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in hers and
squeezed it. “I hate for you to give up. Sex with the right man is beyond
incredible. I can’t even describe how wonderful it is between Rye and me. It’s
so much more than just two naked bodies touching. It’s almost…spiritual.” She
rolled her eyes. “I guess that sounds stupid, huh?”
    “No,” Kelcey said softly. “It doesn’t sound
stupid at all.” And it made her hate her uncles even more for what they stole
from her.
    “Alaina!” Rye called from somewhere in the
house.
    “I recognize that bellow.” She squeezed
Kelcey’s hand one more time. “Dating doesn’t automatically mean sex. You can
still enjoy a man’s company without anything physical happening.”
    “Right. And how long would that last if we
start caring about each other?” She splayed her hand over her chest. “Don’t you
think I want that closeness with a man? I’m human, Lainy. I think about
sex a lot.”
    Tired of the sympathy in Alaina’s eyes,
Kelcey waved her hand as if to erase their conversation. “You’d better go see
what Rye needs.”
    “Okay. Call my cell if you see Bob before I
do.”
    Once Alaina left, Kelcey straightened the
desk again until it was organized the way she wanted it. Finished with her
duties for now, she decided it was time for a short break. Even though as
Alaina’s assistant she should greet everyone who came in the B-and-B, she had
no desire to meet Bob. Or any other man.
    Slipping on her long cardigan, Kelcey
walked out the back door of Stevens House. The cool morning would turn into a
pleasant afternoon, at least until showers moved in later tonight. They would
be welcome after a month of above-average temperatures and less than an inch of
rain.
    Thoughts of rain brought back her
conversation with Alaina about the creek on her property. Kelcey turned north
in search of the small waterway.
    The sound drew her before she saw it. No
more than five feet wide, the creek bubbled over rocks on its journey. Shaded
by oak and cedar trees, it would be the perfect place to picnic.
    Kelcey tapped one finger against her lips.
Maybe Alaina should think about putting some picnic tables here. Not everyone
wanted to sit on the ground, even on a blanket. Alaina planned to leave a lot
of the twenty-two acres she owned natural, but also planned landscaping for
part of it, including walking trails for her guests. How lovely to stroll here
on a path edged with wildflowers to have a picnic with your lover.
    Kelcey sighed. It would be so romantic.
    The click of a camera had her quickly
glancing over her shoulder. She’d been so lost in thought, she hadn’t heard Dax
approach. He stood six feet away, a camera raised to his eye. She heard a click
again before he lowered the camera and grinned.
    “Gotcha.”
    She’d managed to avoid him all morning,
worried that he’d want to talk about what happened between them Saturday night.
Out here in the open, with just the two of them together, she couldn’t avoid
him any longer. “What are you doing?”
    “Taking pictures.”
    Self-conscious, she hooked her hair behind
her ears. “Surely you can find something better to take pictures of than me.”
    “I don’t think so.”
    The intense look he gave her out of those
dark brown eyes curled her toes. Literally. She had to order them to relax
before she could turn and face him. “You’re just out taking pictures?”
    “For my mom. She’s making a scrapbook for
Alaina to give her for her grand opening.”
    Kelcey relaxed at the word “scrapbook”. It
was one of her favorite pastimes. “Your mom is a scrapbooker?”
    Dax nodded. “She’s been doing it for years.
Even has her own craft room in her and Dad’s house. She started making the book
for Alaina right after the remodeling started. I’ve been taking pictures every
week and downloading them to her computer. It’s up to her which ones she has
printed.”
    “I’d love to see some of her scrapbooks.”
    “Are you into that too?”
    “Yes. I