Eve POV

All my brothers are here besides Daren who is running late.

So far, Ethan and Mason are getting along with Harry, which I like. My Dad's been an asshole towards him, which isn't like him.

Everyone is outside either eating or swimming in the pool.

I excuse myself from the backyard and head inside to use the bathroom.

As I'm walking in I hear the doorbell. I stop in my tracks and go to the door to answer it. I slowly pull it back and see Daren with his wife and son.

"Hi Aunt Eve." My nephew Logan says with a wide smile.

"Hi." I ruffle his brown hair. "You got so tall Jesus." I say to Logan who is now three.

"Daddy still calls me short." His brown eyes look to my brother who is a smug smile on his lips.

"Compared to me he is."

"You're 6'2 and he's still three." I remind him. He smiles and gives me a hug.

"How have you been? Good?" My brother asks.

"Yeah, I've been good. You?" I ask.

"Great. The law firm has been busy as ever." Daren grins to himself.

"Eve your phone keeps going off." I hear Harry's voice say from a distance away. He soon makes his way to the living room and greets us.

"Uncle Harry!" Logan exclaims while running up to Harry and hugging him.

"Hey little dude." Harry replies while hugging him.

What?

I look to Daren who has scowling eyes. His jaw is tense as well as his whole face.

"Logan why don't you give us all a minute?" Daren speaks up.

"Okay." He says. "Mommy come with me." Erica, Daren's wife nods with a small smile.

Once they leave the foyer the room goes silent. "You're dating my baby sister?" Daren says to Harry.

"On my end, I didn't know she was your sister." Harry defends.

"How did you not fucking know?" My brothers exclaims.

"You both know each other?" I ask, interrupting.

"Eve, he was my best man at my wedding. I even introduced you guys." My eyes widen. "You both talked for like ten minutes, do you not remember?"

"No." Harry and I both say.

"Eve give us a minute." Daren says.

"Daren." I scold.

"Eve." He mimics. "I just want to talk to my best man over here." My brother grips Harry's shoulder.

I look to Harry who nods saying it's okay to go outside. I bite my lip and huff. I soon walk away.

Harry POV

"What the fuck man?" Daren shoves me a little.

"I didn't know." I exclaim with wide eyes.

"How did you not know? You've met before, I've shown you a photo of her, we have the same fucking last name, should I go on?" My best friend of nine years rants.

"Collins is a popular last name, okay? I didn't pay much mind to it. And the wedding was hazy, I was drunk most of it." I admit.

Daren tugs his hand through his hair. "I feel fucking sick." He mutters. "You're my sons God Father. Eve is the God Mother. How could you both not fucking remember standing up there with Logan taking a fucking photo?" His brown eyes stare into mine.

"I wasn't paying attention to your sister at the time." I say.

"There were birthday parities, dinners-" I cut him off.

"I get it." I say.

"How many times did I say to stay away from Eve? How many times did I say my sister is off limits?" His voice raises.

"When I met her I didn't know she was your sister." I repeat.

"When did it fucking click?"

"When I saw a photo of you today in the house." I admit. His eyes roll and his hand runs through his hair. "It's not a big deal."

"Not a big deal? You're screwing my little sister! My best friend has been with my sister for six months."

"I'm sorry? I don't know what to say." His eyes narrow at me. "I didn't know, what else do you want me to do?" I ask.

"I'm just fucking stunned that you both didn't seem to recognise each other." He lets out a shrug and shakes his head. "Does she know about Jane and Elena?"

"She does." I say.

"Good." Daren says sternly. "Do you love her?" I remain silent. "Harry, do you love my sister?" His brown eyes scowl at me.

"I'm nearly there." I say. "If it helps I'm planning on asking her to move in."

"Next time we have a family get together I'm going to ask you the same question. By then I'd like you to say yes, Daren. I do love Eve. Got it?"

"Yeah."

"Break her heart and I break you buddy." He squeezes my shoulder tensely then walks away.

I let out a sharp sigh. This day gets better and better for me.

Eve POV

I see Daren walk out of the house as well as Harry a few moments later. I walk over to my boyfriend.

"What did he say?" I ask, my voice in a whisper.

"Nothing you need to know." My boyfriend gives me a smug smile.

