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college,” my Mom said, seeing the crestfallen expression on my face. “But we couldn’t keep it from you any longer.”
    “You would hardly have been getting in my way,” I replied, my expression darkening momentarily.
    “Things are going to change as little as possible,” Tony said, trying to defuse the situation. “I don’t want to uproot you from everything, so until you go off to college, I’m going to come and live here rather than make you and your Mom move to my Medina place.”
    Mom looked at him as he spoke and then stared back at me, waiting for me to respond.
    Oh hell. I guess I should have been happy for her, despite her running off and getting married behind my back to our old neighbor. At least I knew Tony and Andrew, or at least knew them almost a decade ago. It was better than her marrying some complete random.
    “It’s okay,” I said, getting up and throwing my arms around her. “I understand. I…um…I’m happy for you guys.”
    “Thanks, honey,” she whispered in my ear as she hugged me back.
    I pulled away a moment later and looked over at Tony. “So what about Andrew?” I asked. “I guess he’s technically my stepbrother now. When are you going to tell him? And how’s he been?”
    He smiled. “He’s been great. Working hard since he finished school last year. I actually already told him about your mother and me, and he’s coming over here to see us all soon. It’ll be nice for you two to catch up after all these years. I can still remember you two running around and playing in the mud together like it was only yesterday.”
    Right on cue, the doorbell rang, and I smiled back at Tony. “I guess that’s him. I’ll get the door.”
    I dashed out of the lounge and into the hall, and my pulse raced with excitement as I wondered what Andrew looked like now that he was all grown up. Was he still the same scrawny-looking geek, or had he grown into his looks? My question was immediately and horrifyingly answered as I threw the door open.
    Oh, hell no.
    Standing at the door with a polite smile on his smarmy face was Drew. Drew the model from Mint nightclub. God, no wonder he’d looked so familiar to me the other night! I hadn’t just recognized him from his modeling campaigns…I’d recognized him from my childhood as well. Now that I knew the truth, I couldn’t believe that it hadn’t occurred to me. He was several heads taller now, with perfectly chiseled features and muscles that would make a professional boxer jealous, but the eyes were the same twinkling blue ones that I remembered from so long ago. I’d been stupid to miss it. Dammit, why wasn’t I one of those people who Facebook stalked all their old childhood friends? If I was, I would’ve known who he was the second I saw him last night.
    Speaking of last night, I’d been in his hotel room...in his bed. I’d kissed him. I’d seen him naked, and I’d very nearly let him swipe my V-card. And now he was my stepbrother.
    Oh, crap.

 
    CHAPTER THREE
    DREW
    What the ever-living fuck? The gorgeous brunette who’d given me the worst case of blue balls in history last night was Sophie Ramirez? My old best friend and neighbor from when I was a kid…Christ, what the hell was going on here? My mind reeled with confusion as I took in the sight before me, and my father’s voice boomed out from beside her a second later. Sophie’s Mom, Marie, trailed behind him, a massive diamond on her hand. Jesus. They really had gotten married. When Dad had called me to tell me the news earlier and invited me to the Ramirez house, I’d thought it was his weird idea of a prank.
    “Ah, there you are. You remember Sophie, of course,” Dad said, patting her on the shoulder and beckoning me inside.
    A thin smile crept across my face. “Yeah, how could I forget? How’ve you been, Tatiana?”
    Her face paled, and her brown eyes nearly bulged right out of her head as my father’s forehead wrinkled.
    “It’s Sophie , Drew,” Dad said.
    I