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of.”
    “Well, what if she had come after us?”
    “Like I said, nothing to fear.”
    Melanie caught the twinkle in his eye. “I’ll bite, why not? Do you think you can outrun a bear? I read somewhere they can run forty miles per hour.”
    “I cannot run forty miles per hour. But, I know one thing.” 
    “What’s that, Alex?”
    “I can outrun you.”
    He laughed, obviously pleased with his joke, and Melanie looked at him with narrowed eyes resisting an urge to smack him. But then she had to laugh, she forgave him. It was funny because it was so untrue. It hit her again, that from the beginning, he’d been just as concerned for her safety as his own.
    Without warning, Alex bent down and kissed her softly, sending a delicious shock of pleasure through her that went down to her toes. Instinctively, she slid her arms around his neck and returned the kiss.
    Pressing close, their bodies sought to meet and soon they were touching chest to chest, her flat belly against his groin, thigh to thigh. She felt like she couldn’t get close enough and slid her hands under his shirt exploring the feel of his back. His kiss became harder and soon she could feel both of their hearts beating in a tangled rhythm. She felt a shiver of pleasure. Then a feeling of apprehension came over her.
    Things were quickly getting out of control and Melanie wasn’t quite ready for that, although she was so very tempted.
    She let go of Alex, and pushed gently away. Both of their breathing was ragged. She saw him wince; he closed his eyes and took a few deep breaths. She sank to the ground and covered her face with her hands.
    After a long silence, she peeked through her finger then took her hands down and looked up at him.
    “Well...I think I know where that was headed,” she said.
    He shook his head like he was coming out from under a spell. Then he gave her a little smile. “Would that have been such a bad thing?”
    Melanie considered. She picked up a rock and passed it back forth between her hands. Her body was answering no, not a bad thing, it would be a very, very wonderful thing. She resisted a powerful urge to stand up, grab him and start it all up again.
    She could see Martin’s face, though. His frowning, sad face came to her mind and she felt guilty. This kind of guilt was unfamiliar to Melanie who had always been faithful to her man. At least she had in body, if not always in mind. She didn’t like it either; it was a murky, confusing feeling.
    And there was also Alex. A man who could take her heart along with her body, and she had determined never to fall in love with a man like him again.
    But when she was in his arms he seemed like too much to give up.
    This was the time to speak up, to tell him all of these things, but a childish stubbornness held her back. It had been years since she had felt this alive, and she had gone through so much. Didn’t she deserve to feel good for a while? Perhaps, but she wasn’t protected against any of the dangers that sex with Alex might involve. Not to her body, or to her heart. 
    “I just can’t.”
    She stood then, and moved so close she could feel the heat coming from him. She submerged herself into his eyes and lips, until that’s all there was for her in that time.
    And there it was again. She had that same feeling of recognition like she knew this man, or was it his soul that she knew? It was as if she had always known him from somewhere back before time began.
    The final vestiges of guilt faded. If he wanted her, then she was his. At least in that moment.
    “Oh, you are an amazing man,” she said, again feeling that it wasn’t at all what she had intended to say.
    “Amazing, I don’t know. I try to be prepared, but even though I was a boy scout, I’m not prepared for this.”
    “I adore boy scouts, especially grown up ones,” she whispered and kissed him lightly.
    “I’m not a boy scout anymore,”
    He gently bit her lip, then leaned back and looked at her. There was a