"Peepers!" A brunette man, well over 6' tall, with mildly graying temples came from an adjacent room at the sound of the door. He walked into the foyer, picked Samantha up and swung her around in a circle.

"Peter will you please put me down!" Samantha commanded.

The man set he back down on her feet, laughing. "So you finally decided to join us today?"

"We were beginning to wonder if you got lost between here and the hotel Sam!" Came another male voice from what Howie assumed was the living room. He glanced over to see another very tall man, this one with wavy blonde hair, enter the room. He was followed by another brunette man, not quite as tall as his brothers.

"I told the kids we were going freshen up before we came over!" She crossed the room and was quickly engulfed in a bear hug by her big brother. "You didn't really think I would show up smelling like an airplane did you Christopher?" She inquired as she moved passed him to hug the other man. "I am so glad you and Lauren could make it Nicholas!"

"Yeah I am sure you were anxious to get rid of that 'airplane smell' Peepers!" Christopher mocked. He leaned in close to her and whispered "You don't fool me for a minute! I can tell by looking at you what you were doing." Samantha's eyes grew wide. Christopher laughed. "Even if I didn't know before, your eyes say it all Samantha! You are so transparent! You never could keep a secret from me could you?"

Samantha blushed. She walked back over to Howie and took his hand in hers. "Howie, these overgrown little boys are my brothers Peter, Christopher and Nicholas. Don't let them scare you. They are relatively harmless as long as you aren't a patient of theirs!" She squeezed his hand "Guys this is Howie. Be nice or suffer my wrath!" She added with a chuckle.

Christopher offered his hand to Howie. "It is nice to meet you Howie!"

Howie smiled "It is nice to meet you too Christopher. Samantha has told me a lot about you."

"What kind of tales have you been telling Peepers?" Peter asked shaking Howie's hand as well. Samantha made a face at him. "I am Peter by the way."

"Nice to meet you Peter."

The final member of the group approached. "Hi Howie. I am Nicholas."

"Hi Nicholas." Howie replied shaking his hand. He studied the group for a moment. 'One thing is obvious. Samantha looks NOTHING like her brothers!' he mused 'They are giants compared to her.'

"What is all the commotion in here?" Samantha and Howie turned to see Samantha's mom push through the swinging doors leading to the kitchen, drying her hands on her apron as she entered the room. She was followed by three younger women who Howie guessed were Samantha's sisters-in-law.