They didn’t discuss the kiss again. But that didn’t mean Rune didn’t think about it as they made their way back to the harbor. Hell, the lush softness and heady flavor of her lips might never leave him. He’d never forgotten the first kiss, after all. Why would he forget this one, when he was a full-grown adult and she was a beautiful, fascinating all-grown-up woman?
But she obviously didn’t want to talk about it, so he let it be. Maya had her reasons. He had to respect them.
After they got the Egret squared away in its slip, they unloaded their bags onto the float.
EgretA scraggly looking dude riding a bicycle stopped on the boardwalk above them. Rune squinted at the bike—was that a chicken perched on the handlebars?
“Chief Badger!” The man waved at them. “Get any fish?”
“Hey there, B
