Ashley lay stretched out on the giant air mattress, an inflatable island it was called. Her eyes were closed, and her head was pillowed on a rolled towel while the sun warmed her skin. It had been a long time since she"d taken the time to relax like this. Jared lying beside her made it somehow easier to do nothing. Normally, she was always on the go. Something to be done, someone to see, some errand to run. But when Jared was there, all that need to get away, to do something was gone. All she needed was him. Movement made her open her eyes and look for him. There he was, up on his elbows, watching her. "What?" she asked. "You." Ashley frowned. She didn"t know what he meant and wasn’t sure how to respond. He leaned over and dropped a kiss on her cheek, and Ashley looked at him again. H

