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But no. Not yet. She would not feel the pain. She refused to feel it. Instead, she held on to the anger that burned hot and thick inside her body, like jet fuel on fire. Her anger was so fantastically bright and deep that it smothered all her other emotions; including the sad and painful ones. Her anger was like a flash explosion inside of her. How dare her mother hide a goddamned sibling from her for thirty-five damn years?
    “I didn’t realize he had sons. It’s nice to meet you.” She put her hand out and Ben leaned over to shake it with a small smile.
    Charlie came out with a shy twitch of his lips and said, “Hey,” then dropped to his knees in the sand before sifting streams of fine white sand through his fingers over and over.
    Ben was talkative. She learned that Jack had three brothers, Ian, Shane, and Joey. Two were gone. Ian lived with his girlfriend in Seattle while she attended the University of Washington and the other was just finishing his stint in the Army. She discovered Ben had just graduated and shockingly, was engaged to be married. She twisted her head around at that announcement. Who in the hell got married on purpose after graduating high school? She asked if he knocked the girl up, and was tersely informed with a stiffening of his back and neck, along with a glance of disdain, that no, he and Marcy, as it turned out, were very much in love and wanted to get married. No baby in their plans… yet.
    She bit down hard on her lip to shut herself up. She had no right to comment on the teen, but she wanted to know exactly what was wrong with him? What teenage boy, and the kid was an overgrown boy, wanted to get married? It made Kate shudder. Dear God, imagine getting married before you could even grow facial hair. It was unheard of to Kate. What kind of backwards household did Jack Rydell run? How could he allow his son to be married before he could even formulate real thoughts? It was asinine in Kate’s opinion. Someday, she hoped to find a way to tell Ben to grow up and get a freaking clue. He was setting himself up for failure. Go to college or travel or just get a job, and do something that didn’t include mooning over some piece of ass. Have more ass to even begin to understand if it were truly love. She could not imagine what would possess any family to support such a notion.
    Kids got on her nerves with their endless energy, dirty hands and faces, and demanding needs. But Ben was tolerable, and Charlie was quiet enough not to drive her right out of her mind.
    Finally, she sensed she’d worn out her welcome, although running into the boys had provided a wealth of information she hadn’t counted on. Wiping her butt off after sitting on the sandy, bleached driftwood for a good half hour, she found her way back to her cabin. Getting there made her smile with pride when she actually did it. Greg Danners. Wonderful. She needed the work he brought with him to keep her sanity, and she could also use the goddamned distraction his body provided.
    He smiled, still sitting in his car, and getting out only when he spotted her scooching under the fence and strolling towards her cabin.
    His smile was bright and his suit was stupid, considering the setting. He was still handsome, however, and would have to do for tonight. “What the hell are you doing here, Kate? This isn’t you.”
    No, it wasn’t. But no one had any clue about Jack Rydell and her discovery of her half-brother. Not one soul knew. And she wasn’t ready to change that yet. So she smiled and shrugged. “Just needed a change of scenery.”
    He nearly frowned in displeasure when she stopped and her boots kicked some dust on his black, polished dress shoes. “You couldn’t find a place with running water and electricity? You and I have completely different ideas of a vacation. I about fell off my chair when you called to announce you were taking a two-week vacation. Unheard of, but here? Why?” His tone was dry and he raised his eyebrows