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around. If you didn’t count the King.
    “No, no interruption.” Jerry quickly turned away from Lilith and walked into the small captain’s area.
    “Did you forget something on your list?” Lilith asked him.
    “No,” he answered, keeping his eyes glued to hers as pain speared his heart.
    He watched her eyebrows raise up slowly. “Then?”
    He crossed his arms over his chest. “When were you going to tell me about you two?”
    “About…” She blinked and frowned. “Who two?”
    Adam nodded towards Jerry, who was busy steering the ferry out of the dock area.
    Lilith followed his eyes, then smiled, which turned quickly into a laugh. “Us?” She leaned against the railing. “There is no us.” She waved her hand between her and Jerry.
    “That’s not the way it just appeared.”
    She tilted her head, then glanced back up at Jerry, who was trying to look very busy. “I suppose…” She crossed her arms over her chest as she thought about it.
    “Lilly,” he warned as he moved closer to her.
    She glanced back at him with a smile. “I was just comforting a friend who was worried about something. That’s all.”
    He felt his heartbeat return to normal. “That’s all?”
    She smiled and nodded, then crossed her fingers over her purse. Then she frowned. “Now you’re stuck…”
    His chuckle was quick. “I don’t mind.” He moved towards her, itching to reach out and touch her auburn hair.
    “Going to town.” She nodded towards the docks.
    Laughing, he turned towards her. “That’s why I called Jerry to pick me up.”
    “But… I thought you wanted…” He watched realization hit her. “You planned this!” It came out more as an accusation than a question.
    “But of course.” He reached out and tucked a loose strand of her soft hair behind her ear. “How else was I going to get you to talk to me?”
    “By kidnapping me?”
    “This isn’t a kidnapping. You’re free to go wherever you wish. Once we dock.”
    She glared at him for a moment. “What is so important you felt like you had to kidnap me?”
    He tilted his head. “I didn’t kidnap—” She rolled her eyes, stopping him. He took her hand and walked down the narrow stairs with her until they reached the railing below. “I was hoping we would talk about us.”
    “There is no us.” She leaned against the railing. He waited, just watching her. When she shrugged her shoulders, his lips curved up. “Two kisses don’t make an ‘us.’”
    “Three,” he corrected, “and no, I suppose not.” He brushed a finger down her shoulders. She was wearing her standard white attire for work, but instead of the spiky heels she had on earlier, she wore flats, which made her almost an entire foot shorter than him. He loved looking into her hazel eyes. Each time he looked, they appeared to be a different color. This time, they were almost sea green, matching the color of the water behind her. “What would you deem ‘us’ worthy?”
    “Oh no.” She stood up and shook her head. “I’m not going to go down that path.” She walked away, then turned and came back. “This is not happening.” She leaned in close. “I can’t stand you.”
    He smiled. “That is good.”
    She growled lightly. “No, here in the real world, for there to be some sort of relationship, two people have to be able to at least stand one another.”
    His hand reached out, taking her waist and pulling her close. “I enjoy seeing you worked up.”
    Her eyes narrowed. “Yes, I can see that. You tend to make me that way all the time.”
    “Bien, then it’s settled.” He pulled her closer until her hips met his.
    “No,” she said slowly. “It’s not.” Her hands pushed against his chest.
    Just then the ferry jerked to a halt. “Now, if you don’t mind, I’d like to hurry up and get your groceries so we can get back to work.” She turned and stormed onto the dock.
    “She sure does have strong feelings for you,” Jerry joked behind him.
    “Shut up.” He