“The GANTT chart says we won’t actually NEED you until middle of June, soonest. Can’t keep you on the payroll. Is that going to be a problem?”...��No. I’m good. Still got the apartment. And the astronomical salary you guys give me, I was able to save TWO jars full of quarters.”“Smartass.”“You always did have stellar interpersonal skills. One reason I’m staying,” I laughed.“I appreciate the continuity. We’re losing a lot of people,” he said.I’m an electrical guy. I distinctly felt a current start to. Our eyes met in the semidark of the room, dawning realization in hers, love in mine.-----------------------------I groaned softly as I turned on my pad on the dock. My thigh was really aching. The warm sunlight was only slightly helping the pulled muscle from yesterday's hike. "I'm getting too old for this," I murmured to myself.A soft voice appeared from nearby. "Do you want some help with that thigh?"I gasped, sat up and looked around. Nobody was in the house, but then I saw the smiling. Dusty did a low whistle loud enough that she could hear it."Wow you look incredible! Wow I knew you were beautiful but this is over the top!" Dusty said grinning.Rachel smiled, hugged him, and softly kissed his lips before she swirled off to mingle as well. Dusty was sure her hips rolled even more suddenly for his benefit.Dusty was happy to find the right thing to say. He seemed like he was well on his way to getting over Lindsey and what happened between them.While he was lost in thought once. Okay, first of all, let me lay this on you. Jason and I have, well, we’ve been making it, the two of us, since that big weekend snowstorm.”Sissy looked embarrassed. “I’d sort of figured something might be going on between you two. I mean, Jason hadn’t dated anyone since breaking up with Shirley Matson and girls keep falling all over him. And you’d stopped complaining all the time about not dating and had this contented look on your face. And then a few weeks ago, I accidental-like, saw you two.