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myself alone with Cole anymore.
    My first glimpse of the Knight home completely blows my mind. Giant granite columns line an oversized porch that wraps around the sides. The sun sparkles off what seems to be hundreds of windows, and a colorful rainbow of flowers spill out onto the manicured lawn. Everything around me screams money. I don’t belong here, and this idea looks worse by the second.
    The moment the car stops, Juliana runs out the cavernous front door. Sensing my tension, she wraps me in a huge hug. “Bitch, this is going to be so much fun.”
    I smile at her enthusiasm even though a part of me is scared to death of what is happening. This is going to make it harder in the end for me to leave. I should have kept my distance and not let them pull me in, but I’ve missed Drew and wanted to be near him. How was I to know that I would meet Cole and fall hard and fast for him? I was a goner the second our eyes met. None of this is part of my long-range plan, and when I finally leave him behind for my new life in California, it’s going to hurt like hell.

I turn back to see Cole smirking as his sister leads me into the house. I’m not sure moving into the Knight mansion is the right thing for me to do. Even if crime is the norm in this family, their loyalty never ceases to amaze me. Thankfully, while Juliana’s eagerness to have me there is not common, for me it’s not altogether foreign. She drags me into what appears to be a large family room off the foyer. It has a homey feel to it. Dark beige couches in the center of the room hold an assortment of hunter green throw pillows. The curtains match the color of the pillows to a T. A huge TV dominates the front of the room.
    Justin ignores us while he plays a video game, and the small boy sitting beside him studies the TV and clicks the buttons on his game controller. The serious expression on his face makes me smile. I know right away that the little boy is Seth, the half-brother that the older Knight siblings adore. I have heard so much about Seth this past week from Julie, Justin, and even badass Cole.
    When he looks away from the TV, Seth’s eyes light up and he yells out, “Cole!” His little legs carry him across the floor, and he slams full force into his big brother.
    A smiling Cole lifts him high in the air, and his laughter joins Seth’s giggles.
    “Hey, buddy!” Cole says.
    “She’s hot! Who is she?” Seth asks. Eyes almost identical to Cole’s peer at me. I struggle to keep from laughing at the little imp.
    “She’s beautiful, isn’t she?” Cole whispers loudly to Seth. Seth nods his head, barely missing Cole’s chin. “This is my girlfriend, Kat.”
    “Aw, man! I wanted her to be my girlfriend,” Seth whines in the cutest voice. My heart melts, and at that moment, I fall in love with that little boy.
    “Sorry, buddy. You will find your own pretty girl one day,” Cole says. “Kat is Drew’s little sister”
    “Drew’s your big brother?” He turns to me, awe in his voice. Cole’s told me that Seth thinks my brother hung the moon. I’m not so sure that’s a good thing.
    “He sure is,” I say with way more enthusiasm than I feel.
    He wiggles his little body until Cole puts him down and runs straight to me and latches onto my hand. Tugging my hand so I’ll follow, he leads me over to the love seat.
    “You want me to sit down?” I ask.
    He nods yes, and when I sit, this sweet little boy crawls into my lap and wraps his arms around me.
    “Drew is so cool. He is like a superhero,” Seth says in a reverent four-year-old voice.
    “A superhero? Really? I had no idea tell me more.” I fight to stifle my chuckles.
    Seth spends the next 15 minutes telling me how great my brother is. How I keep from laughing outright at some of the stuff coming from his mouth, I will never know. He is way too cute. I can’t believe that Drew has this little boy worshipping him, when Seth has three older siblings to admire. I enjoy the time with