Mara took longer than she anticipated showering, dressing and packing her bag. By the time she returned to Ky’s cabin, Jess was there but there was no sign of Ky.
“Hi,” she said to Jess. “I’m heading out, don’t want to wait until it’s too dark before I go. Do you know where Ky went?”
Jess winced, her hands gripping some oven mitts before she finally threw them on a counter. “There’s a problem he went to handle. I don’t know when he’ll be back.”
That didn’t sound good. Especially not the way Jess said it.
“I guess I’ll go home then.” s**t. She’d really wanted to see him. Maybe kiss him goodbye. Give him a hug. Ah, damn. She was much too attached to the big guy. Distance was probably a good thing. “He has my number and we’ll talk when he isn’t so busy.” She strolled forward to give Jess
