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his face. “Who said I was pursuing a relationship?”
    “Come now, son,” Rosetta’s calm voice answered. “Why are you attempting to fool us? I have watched you fret over this girl for quite some time now. I am aware she is like a wounded doe right now, and I have always loved your compassion. However, mark my words, you will fall for her. I wouldn’t be surprised to find out she is your mate. Your interest in her goes far beyond friendship.”
    Charles glanced over at his son. “Are you planning on wiping her memory?”
    “Hell no, I’m not wiping her memory, and neither is anyone else!” Kevin’s temper exploded as he spun around to face the challenge. “Why can’t everyone just back off a little and give this woman a chance to get her life back together?”
    “Son, I asked the question, to hear your response,” Charles calmly replied. “You just told me what I wanted to know. I agree with your mother, whether or not you are willing to admit it, you already have feelings for her. You have my blessing, by the way. I am looking forward to meeting this special woman, when she has had the chance to get settled, of course.” Charles immediately turned around in his chair and started typing on the keyboard sitting in front of him, clearly closing the subject.
    Kevin simply stared at his father for a long moment. He wasn’t about to argue with the man. Obviously, Charles had already figured out he was in love with Erica. And it seemed that Rosetta was suspicious of her being his mate. She was, and Kevin well knew it, but he didn’t feel comfortable stating that to them at this point.
     
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    Erica stood in the doorway, statue still. “Hi,” a kind, high-pitched voice broke into Erica’s thoughts, causing her to glance to her right towards the voice. A young woman with beautiful long blonde hair was fast approaching her. She wore a bright smile, and Erica felt compelled to smile in return. The young woman looked to be between eighteen and twenty-two years of age, and was certainly gorgeous enough to be a model.
    “You must be Erica. I’m Kevin’s sister, Jennifer,” the young woman stated pleasantly. It was impossible to ignore the natural beauty that shined through this young woman. Along with her long blonde hair, Jennifer had the deepest blue eyes Erica had ever seen. On second thought, Erica quickly decided that Jennifer was beyond looking like a model, and felt certain most models would give their eyeteeth to have this girl’s looks.
    Kevin suddenly appeared around the corner, and reached over to rumple his sister’s hair as he passed. “I see you met my noisy sister.” Jennifer stuck her tongue out at him in return, and it quickly became apparent these two enjoyed teasing each other.
    “Come, I’ll show you my pad,” Kevin stated, as he reached down to pick up Erica’s duffle bag she had placed on the floor. He straightened with bag in hand, and held out his other for her to place hers into. Ignoring his sister as if she wasn’t even there, he turned and led the way upstairs, and then down a long hallway.
    Erica took note of her surroundings as they walked down the hallway. She felt like she was in a hotel. The hallway they were walking down was long and carpeted in light beige. The walls displayed an inset lighting system which gave the hallway a soft glow. They passed numerous doors, all closed, on both sides. Erica found herself wondering if this monstrosity of a house had been a hotel at some point in time and someone had converted it into a home. It was certainly large enough to be a hotel, in her opinion. Kevin led the way silently until they came to the door at the end of the hall. He opened the door and stood aside for her to enter. Erica made it to the doorway, and stopped dead in her tracks as she quickly took in what would now be her temporary new home. She was facing a large living room, and she quickly noted a small hallway and several doors off to the right. She