‘Hey penguin, fancy seeing locked up in here.”

I looked up from the book I was reading, to see my step brother standing right in the doorway.

My smile etched, “Damien, oh my goodness I didn’t expect you home so early.

I felt a flutter of excitement in my stomach. My brother had just come home from college this past weekend, and before that I hadn’t seen him in over five months. It was nice to see his smiling face again.

“Yeah, Cole had to go home early, and all my other friends are busy.”

Not only did I miss having him around, I also missed checking out his fantastic...