The Right Kind of Love(61)

“Not to worry, I’m totally fine with it. Bee is a fucking hoot, and I think she would make one hell of a roommate. Plus, I grew up in a big family. I like having lots of people around me.”

“Tell me about your big family. I mean we’ve talked a lot, and I feel like I know them well from spending Sundays over there, but no one has given me the nitty-gritty details of what life was like between all of you. Did you fight with your siblings all the time? What was Damien Blue’s life really like?” I really wanted him to open up to me, so that I could learn more about him.

“Growing up in a big family fucking rocked. I won’t lie, though. Sometimes we were all fighting for our parent’s attention, but we always had one another. As kids, we fought over toys and trivial things like that, and then as we got older you could find us wrestling on the living room floor. You know typical shit for young boys. Even my sister, Destiny, would get into the mix with us. But in the end, we were all one tight knit group. We were really close and still are.” He had a smile on his face. One that only talking about his love of his family could bring. I wondered to myself what it would be like to have siblings.

“I wish I would have had that. You have a great family, Damien. What brother would you say you are closest to?” I was curious, because they all seemed tight.

“Well, that’s hard to say. We are all so different, but then so much alike in many ways. Although I don’t think any of them was as much of a man-whore as I was.” We both chuckled.

“Yeah, right.” We both continued to laugh.

“I guess I would say I’m closest to Justice. We have very different career choices, and he is a slight bit more reserved than I am, but we are tight. Being only a year apart, we are like Irish twins.

“Then there is Reeve. He and I roomed together for a few years and that was fucking awesome. Sabastien and I are in a band together, so that brings us close together. He’s just so damn shy. I wish I could help him emerge from his shell. It makes no sense, because the rest of us are pretty loud and crazy. But not him. He’s reserved, which from being around him, I’m sure you’ve noticed.

“Destiny, she wants to be like me in every way. She is crazy talented with her painting and drawing. I had thought my parents would protest about her going to art school, but they shocked the shit out of me, and are really supportive. She’s a really good girl. The best. Sometimes I don’t know how she puts up with all of us men. But she gets along with all of us. We all take care of her and look out for her. The day she gets serious with a guy, we are all going to lose are marbles. But I’m sure you have this all figured out since you have been around the family so much.” He heaved in a breath. “Damn, I’ve been talking a lot.”

“Hey, how are you feeling this morning?” I asked Bee genuinely as she strolled into the kitchen. She looked like hell.

“I need a serious dose of ibuprofen, maybe like an entire bottle, and one of those Diet Coke’s you have in your hand.” She pulled the can out of my hand and took a sip.

“Give me that. I don’t want you to get sick. I think I have some sort of stomach bug.” She gave me a questioning look and seemed like she wanted to say something, but didn’t.

Opening the refrigerator door, I reached in and grabbed a pop for her. “Here you go sass, drink up. We have to get a move on so that we can see the houses that Damien has lined up for us today.”

“Houses?” She seemed confused.

“Yeah, you know—a place to live when you move here. You are still moving here, right?” God I hoped she still was.

“Oh, duh. Absolutely. As I said, it will most likely be about a month. I need to find a job first. I was talking to Shaina, and she said that I would be able to easily get in at the hospital.” She took a sip of her soda.

“Hospital?” Damien asked.

“Duh, I’m a nurse.” She rolled her eyes at him. Got to love my girl.

“Sorry, it completely slipped my mind. What area do you want to work in?”

“Pediatrics. I adore taking care of kids even though it is hard seeing them suffer when they are really sick.” Sadness washed over her face.

“My brother, Reeve, is an ER doctor at Mercy General. I can see if he can put in a good word for you.” That was really nice of Damien. He really didn’t know Bee that well, and he was willing to help her out.

“Thanks, that would be great, Damien. I could use all the help I can get.” She gave him a warm smile. I was so glad the two of them got along well.

“I’m going to go give Reeve a call now and see what I can do. I’ll be right back.” Damien headed down to his room, and I couldn’t help but check out his ass. The way he filled out those jeans made my mouth water.