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inside it. He had a pleasing form, one that made her fingers itch to sketch him. So caught up was she in trying to memorize the shape of his back that she nearly missed the ball of material he tossed at her.
    “I’ll step outside for a second to let you get dressed. Sorry, I don’t have another pair of sweats, but the shirt should be long enough to cover you.” He made to move past her, both of them careful not to let their bodies touch as he left the cave.
    Mina unfolded a black T-shirt that looked like it was big enough for her to use as a dress. Sighing, she dropped the towel and pulled the shirt on. Burying her nose in the collar, she inhaled the fresh scent of detergent. Two weeks after the world fell to the undead, yet he had freshly laundered clothes? Most of the guys she knew didn’t worry about clean clothes before Z-Day. What was going on here?
    An idea hit her that made her huff out a breath. It never crossed her mind that the contractor’s son could be into other guys. Disappointment turned to disgust. It figured. His body was well-maintained and groomed. Wasn’t it just her luck to be stuck with a guy who wasn’t interested in anything she had? So much for worrying about him ogling her naked body beneath the soft material of his shirt, she thought with a shrug.
    “All clear?” The cover moved as he lifted the edge of it.
    “Yeah, come on in.” Not that it mattered. He’d already seen her naked. No wonder he’d made that statement about not all men wanting what she had. She rolled her eyes and moved to sit cross-legged on the soft mattress. He’d even taken the time to make the bed.
    “I don’t have another plate, so we’ll have to share.” He didn’t sound happy about it as he moved toward her a few moments later. She scooted over, making sure the T-shirt covered her folded legs. He sat down beside her, careful not to touch her as he placed the plate between them. “I don’t have cups, so you’ll have to drink from one of the jugs.”
    “I already have one opened.” She reached over to grab the half-empty jug.
    “Eat up, then. The lights have to be doused soon.” He picked up a piece of fish and popped it into his mouth. Mina followed suit. It was the best fish she’d ever tasted.
    They ate in silence. Mina felt the tension in the man sitting beside her and wondered why he was so averse to her company. True, they hadn’t been friends. Hell, he’d barely looked at her during that summer. Callie had all his attention. She hated losing her little sister’s company, but she’d felt like the third wheel whenever he was around. To be fair, he had invited her to go fishing with them the first time, but Callie’s dark look and his half-assed way of saying she could tag along had decided her against it.
    “This is really good.”
    “So, where is Callie?”
    They spoke at once, both of them having become uncomfortable with the tense silence. Mina pulled her hand back from reaching for one of the last pieces of fish.
    “I don’t know.” She licked her fingers and reached for the water jug. “My father told me she was with my mother. They were supposed to be heading to the summer house.”
    “Here?” His obvious surprise made her look at him, her hand with the water jug pausing in the air beside her. “Are you sure they were coming here?”
    “That’s what I was told. Why do you think we were on the beach?” She dropped the jug on the floor to wipe her hand on the hem of her shirt. “Daren didn’t know where to go. When I told him Dad sent them to the summer house and ordered me to follow them, he brought us all out here.” She looked away toward the smoldering fire. “No one second-guesses Benjamin Brady.”
    “You sound irritated. Seems to me, Daren was doing the smart thing by coming here. The Z’s are concentrated in the bigger cities.” She didn’t want to hear the patronizing tone in his statement of fact.
    “Yeah, well, that didn’t save him, did it?” She fisted