"Harry-"

"Just uh guy talk, you know?"

"Did he say anything mean?" I ask.

"No." He says.

"Okay." I murmur. "So, you and my brother are best friends." I say awkwardly.

"Yeah. I'm also Logan's God Father."

"You are?" I ask with furrowed eyebrows.

"I am." He chuckles.

"How did you and Daren meet?" I ask.

"College." Harry says.

"But he's older." I tilt my head.

"I know things that you don't." My eyes narrow at what he says. A twitching smile goes on his lips.

"Tell me."

"It's not my business to say. Anyways, the weather is nice out today." Harry changes the topic.

I see my brother, Mason, walk over to us. A beer is in his hand and a friendly smile on his lips. "Hello." My brother says with a warm grin.

"Hi." I reply.

"I thought I should come over and say hello. So, how long have you guys been dating?"

"Six months." I answer. Mason nods and sips his beer.

"Are you guys serious?" My brothers blue eyes look to Harry.

"Define serious." My boyfriend says.

"Is your relationship exclusive? Do you see yourself with each other in ten years? That stuff."

"I mean," I look to Harry. "We are exclusive, but other than that we're taking it day by day." I come up with.

"Nice." My brother murmurs.

My nephew Logan walks over to us. "Uncle Harry can you play Xbox with me?"

"You're three. What are you doing on an Xbox?"

"I like playing Minecraft at Grandpa's." Logan says with a smile.

"I can't say no to that." My boyfriend says. He looks at Mason and I who nod saying it's okay to go play with Logan.

Soon the three year old and Harry go back inside, leaving my brother and I alone.

"Uncle Harry?"

"Turns out Daren and Harry are best friends." Mason tilts his head.

"Really?"

"Yep. Harry was his best man and he's also Logan's God Father." I add.

"Small world. Daren must be shitting his pants." Mason laughs to himself. "Anyways, does Harry want kids and stuff?"

"We haven't talked about that. We're taking it slow." I admit. I fidget with my fingers.

"Good, I don't want my little sister being married and pregnant now. You're only twenty four."

"I'm not getting married anytime soon, don't worry." I snicker. "Do you uh like Harry?" I ask timidly.

"Yeah, seems like a nice guy. Would I tell him that? Probably, I know Ethan, Daren and Dad are probably giving him enough shit."

"Mostly Dad." His eyes roll.

"You know how Dad is about you." Mason mutters. He sips what's left of his beer.

"It's not like he's being protective. He's being a dick because I broke up with John and haven't said why." I ramble.

"I didn't like John." Mason says. My eyebrow raises.

"I thought you said you liked him." I observe.

"Yeah, well things change, right?" I smile at Mason. "Is this why I'm you're favourite brother?" I laugh. "I'm taking that as a yes." I nudge him.

My third oldest brother, Ethan walks over to us. A beer is in his hand as well. "Where's the new boyfriend that isn't John?"

"Inside with Logan." John hated kids and would never hangout my nephews. "And his name is Harry." I defend.

"Harold?" Ethan asks.

"No, just Harry. And be nice, I don't want the reason we break up be because my family are being a bunch of assholes."

"I haven't even said anything to him. If anything I'm more happy I met Doug." Doug is by my other nephew James.

"Don't be a dick, Ethan." I scold. "Harry got me Doug by the way."

"Lighten up a little, Eve." My brother says.

"Don't be a jackass to him."

"Stop calling me a jackass." Ethan says.

"Stop being one." I remark.

"You both are bickering like two year olds. Stop." Mason buts in. "Don't be a dick to him." He adds to Ethan. I smile.

"You both think I'm that mean?" My brother scoffs.

"You are your Father's son." I hum.

"If anything Daren is more of the asshole."

"He's a lawyer now, of course he's going to an asshole." Mason interjects. Ethan chuckles.

"I'm just gonna say hello to Eve's new lover." He smile softly and gently grips my shoulder. Ethan soon pops into the house and I release a shrug.

"What was his family like?" Mason asks me curiously.

"They were nice, I liked them." I say honestly. I hope his family liked me, I haven't thought about their opinion on me.

A://N

A longer chapter :/

I might update again today

~lauren