“They won’t be back until this afternoon, but you can bet they’ll put in an appearance at the potluck. And I think the plan is to go up to Grandma and Grandpa’s cabin afterwards, just the six of us. It’ll be a regular party on the mountainside.” “Sounds like fun.” Her answering grin was pure mischief. Pat laughed. Aelissm, it was turning out, had a wicked sense of humor to complement her talent in a typically masculine field. Even Sara, with all her socialite sophistication, didn’t possess nearly the multi-faceted layers as Aelissm Davis. What has Bill gotten me into? Pat wondered idly. His boss’s niece was the most sassy, intelligent woman he’d met in a long time. Unbidden and potent, the wish that they’d met before he’d gotten mixed up with Sara whispered through his mind. He shoved