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I smiled, because I could tell there was a lot of love between the brothers and that had to be a good thing. I turned and squeezed Josh's hand, glad that while I had been an only child growing up, I would finally have four brothers.
At that moment, despite being a bit overwhelmed by all the attention, and feeling like I needed to catch my breath, I couldn't be happier.
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"Hey, guys, hold up," I said when my brothers eagerly crowded around Ella and peppered her with praise and questions about me and our relationship. She looked overwhelmed for a moment and I wanted to give her some breathing space. "Let Ella have a few moments to catch her breath, okay?"
They laughed and stepped back, and I pulled Ella into my arms.
"I was an only child," Ella said, "so I'm so happy to be getting a bunch of brothers in the deal."
That was the perfect thing for her to say, and I knew it would endear her with them.
"We all wanted a sister when we were young but each time my mother gave birth, it was another brother," Christian said.
"You were disappointed in me?" Michael said, giving Nash a playful punch on the shoulder.
"Naw," Nash replied, squeezing Michael's shoulder. "I had someone to push around for a change, instead of being pushed around by Josh."
"So that's how it was with all of you," Ella said, smiling. She turned to David. "You were the youngest. Who did you push around?"
"Our dog Charlie," David said with a laugh.
"It's true," Nash said. "Charlie was the best-trained dog we ever had. We all thought David would become a vet, but he picked up a guitar and that was it. He forgot about veterinary college and went after the money for nothing and the free chicks."
"You got it," David said and laughed.
I turned to Ella. "Let's go take our suitcases upstairs and then we can come down and have a drink with the brothers."
"Sounds good," Ella said, her expression telling me she was glad to have a moment's break from the inquisition.
I grabbed both our suitcases and Ella followed me upstairs to the second-floor wing where the guest bedrooms were located.
"This is ours," I said and opened the door to our room.
The bedroom David had prepared for us was huge and had a magnificent four poster king sized bed in the center. Behind it was a pair of patio doors that led to a balcony looking out over the LA vista. Ella checked the place out, including a huge en suite bathroom with a jet tub and stand-up two-person shower.
"The view is amazing!" Ella said and went to open the patio doors while I laid the suitcases on the bench at the foot of the bed.
I followed her out and put my arms around her from behind, resting my chin on the top of her head.
"It is nice," I said. "It's so quiet out here. There's no city noise and I like it, but I can still see the city."
"I could get used to it," Ella said, squeezing my arms around her waist. "But I'd feel so far away from everyone."
"I know what you mean," I said. "But the flight is only a few hours. We could fly here and back easily if we wanted. We could live here in the winter, and in Manhattan in the summer."
"That would be nice," she replied and turned around in my arms. We kissed, the kiss starting out soft but deepening.
"Mmm," I murmured against her throat when the kiss broke. "You're going to get me all randy and I won't want us to go back and socialize with my brothers..."
"We can't do that," she replied with a coy look in her eyes. "I want to talk to them, get all the dirt on you when you were growing up."
"There's no dirt to get, I'm afraid," I said in mock sadness. "I was the good brother who did the right thing. I never broke the rules."
I glanced down at her to see if s
