Between the heady embrace and her whispered agreement the air between them felt heady. It was almost as if they were entirely alone, instead of just &mdash alone in the parlor of her family's house, which was not really like being alone. He wished he could remember.

Their eye contact was almost unrelenting. Before he could think any better of it, because there were boundless reasons why he shouldn't, Lester leaned to kiss Sisse.