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housekeeper hunt." Kahron steered his horse to the
front as they neared a narrow trail. "With Bianca
working so many hours at her practice and doing
her share at her father's horse ranch, we need
the help."
    "Everything okay with the newlyweds?" Kade asked
as the trail widened, and he steered Star beside his
brother.
    `Just not feeling so much like typical newlyweds
since we got back from our honeymoon."
    Kade nodded in understanding at the long look
his brother gave him. "Oh."
    Kahron reined in his horse. Kade rode ahead a
bit before he, too, stopped and looked over his
shoulder at his brother. "What's the holdup?"
    The dozen or so hands came to a stop as well.
Kade frowned as Kahron waved them on. "What the
hell?" Kade muttered as his brother rode back
toward him.
    "How in the hell do you do it?" Kahron asked
before Kade could even open his mouth to question him.
    "Do what?"
    "Man, Bianca and I hit a dry spell for a couple of
weeks, and I'm frustrated as hell. You haven't seen,
smelled, touched, tasted, or been near a woman for
years, and you're cool as can be!"

    Kade laughed a little to shake off the slight embarrassment he felt.
    "I'm not judging you or saying you need to find
something to screw,"said Kahron. "I'm just asking
what techniques you use to get it off your mind.
Help a brother out."
    Kade shrugged. "Rolling over to the other side of
the bed when it is cold has a way of softening thi jigs.
    Kahron released a heavy breath. "I guess I just
need to adjust to married life. Going from twice a
day to once a week is a helluva switch, you know."
    Kade laughed and slapped his brother on the
shoulder. "I got two words for you, little brother.
Cold ... shower."
    "A cold shower?" Kahron balked. "Hell, I can
think of another way to get wet that don't have jack
to do with a cold shower."
    Kade cleared his throat playfully. "Speaking of
jack-"
    "I asked you to teach me something I don't
know." Kahron flung his head back and laughed so
loud that it bounced across the woods.
    Garcelle and Kadina were in the den, laughing
over rerun episodes of In Living Color, when Garcelle saw something appear at the window and then
disappear. Garcelle rose from the sofa and made
her way over to the window. She looked out into the
ebony darkness of night. Her mouth twisted into a
frown at the sight of a package, which was illuminated by the porch light.
    "Is that my daddy?" Kadina asked from behind her.
    "No, not yet," Garcelle called over her shoulder
as she made her way to the front door to open it.

    "Now what's this all about?" she asked aloud at
the sight of the package and a balloon sitting there.
    She bent down a bit to open the card attached to
one of the curly ribbons at the base of the balloon.
    Kade-
    Just a hint of things that will
go down between us ... in due time.
Call me at 555-0000.
    XOXOX0v
    Garcelle slapped the small card closed, with an
eye roll. She straightened back up to her full height
and eyed the pink and white box as she crossed her
arms over her chest. I wonder what is in that box.
    She was just reminding herself that it wasn't her
box to open when Kade's SUV pulled in front of
the house. Her eyes shifted from the box, and she
watched him climb the stairs to the porch.
    Nearly every inch of his uniform and his Timberland boots were dusty. Sweat had thinned the fullness from his curls-curls that were now plastered
against his head. There was a streak of something
dark and caked across his nose.
    Despite all of that, the man's good looks could not
be denied. Like it or not, her pulse raced, and she
felt something electric touch every part of her body.
    "Is that for you?" he asked as he reached the top
step.
    Garcelle shook her head. "It's for you," she told
him softly as she lifted her hands and twisted her
hair up into a knot.
    "Me?" he said in obvious surprise. He squatted
down and took the lid off the box.

    Garcelle leaned forward to peer into the box as