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some more? You’re still really cluttered when you try to use your telepathy.”
    Goddess, she hoped he hadn’t heard that…
    â€œFine.”
    â€œSo, why are you hiding from your date?” she sent him.
    He raised his eyebrow and smirked. “Girls are stupid.” He poked her.
    She elbowed him back in the ribs. “We are not!”
    â€œYou’re all smelly like flowers or citrus or something. And the lipstick. You all have to wear that stuff…” He stuck out his tongue as he sent the thoughts.
    â€œWhat, you don’t like pretty girls?” She slipped out of his touch and put her hands on her hips.
    â€œJust don’t like lipstick smeared on my lips when I kiss a girl.”
    Cara’s turned away from him. OMG. He brought up kissing…
    Did he still want to kiss her? Of course not. He wouldn’t do that. He was a nice guy. He’d have to look at her a certain way…
    Just like he was looking at her right now.
    It sent shivers down all the way to her toes. And other places.
    â€œUm.” She picked up a pebble, not able to look at him anymore, and threw it out into the water. She couldn’t kiss him again. Didn’t matter if she wanted to. He was her friend.
    They weren’t going to be that friends-with-benefits things.
    No.
    No more kissing Duncan.
    â€œI’m sorry. I made you uncomfortable,” Duncan said and scooted away from her.
    When had they gotten that close? Cara realized there was barely a finger’s distance between them. At least, there had been until he moved.
    â€œIt’s okay. I…”
    â€œI should be going,” Duncan said. “I really should go meet my date. Maybe she’s not interested either, and we can hatch a plan to both bow out gracefully without hurting Christy’s feelings.” He stood and dusted his pants off.
    She stood as well. “I should go back home anyway. It’s my turn to do dishes.” She faced him, noticing how he stood over a head taller than her, and she didn’t move for a second.
    Like neither of them knew if they wanted to hug or not.
    She made a snap decision. “Hug,” she said and held out her arms.
    Relief washed over his face. “Yeah.” And he stepped toward her.
    As they pulled together, Cara looked away, her gaze passing over the cove just below her sitting spot.
    The sound of a boat motor jarred her attention. Not a big deal—lots of people on the island had boats and would cruise around the inside of the shield.
    Then, as the boat’s motor shifted, the whine in the engine pinged recognition in her.
    Her stomach dropped.
    â€œDammit . ”
    â€œWhat?” Duncan asked as he pulled away from her. He put his hands on her shoulders. “What is it?”
    â€œIt’s Luke,” she whispered and faced the coming boat.
    Sure enough, her ex-boyfriend Luke, along with a gaggle of his friends, rode in the boat that had just come around the bend into the island’s cove.
    Including his new girlfriend, Izzy.
    Cara inhaled a breath and turned away as she saw Luke pull Izzy into his arms. “Of course they come over here. This is my spot. I should have never told him about this little cove.”
    Luke maneuvered the boat up to the rocky shoreline as close as he could get, and everyone on board proceeded to disembark.
    Right below them.
    Duncan rubbed her shoulders. “Let’s go.”
    She nodded. “Yeah. They’ll see me soon enough—”
    The words were barely out of her mouth when Luke looked right at her.
    Not just in her general direction, but right at her .
    For a second, she considered raising her hand in a friendly wave, a “no hard feelings” gesture before she walked away. Not that she meant it, but it was polite, right?
    Luke turned to Izzy, pulled her into an embrace, and kissed her. Hard.
    Cara’s stomach crawled.
    Duncan pulled Cara into his embrace. “Come on, let’s