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Alistair wasn't that sad sack who got kicked out of the house like a

mangy mutt anymore. Now, he could fight his own battles without leaning on anyone's coattails.

Here was the thing, though. It turned out that bothering Caroline didn't annoy her at all-if anything, she seemed into it. Maybe she was stoked he finally saw her and Eloise as family?

If only we could be family forever.

He caught himself daydreaming about being family forever, then immediately felt like a gutter rat eyeing a diamond.

Caroline's out of my league.

Alistair's always known his place, and he kept telling himself not to get his hopes up.

It was crazy. With Rebecca, he couldn't care less no matter how hot she tried to act. But Caroline? One look and he was head over

heels.

Maybe it was that "No one messes with you while I'm around" line that got to him.

It was so sweet, it made him forget his place.

He shook off those thoughts and got back to reality.

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Sandra picked out an amazing watermelon-so sweet he stuffed himself. Big mistake. He woke up late at night bursting to pee.

The first night in Caroline's room, he'd already decided not to use the en-suite bathroom. It felt too personal, even though they were

sharing a bed-innocently, of course.

So he planned to use the old bathroom in his old room if he needed to. He hardly ever got up at night, but the watermelon did

him in.

In the dead quiet, he listened for a few seconds, heard Caroline's soft breathing, and then slowly sat up. He slid out of bed barefoot, grabbed his phone, and tiptoed across the soft carpet.

Caroline laid down thick rugs to keep Eloise

flashlight, he headed

library.

Caroline was having kids' books delivered tomorrow, the kind

was already a bookworm. She

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picture books, even though she could barely read.

stories as she went

into it.

making her read

nightmare.

Someone stuck some pretty pink flowers in

extra fluids that had been making him

he headed back the way

sharing a bed. If Caroline woke up and found him gone, she'd grill him for sure. And that'd be the best-case scenario. If Eloise saw he

So Alistair crept back.

get into the room. He remembered Caroline saying she couldn't stand any light or

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she slept, and she got super cranky if you woke her

morning, though, since

eyes adjusted to the dark, he could make out shapes, even if everything was

onto the bed, pulled the covers

that he accidentally collided with her as she suddenly emerged from

thing he knew, she fell right into his arms. Feeling her warm, soft body against him, Alistair

not sure where

calmer than he felt, even though they'd both gotten spooked.

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could feel

strong, steady thud of his heartbeat. Before she knew it, her

he'd notice, she stood up straight and took half a step back. "You okay? I didn't mean

was about to ask. Caught off-guard, he just stammered, "Yeah, I'm

better get some sleep. It'll be

on the inside of the bed, Caroline

in the middle of the night and used the bathroom in his old room, while Caroline used the one in their bedroom. And wouldn't you know it, they ran into each

in bed, their hearts were pounding like crazy-even faster

onto her side, burying her

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