Van's Persistence — Nikki Bolvair

She never assumed it would be easy... Marissa White (Manto) didn't have any brothers, but living with three men made her appreciate that fact.Not even an hour in her new home she was proposed to, two of her men got in a fight, and she found herself stripping down in the basement.If this was life within the Manto family home, she'd have to grow another backbone… or balls.But it wasn't the teeny, tiny, rivalry the guys had going on that bothered her.No.It was the fact that one of her men had a secret.One that could break the fragile new relationship they've all agreed upon.When secrets are leaked, one by one, they all have to decide if this relationship was still what they wanted. He knew it was going to be worth it...     Van Manto wanted Marissa to be his wife as much as theirs. The best way to do that was to put a ring on her finger.Too bad his brother beat him to it.Now with a fixed mindset on a wedding for all three of them, Van attempted to make things right. Perfect.That white picket fence he's been dreaming about wasn't far from reach.Francis was moving in. Tucker was moody, but he'd always had a chip on his shoulder. And Van was taking Marissa to her next pregnancy appointment. All was going well... until the pact they made when they were younger came back to bite him.Put in a situation where jealousy and pain ruled the stage, Van had to come to terms with the fact that he wasn't going to get his perfect happily ever after. Ironically, in that moment of doubt and conflict, Francis' words came back to him.Sometimes you have to take what you can get and be banned to a dusty, old, attic to realize… at least you were still in the house.