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and Kaden’s direction.
    “Do you like him?”
    Victoria frowned at being asked that question. Was Melody looking to get her hands on him? Suddenly Victoria felt territorial. How could she not when he was after her? When he made it known that he desired her and wanted her? Victoria pushed the feeling aside. She wasn’t the type to fight over a man that wasn’t even hers.
    Simmer down Vic. You aren’t even in a relationship with the guy. Plus Melody is with Adam. So chill!
    She could kick herself for even feeling remotely jealous. The man wasn’t even hers. Even if he’d already made it clear he wanted her she had no right to feel like she did. Besides Melody was only asking a question.
    Then make him yours. Victoria shook her head at the thought. It would be pointless to start something when she was moving out of state. And a long distance relationship was not ideal at the moment.
    “He is a nice fella,” she said nonchalantly. Victoria wasn’t about to admit her true feelings and not here in the open to someone she hardly even knew. Melody’s lips twisted upwards. She seemed to be drawing her own conclusions.
    “But do you like him, is there an attraction, you can’t shake the feeling that this man was meant to be yours,” Melody said with a chuckle. “Like you can’t really describe it but you just kind of know?”
    Okay what is up with the third degree? Is it written on my face that I want to have sex with the guy and maybe just maybe I would like a relationship with him!
    “Uh no,” Victoria said with a nervous laugh. “Why are you asking me this?”
    “I’m sorry I don’t mean to pry. Forgive me.”
    “No, it’s okay,” Victoria said while shifting uncomfortable on the tree stump.
    Melody nodded, glancing back over at Kaden and Adam, both deeply involved in their own conversation. Melody sighed as she drunk from her own water bottle.
    “He is really,” Victoria tried to think of how to say it before she just came out with what she really thought. “Kaden is really sexy. I’m not blind.”
                  Yes, I can see exactly how good looking the damned man is!
    She tried not to moan as she observed Kaden. He was one of the sexist men she’d ever met. Kaden had been the star of her explicit hardcore fantasies from last night. Just thinking about her vibrator and one of her well thought out sex scenes made her clench her thighs together. Kaden chose that moment to glance in her direction.
    Oh God don’t give me that look.
    Victoria quickly averted her eyes. She turned around to face Melody. Victoria could still feel his eyes on her. She wanted to look and see if he was still giving her that look.
    “Yeah I’m not blind at all.”
    “You know this reminds of me of when I first met Adam. There was this instant connection. Like that,” Melody said dreamily, snapping her fingers. “And now I am wondering why in the hell was I fighting something that just felt so damned right.”
    “How did the two of you meet,” Victoria asked.
    She took the time to repair her ponytail as she listened to Melody explain how she and Adam had met. Victoria’s eyes went wide at the mention of a mountain lion. She jumped up and started to walk away. Melody stopped her.
    “Okay I didn’t know mountain’s lions were here.”
    Victoria’s eyes darted everywhere, searching for the dangerous animal.
    “Don’t worry. We are safe,” Melody said, chuckling as she continued on with her story. Victoria crossed her arms as she listened. She knew his eyes were on her again, so she avoided turning her head to check.
    “I am going to guess you gave him that thank you kiss he requested,” Victoria said with a smile on her face. She glanced over her shoulder at the two men. Kaden wasn’t looking at her anymore.
    “No, I did not. I screamed at him to get the hell away from me actually,” Melody stated.
    “Why,” Victoria asked, as she ceased ogling Kaden.
    “Oh, um because I was in shock,” Melody