Ben liked how Tess put others first. The kindness that radiated from her touched everyone around her and had been the first of many things that attracted him to her. Hell, he liked just about everything he knew about her, which wasn’t much, he had realized as they sat by the fire. “Are you tired?” she asked. He noticed she had adjusted her pace to his, as if walking this slow was natural to her. “Not particularly. You?” “Not really.” “Do you have to work tomorrow?” “Not until three. I traded shifts with someone who needed tomorrow night off.” Ben was already sad to realize he wouldn’t see her tomorrow night. A sure-to-be endless day had just gotten longer. “Can we go somewhere? To talk?” “Where do you want to go?” “How about the beach?” “I have a blanket in my car.”
