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time since we’re the only two people around. Care to share?”
    “Nah. I’ll work through it. The bottom line is I shouldn’t have taken it out on you and I’ll do my best to keep it from happening again.”
    “Forget about it. I have.” She noticed his hair. “Your hair is wet.” Gently, she touched it. It had grown an inch or two since they’d been on the island. She had no idea what her touch did to him. He gave her a half a smile.
    “I took a dip in the ocean. I really needed to cool off and didn’t want to bother you over in the lagoon.”
    Lily thought about Logan seeing her naked, and it sent a shiver down her spine. She drove those feelings to the back of her mind . Off limits, Lily. As honestly as she knew how, she responded. “You’re never a bother, Logan.”

Chapter 10
     
    Another day when it had been way too hot but the oppressive heat dropped to bearable levels when the sun went down. As the fire crackled, Logan and Lily sat around it like they did every night since they’d arrived, eating dinner. Except tonight, dinner had been a real coup. Earlier, Logan had shown Lily how to fish, and now they were taking great delight in eating what she’d caught.
    When she finished, Lily lie back on the sand and placed her hands over her stomach. “I can’t tell you how satisfying that was. I think if I had to have another banana or coconut, I might have just turned into one.”
    He laughed. “I know how you feel. The fish was a nice change. However, I would give my right arm for a nice juicy steak.”
    She moaned. “ Mmm and my left arm for some of my peanut butter and chocolate chip cookies for dessert.”
    He raised an eyebrow. “You bake?”
    Lily closed her eyes as if she could see and smell them in the oven. “Yeah. I love to bake, and it’s so relaxing.” She purred. “The peanut butter and chocolate chip cookies are an old family recipe. My mother showed me how to make them when I was about nine years old. They are not as good as hers but still delicious.”
    “The way you describe them, when we get back, you’ll have to make me some.”
    Lily turned a little melancholy. She’d began to doubt being rescued. “Do you ever think that’s not going to happen—getting rescued?”
    He paused before answering. “I try not to, but it would be a lie to say no.”
    Lily sat up on her elbow and turned her eyes on him. “Logan, you know you can tell me anything. You don’t always have to be so strong with me. I promise I would never reveal any of your secrets.”
    “Why would you say that?”
    She shrugged. “I can see that you’re holding a lot back probably to protect me. But, you don’t have to. I know it may seem like it sometimes, but I’m not weak. I can pull my own weight. It’s okay to be scared.”
    “Is that what you think I’m thinking? Because I don’t, you know. I don’t think you’re weak at all.”
    She tilted her head slightly as if she didn’t believe him. “I don’t know. You don’t share very much.”
    “You want me to be honest with you?’
    Lily perked up as if she were finally going to be accepted into a very exclusive club. “Of course.”
    Logan sat up straighter and rested his elbows on his knees. “For starters, we can’t continue to live like this, and I’m worried. I’m not sure how much time we have, but the rainy season is coming. We need to do something about shelter.”
    “Rainy season? It rains almost every day. How much different can it be from now?”
    “A lot. The downpours last a lot longer followed by much stronger winds. I’ve been working on sharpening the machete and designing plans for a sturdier dwelling, but I’m not sure if it’ll be enough or if we can finish it in time.” He paused then gazed into her eyes. “Does that scare you?”
    Lily chewed the bottom of her lip. “Of course, it makes me uneasy, and I’m not thrilled about it, but other things freak me out more than rainy season. Like those big old turtles,