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door. Cosmir stood beside his SUV waiting for her and took her bag then stowed it away in the back with her purchases from earlier in the day. As she watched him, she had to admit her brother wasn’t far off the mark. Cosmir really was rather spectacular. She could do, and had done, worse. She’d taken the room as a place to stay, but it didn’t hurt that her roommate was rather yummy looking. And the way he treated his daughter just made him even more attractive. She would imagine most guys in his situation would have panicked, but Cosmir seemed to have taken things in stride and was doing the best he could.
    When they reached his house, she admired the charming structure. It was in an older neighborhood with modest sized homes, but his seemed to outshine the others. The trim was freshly painted, bushes in the garden were neatly trimmed, and the fence around the backyard looked brand new. If she had to guess, she’d say he had upgraded his fence when Katy came into his life. The six-foot privacy fence would definitely keep the toddler confined.
    “Your home is beautiful,” she said as they approached the front door.
    “Thank you.” He handed Katy to her as he unlocked the door and turned off the alarm. Cosmir held the door wide as he motioned for her to step inside.
    Once the lights were on, she looked around, taking in her surroundings. A leather sofa and loveseat looked rather comfortable in the living room, and in typical bachelor fashion, he had a large flat screen TV mounted on the wall with a game system and Blu-ray hooked up to it. Men and their toys. It didn’t seem to matter what race they were, they were all attracted to shiny electronics.
    Cosmir gave her a brief tour, pointing out a built-in desk in the corner of the kitchen with a shelf above it that would be perfect for storing books, and two drawers underneath perfect for storing office supplies and files.
    “I never use that space so if you want to set up your computer and printer over there, you’re more than welcome to. I know it isn’t exactly a quiet part of the house, but maybe you can get some work done while Katy is napping.”
    “If you’ll give me a minute to put my bag in my room, I’ll help give Katy a bath and get her ready for bed. What time do you usually put her down?”
    Cosmir looked at his watch. “She missed her nap today so she should probably lie down soon. I don’t know if she’ll sleep until morning or not, but you don’t have to get up with her.”
    Caitlyn smiled, knowing she’d probably get up with her anyway. Hopefully Katy was as pleasant first thing in the morning as she’d been all day. Despite the fact she hadn’t had a nap, the little girl hadn’t fussed once. Caitlyn set Katy down to roam her home while Caitlyn carried her clothes to the bedroom Cosmir had pointed out. It wasn’t a large room, but it was spacious enough. The double bed was plenty big for one person, the dresser was adequate, and the closet was fairly large. There was a TV mounted over the dresser so at least she’d be able to watch TV in bed when she couldn’t sleep.
    After putting her things away, she went back to the living room to find Cosmir and Katy. The little girl was playing with a shape-sorting toy and Cosmir had put cartoons on for her. Every time a shape fit through a hole, she clapped her hands and giggled before reaching for another.
    Caitlyn watched as Cosmir observed his small daughter. There was pride shining in his eyes and she could tell he loved her very much, despite the fact that Katy was so new to his life. Caitlyn had dated men before who were single fathers, or had their kids on weekends, and none them showed the same amount of tenderness that Cosmir did. Not that she’d met many of the kids, but the few she’d seen had seemed distant with them. It just proved that being a sperm donor didn’t make you a father. Cosmir might be a tough warrior, and a bit of a daredevil since he chose to fight fires, but when