Restless, JV gave up trying to sleep. She didn"t want to disturb her hosts, not again. She quietly slipped on some clothes and tip-toed outside, planning on shifting and going for a run, as she"d done every night since she"d arrived. She gently closed the door behind her and padded barefoot down the length of the porch, the cold wood freezing her toes.
Wrapping her arms around her stomach, she thought she should have grabbed a jacket and socks as she looked out into the woods not fifteen feet from the edge of the porch.
"Please don"t. I’d like to get at least a little sleep tonight and I don"t want to have to go looking for you again," Steve"s quiet voice startled her and she jumped.
Spinning around, she saw him standing at the bottom of the stairs on the other end of the porch. "What a
