“Because I’ve wondered since the day I met you.” His voice is calmer now. “You belong here because my family invited you to join us. Because we enjoy your company. It’s that simple, Isabella. If you’re uncomfortable being here, I understand, and I can take you home. But I hope you’ll stay and enjoy the day with us. There’s nothing to fear here, and nothing to be uncomfortable about. The O’Callaghans and the Montgomerys are both welcoming, and I promise that in less than thirty minutes, you’ll be completely at ease. It’s your choice.”

“No one calls me Isabella,” I mutter, still stuck on the way my name sounded coming from his lips.

“If you don’t like it, I won’t either.”

“No, I like it.”

He waits for my answer. “I’ll stay.”

I follow Keegan out of the office in time to see Luke Williams, the star from so many movies and shows when I was young, walk into the pub with none other than Starla, an amazing pop star that I’m more than obsessed with. I round on Keegan. “Really?”

“That’s the last one,” he says with a laugh.

The next thing I know, I’m standing next to Anastasia, and she leans in to whisper to me. “Are you okay?”

“Yeah. Your family is ridiculously intimidating.”

She laughs and then nods as she looks around the room. “I can see that. I’ve had a long time to get used to who my family marries and who we bring into the fold. It’s a lot. But, behind the public personas, they’re just regular people. I promise.”

“There’s no way Leo Nash is regular people,” I reply. “Is there any chance he’ll take his shirt off?”

“I mean, we could spill something on him, on accident of course, and then he’ll have to take it off.”

We’re giggling when Maeve, Maggie, and Lexi join us.

“What are you laughing at?” Lexi asks. Anastasia happily shares the story, much to my horror.

“I’m just kidding,” I insist.

“I’m not,” Stasia counters.

“You have to meet him.” Maggie takes my hand and leads me to the other side of the room where Leo is chatting with four other men, all of whom could rival the O’Callaghans in the looks department.

And that’s saying a lot.

“Hey, guys, I want to introduce you to Izzy. She’s new here. Izzy, this is Caleb, Matt, Isaac, Nate, and Leo.”

All of the guys smile at me. Three of them are definitely brothers. The one named Nate is sexy in a way I’ve only ever read about in romance novels.

And then there’s Leo.

Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, he’s even hotter up close.

“Nice to meet you,” Leo says and offers me his hand.

He wants to touch me.