"God, I don't know. Some bar somewhere in the city." Ryan honestly didn't remember. The place had been nearby, he'd needed a drink after having unwittingly stood up his date for the night.

Alisa had been a thing that had just happened. A one-night stand that had led to something more.

More than Ryan had bargained for, certainly.

He thanked whatever gods were paying attention to his little corner of the universe for Mellie.

"Funny how it only started out with four," Ryan said, offhandedly. "Now there's an entire family of us."