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brother,
Brandon, and his lovely, curvy and petite wife, Kim, forced her attention from
Ben and she was grateful. Brandon, not surprisingly, bore a striking
resemblance to his brothers. There were some seriously awesome genes running
around in that family and they weren’t just in the looks department. It didn’t
take Emma long to see that Brandon doted on Kim much the same way Tyler did
Mina. It was in the way he looked after her, making sure her cup was always
filled and the considerate way he listened to her when she spoke. It was with a
new understanding that she thought of Adam’s earlier complaints about how mushy
in love they were. Only, unlike him, she found herself envious of their
affection, rather than annoyed by it.
    More introductions were made and she came to learn many of
the guys there were fighters from the gym Tyler and Brian belonged to. Some had
girlfriends with them but some, she was delighted to find, were on their own. And
some of them were pretty hot. Hot and they seemed to reciprocate her
interest. Unlike a certain gorgeous man sitting by the fire she was trying her
damndest to ignore.
    Before she could elaborate on that thought, she was
extricated from her reverie when Adam arrived and pulled her into an unexpected
hug. “I’m glad you showed,” he said with that panty-melting smile of his when
he pulled away. Not for the first time did she wonder if Chloe maybe hadn’t
picked the wrong twin to hook her up with. But then she felt the weight of a
silent gaze boring into her profile and it just did something to her
that Adam’s warm embrace couldn’t match.
    Which was bullshit and something she needed to get over if
she wanted her plan to be successful. Ben was so off her “Charming List” radar
it wasn’t even funny. While she knew her mission called for her to kick her
list to the side, the guy she hooked up with had to possess some of
those qualities. Ben was just downright rude and non-personable.
    “I’m glad you decided to show up, too, little
brother,” Brandon quipped, looking down at his watch for emphasis.
    Adam shot him a sheepish but worried look. “I know. I would
have been here sooner but it was The Captain. He’s been having some…um…trouble
lately and I wanted to make sure he was comfortable before I left.”
    Brandon laughed. “I swear to God, man, you should just marry
that damn dog and be done with it.”
    And with that, an almighty bicker-fest started up between
the three brothers surrounding her and she couldn’t contain her amusement. But
along with her mirth came a pang of homesickness for her own family. It had
been a long time since her family had been assembled like this all in one place
and she hadn’t realized until this moment how much she had been missing them. They
were scattered on different ends of the country and didn’t get the opportunity
to come together very often outside of the major holidays.
    It didn’t escape her notice, however, that Ben remained
removed from his brothers. His lack of contribution to the lively conversation
spoke volumes and despite herself, she was curious.
    For the time being she shook off her wayward interest and
settled into a seat by the fire to enjoy the company she was in. The fact that
he soon got up and made his way toward the house helped. But he was stopped by
a burly-looking man who could only be a fighter and from then on she was
acutely aware of his location in relation to hers. Still, she tried to forget
he was there.
    “So, Emma,” Kim said turning away from the brothers and their
arguing to face Chloe and Emma. “Chloe tells me you two went to college
together. What did you study?”
    A rueful smile lifted her lips when she thought about it. “I
was an English major, actually. So I have no idea how I ended up in banking.”
    Kim’s laugh was warm and infectious and Emma took an instant
liking to her. “Believe me I understand how that goes. I majored in psychology,
intending to be this affluent