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mess.” Cami had already combed through her curls before
coming down the stairs, or she wouldn’t have considered Sage’s suggestion.
    Sage ignored the comment and crossed over to the fridge, pulling
out a water bottle. “Heads up.” She tossed it to Cami.
    Cami caught it. “And this is for?”
    “It’s for him, idiot. Go get a closer peek. I have a feeling
about you two.”
    Another glance out the window and she saw Vince rub his arm
across his forehead. Trent’s words about the men she might find available in
the area echoed back to her. That, and the thought that Vince wasn’t at all the
kind of guy her dad would have steered her toward, had augmented her natural
attraction to the man. They wouldn’t fit for the long-term, but she was feeling
a little rebellious right now.
    It was only a bottle of water, after all, not an offer of
marriage. She smiled. “You know, I think I will.” She paused at a mirror on her
way to the door and checked to make sure she didn’t have makeup smears or hair
standing on end, then continued out to the porch.
    Vince looked over as she approached, her bare feet padding
silently on cool stone. A smile slid onto his face and she got close enough to appreciate
what day-old stubble could do for a man. Yum.
    “Good morning, Camellia,” he greeted her.
    “Good morning to you, too. Please, call me Cami. Only my
father calls,” she stopped herself and tried again, nearly choking on the
change of tense despite the time that had passed, “ called me Camellia.”
Trent didn’t count. “I thought you might like something cold to drink.”
    “I wouldn’t turn it down.” He sliced the shovel into the
ground by a hole, one of three holes he’d dug that morning along the deck
railing.
    She passed the water to him and a shiver shot up her arm as
his fingers brushed hers. Another sip of her espresso gave her a chance to
center herself again, put on the casual nonchalance she used so often, even
when she was far from feeling it. When he tipped his head back and glugged from
the bottle, however, she narrowly prevented herself from biting her bottom lip
in appreciation. “Have you been out here long?”
    “A while. I’ll be putting those bushes in this morning.” He
gestured to several potted bushes on the edge of the driveway. “I checked the
sprinkler system to make sure nothing’s clogging it, and figured out why the
bed down there isn’t getting water. I’ll have it fixed by day’s end. You just
get up?”
    She put a hand to her hair, all too aware it wasn’t as
perfect as she liked. “Yes. It’s been a crazy week, and the extra sleep was definitely
needed. Sage and I are going to be around for the holiday. Anything special we
should be sure not to miss?” Cami hadn’t asked Sage how long she was staying,
but doubted she’d made the trip if she only had a couple of nights free. “Any
local excitement?”
    “Plenty. I’d be happy to have you and your sister join my
family for everything this weekend. We’ll make sure you become familiar with
the local sights and businesses.” He leaned a well-muscled arm along the porch
railing. “We’re always happy to have extra people join us.”
    Family, people, local color, and a gorgeous man to show them
around. Could they possibly want for more? She could want to have him to
herself instead of bringing Sage along, but Cami decided to take what she could
get. “That sounds wonderful and exactly why I came to town. I’ll check with Sage
and get back to you. Do you have a business card handy?”
    He pulled one from his wallet, snagged a pen from somewhere on
his tool belt, and jotted something on the back. “The office might close up
early on Thursday—before events since everything really gets started on the
third around here, but you can reach me on my cell. I think I’ve got yours
somewhere in the sheaf of papers Alex gave me, but if I could get it again?”
    She rattled off the number while he programmed it into