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Nothing prepared me for when he came out the door with Evie cradled in his arms. I’d never seen him carry her like how a father held his child. 

My heart thudded in my chest as he carefully lowered her into the car seat and pulled the straps over her tiny shoulders. He clipped her in and tested the tightness of the straps over her shoulders. Leo’s actions were sweet and protective and sent pangs through my heart.

What would it be like to have this help all the time? A man to watch Evie while I worked. Someone to pick up the slack when I was exhausted. Instead of going down that road, I steeled my shoulders as he straightened, gazing down at Evie with a soft look. “She didn’t wake up.”

“She usually doesn’t once she’s asleep.”

His lips twitched. “She’s so sweet when she’s sleeping. When she’s awake, she’s constantly on the go.”

I smiled indulgently. “That’s my Evie.”

He closed the door.

“Thanks for carrying her. She’s getting heavy for me,” I said, trying to cover how affected I was.

“You’ll be okay getting home?” Leo asked as he opened the front door for me.

I slid into the seat. “I make this drive all the time.”

Leo leaned an arm against the frame of the door, considering me. “I worry about you.”

I gave him a tight smile. “You don’t need to. I’ve got this.”

He cocked his brow. “But who's got you?”

My body flushed with heat. I took his question to mean something else entirely. Was he offering to take care of me and my needs? No one had done that in such a long time, and certainly not well. I had a feeling Leo knew his way around a woman’s body, and I’d love to find out. But I was sure he’d meant who was taking care of me in other ways.

“The Giovannis. Always.” Or at least I hoped so. If they found out that I’d harbored a crush on their eldest son, they might not feel the same way. 

“If you need anything, call me.”

“I don’t have your number.” I never needed it. If I needed to talk to one of her brothers, they showed up at the house, or Gia texted them.

“How is that possible?” Leo asked as he shifted his stance to pull out his phone. “Put your number in, and I’ll send it to you. Then you can text me to tell me you got home okay. I won’t be able to sleep until you do.”

That was—I swallowed—I couldn’t even describe it. I took his phone and, with shaky hands, inputted my number and name and saved it to his contacts. “You’ve got it now.”

His fingers flew over the keys, and my phone inside my purse buzzed with an incoming message. “Now you’ve got mine. Don’t forget to let me know you got home safely.”

“Will do,” I said.

He leaned down, and, for a few exhilarating seconds, I thought he was going to kiss me. Instead, his lips brushed over my forehead. “Brava.”

It was sweet and had my insides fluttering. 

He winked as if he knew the effect he had on women and closed the door softly so he wouldn’t wake Evie.

He watched me drive away, and my crush morphed into something far more sophisticated. I liked him. My attraction had only grown. I had to remember he was just a good guy. He wasn’t attracted to me. I was just his younger sister’s best friend. An extension of Gia. Not an attractive woman he could see himself with.

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