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towards them from the shadows. Pulling Rachel’s arm he hid her half behind him.
“It’s just me.” Patrick called out.
Steven let out a breath. “Patrick! Are you trying to give me a heart attack?”
Patrick stepped up to them. “Sorry, but keeping watch usually means not walking about whistling loudly.”
Rachel laughed and peaked around Steven. “How are you?”
Patrick sighed. “Tired. Trying to get away without Rhonda stowing away in my car wasn’t easy.”
Steven’s eyebrows went up. “She’s well enough to come?”
Patrick shook his head. “No, she can’t even bend as yet but she was determined she should be here. Crazy woman is going to drive me to drink.”
Steven rubbed his jaw to keep from grinning. “Well, at least she’s getting stronger. There hasn’t been any complications have there?”
“Nope. Other than getting all her strength back and little things she’s right as rain.”
Rachel leaned against Steven. “Well, that’s good.”
Patrick looked at them and smirked. “So all is quiet?”
Rachel nodded. “Gwen set up the crafts and things for tomorrow’s ritual inside this evening, so there hasn’t been a soul out here but us three so far tonight.”
Patrick nodded. “Good. We could always hope he’s given up but I don’t think that’s the case. I’ll let you two move on. I’m going to wander and get a lay of the land a bit.”
“We’ll see you tomorrow.” Steven said pulling Rachel against him and strolling back towards the main area.
Rachel giggled. “I hope Chris and Kasey are keeping an eye on the time, I wouldn’t want to interrupt them.”
Steven moaned. “Between those two and Leena and Owen I feel so lonely. Dade and I sit there and wish mostly.”
She smiled up at him. “Someday he’ll stop arguing with Cora and they’ll see they should be together too.”
He pulled her tight against him. “That would leave just you and me, angel.”
She ran her finger over his bottom lip. “Uh huh, which is even more reason why we should make sure we don’t ruin this great thing we’ve got going.”
“I don’t see how sleeping together would ruin that. We’ve known each other forever and a day. Have you never slept with a friend before?”
Shaking her head, her gaze dropped to the ground as she pushed away from him. “Nope, I keep sex and friends separate.”
Steven rubbed a hand over his eyes. The only way to get her was through sex, he wanted a hell of a lot more than that, but if he couldn’t find a way around her soon he was going to lose it. “Angel, I don’t understand.”
Rachel stopped and reached up to touch his face. “Your friendship is too important, Steven. Who cuddles me when I’m sick? Who holds me when I fall apart? Who laughs with me? Who fights with me when I’m crabby?” She smiled. “You. I care about you too much to ruin what we have now.” She kissed his lips lightly and then backed away. “Let’s finish this watch and go get some rest.”
She was a few steps ahead of him until they reached the cottage. He wanted to yell and tell her all those reasons were exactly why they belonged together, but didn’t. *
Chris and Kasey were wrapped up in each other on the couch when they walked in. “Get something in your eye there, Kase?” Rachel asked as they jumped apart.
Steven chuckled. “That was definitely not her eye, Rach.”
Kasey blushed and stood up pulling Chris with her. “All quiet out there?”
Steven nodded. “Try to let go of each other and look around occasionally while you’re out there.”
Chris saluted him and pushed Kasey him towards the door.
“I’m going to demand the couples be separated from the rest of soon.” Steven growled.
Rachel turned and gave him a startled look. “I thought it was funny they way they broke apart like two teenagers caught by their parents.”
Steven smirked. “Yeah, okay that was good.” He watched her walk towards her room, and then slowly went behind her. Looking at the stairs he paused