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closets were bigger than his first apartment—hell, as big as the whole apartment building, he thought with a grin. The family area and the kitchen with a patio were their favorite places to start their day together with its views of the gardens out back. Alyssa said her father loved this area more than any other in the whole house. The family room with its three-story vaulted ceiling and access to the veranda looked down over the fireplace that was big enough to roast a hog or two in. The media room with another fireplace led the way to a cozy area for family and guests if they ever wanted to entertain.
    The work shop and utility room off the first floor was his domain and he loved going in there and working on the old cars that Nathan, Alyssa’s father, had never gotten around to finishing. The man had loved to tinker so it seemed, and had every tool imaginable to do it with. Cain loved this part of the house as well. There were spiral stairs in the veranda and stairs in the grand foyer to go up to the second floor. There were five bedrooms with private baths upstairs, as well as a large private retreat. Then there were the gardens.
    The house was surrounded by over two hundred acres, mostly wooded areas, and a security fence went around the ten acres closest to the house. Their drive was private and a security team was out front twenty-four-seven. No one got in without permission, and that was seldom given unless he or Alyssa allowed it. His sisters, Drew, and his grandda Thomas, were the only ones who could come and go as they needed.
    Pulling up in front of the hotel, Cain’s phone rang. Smiling, he answered.
    “Hello, Damon. How’s retirement treating you? Is Charlotte driving you nuts yet?”
    Last month, Damon Grant had retired. He’d been threatening it for some weeks now and Cain was surprised when the man, a dedicated doctor himself and Cain’s mentor, actually did it.
    “We’re having a blast, my boy. Thanks for the cruise. Tell Alyssa that we love it. I need to ask a favor. Not a biggy, just something that I’ve just thought of.”
    He’d been just thinking of things nearly every day since he left, but Cain smiled. The man had given him this practice and had also been very helpful in his career as a doctor.
    “Of course. You know I’d do anything for you and Charlotte. Name it.” And he knew that he would too. The man was everything to him.
    “I need you to arrange something for me. Charlotte and I will be back on the seventh and I want to make sure that the house is ready for us. Do you think you could please do that for us? Don’t have a clue what that might involve, never had much say in the house anyway once I married, but there you have it. Not that I’m a chauvinist, but you might want to see what your lovely wife has to say on the matter. She had to do her own home and she probably has a hint or two to lend you.”
    Cain laughed. Alyssa was the least domestic person he knew and Damon knew it. If Cain wanted a hot meal and she was in the kitchen, she’d more likely than not tell him to microwave his cornflakes. He was very happy for the cooks they had on staff.
    “I’ll do that. I’ll have someone pick you both up as well if you let me know when your plane lands. Then when you settle, we’ll get together for dinner. You can show us your pictures.”
    After getting that settled Cain made a note on his phone and he got out of the car. His mother was waiting in the lobby, and she didn’t look any happier to see him than he did her.
    “Mother. We were going to meet in your room. What’s going on?” He kissed her cheek and then helped her pull her jacket on.
    “That room is a pigsty. I swear there are bugs as big as a cat in there. You’ll have to put me up somewhere else or at that house of yours. I’m sure that the girls wouldn’t mind moving out so that I can have some privacy. It’s too nice of a house for them anyway. Besides, I’m thinking of moving back here permanently and