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her own life – as she felt neither, Nick nor Katie, needed her. 
    Katie had always been his girl. And although he loved she was his little tomboy, he also knew one day she’d need the guidance of a balanced, good woman.  He just hoped it wasn’t anytime soon, as he had no idea where to steer her.  Not to mention that he wasn’t ready for her to grow up just yet.
                 
     
     
     
     
     
    Chapter 5
     
     
                   Paige watched her big brother and little sister carefully haul one of her reading chairs into her new home.  She looked down the street, which was lined with colorful trees and long driveways leading to happy little families, and suddenly felt like she was in an episode of the twilight zone. 
    For almost her entire married life; she and Davis had lived in a townhome – with short-stacked steps and concrete walkways, which led to local shopping and restaurants only a few steps away.  And now here she was moving into a three- bedroom detached home with a front and back yard.
                  What have I done?  Who’s going to help me with the yard work?  She placed her hands on her hips and let out a breath, unsure of why she let her little sister convince her to come back.  Granite, Virginia …wow.   
    To her, it didn’t look like it changed much, but she knew she had and wondered if the pairing was a mistake.
                  “You did the right thing.”  Her dad gently stepped in behind her and drew her back into his chest.
                  Frank Knight soared over most men.  His size would intimidate most, but his kind eyes were always enough to draw people in past his giant frame.  Paige allowed herself to be engulfed and sighed as she relaxed into in large frame.
    She wistfully looked toward the street to the corner, where she used to wait for the bus as a schoolgirl.  Her childhood home, where her parents still lived, sat only a few streets over.  She took a deep breath, trying to stifle the feeling that she’d made a mistake coming home.
                  “You sure, dad?  Because it feels like everything in my world is just wrong.”
                  “I know.” He whispered into her hair, before spinning her around to kiss her forehead.  “But trust me.  You’re better off here, where you have your family.”
                  Where you all can keep an eye on me, Paige wanted to say but didn’t.
                  “You see that right there?”  Frank pointed toward her mother, who was vigorously working in her new flowerbed.
                  “What?” Paige hid a grin as her mother wiped the sweat from her brow, with muddy garden gloves, leaving a streak of dirt on the side of her face.
                  “That is love.  Your family came out in spades to make sure you have a home, where you’ve got everything from warm colors in your garden, to having a full house of furniture.”  Frank put his hands on her shoulders and put some space between them so he could see her eyes. “I know you always have been miss independent, but it’s okay to lean on us.  We’re here to help.”
                  Sam Knight, her older brother, caught the tail end of their dad’s sentence as he walked by with a small end table.  He set it down temporarily to pull Paige in for a small hug, saying, “Not me. I’m just here for the pizza and the beer.”
                  Paige grimaced and pushed Sam away.  “Shut up and keep working before I change my mind and go home.”              Sam picked the table back up, and responded, “You are home.  Alexandria was just a place where you lived.”
                  Frank watched his beautiful daughter’s face fall.  Knowing how much she must be hurting, he gently took her by the hand. “Come here.  Sit with me.”
                  Paige