up so instead of putting on proper clothes, she went in her bra and panties. She put the items on the counter and half way through making her sandwich, she looked up and Max was staring at her. The look on his face was not only of surprise but he was clearly not in the least bit excited.
“Let me make this clear, this is unacceptable and if you do it again, I will find another nurse who is a professional in every aspect. I will let this go only this time, now get some clothes on.”
Carla left and put on a pair of shorts and a Baby-T. When she came back Max was sitting at the breakfast table with his head in his hands.
“Mr. Griffith, I’m sorry about just now, I didn’t think anyone would be up at this hour.” She reached out and touched his shoulder. He shrugged it off.
“That’s not the point. The point is that this is not your home, you work here, treat it as if were an office and if you even think about trying to entice me, you will have no such luck. Have a good night.”
 
Max got up and went back to his bedroom. He found it quite amazing that Carla had a sexy body but he felt nothing at all. He wanted his wife. She was the only woman who made his body go hay wire. They hadn’t been together in the last four months of her pregnancy and now that she was sick, it was even more frustrating. He tried to focus on the children and her care but he would get lonely and depressed when he went to bed alone.
 
In the following four weeks, Carla was an exceptional nurse, she still wanted Max but she resigned herself to the fact that he wasn’t interested. His son however was another story. She had gone to a cougar party by special invitation with one of her older women friends and she was sure she saw Jeff there, not as a pup but as a guest as well. She would use his secret to find out what kind of skills he had as a lover and she didn’t have a staunch boyfriend anyway. Being in the same house with such a specimen would soothe the ache she got at night when she entertained herself in the privacy of her room.