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of way. The main living area had vaulted timber beam ceilings and a huge rock fireplace at one end. In the back of the building was a well-stocked gourmet kitchen, where the ladies were told to help themselves to anything at any time, and off to the side was a dining room where everyone would eat, family-style. “Your rooms are just up the stairs here.” Kade led them back through the main room to a spiral staircase that was constructed from the same wood beams as the rest of the Den. At the top of the stairs were six doors, presumably all leading to bedrooms.
    “Do you all stay up here, too?” Harper hoped the question sounded a lot more casual than it did in her head but she was curious. Mostly about the dark-haired, ridiculously handsome brother who’d held her hand in hers before he’d disappeared. He’d sparked an electricity in her like she hadn’t felt in years. No, scratch that. She hadn’t felt that type of connection from a man ever . It couldn’t possibly hurt to get a few details about him.
    “No.” Kade shook his head. “We all have our own cabins out back. It’s better to have a little bit of privacy sometimes.”
    Harper shook her head at the obvious way the man was eyeing up Nina. Not that her friend noticed anything. Nina certainly liked to have fun, but when she was on assignment, nothing would distract her. Especially if she thought it might cloud her opinion of what she was working on.
    “I like it.” Nina scratched something down in her notebook. “Which one is my room?”
    All business. Harper dutifully followed them up the stairs, only half listening while Nina rattled off a series of questions. Before going into the room Kade pointed out as hers, she paused and took another look around, hoping Axel had appeared. Still nothing. Not that it mattered, she told herself. It didn’t.
    A spark was just that. A spark. It wasn’t anything more than that. If it was even that. It was entirely likely it had just been so long since she’d been touched by a man that her body didn’t know how to react.
    Yes. That was probably it.
    With a sigh, she left Nina, who was still peppering Kade with questions about the amenities in her room, and retreated to her own space. She was pleasantly surprised with the room. It wasn’t overly large, but it had the same rustic charm the rest of the Den had. She sat and bounced on the bed. Not bad. Comfy and it would be just the right size for two... She let the thought drift away.
    How did she manage to go from a handshake to a romp in the bed? Harper flopped back on the bed and groaned just as the door opened.
    “What’s wrong?”
    She didn’t bother to sit up and look at Nina, not that it mattered because a moment later, her best friend laid down next to her. Harper turned and propped her head up on her elbow. “Nothing.” She sighed. “Okay, everything.”
    Nina laughed. “No kidding. But this trip will help. I promise. What do you think so far?”
    “Gorgeous.” Harper didn’t clarify about who or what exactly she thought was gorgeous, but judging by the way Nina wiggled her eyebrows, she’d figured it out.
    “Right? Maybe that’s just the brand of gorgeous you need to distract yourself right now?”
    Harper sat up and stared at her friend. “I can’t do that!”
    “Why not? It’s not like you’re working. Cut loose and have some fun.”
    “I’ve never done anything like that,” Harper protested. She wasn’t the type to have a random fling with someone. At least she never had been the type. Of course, she’d been married to a gay man for the last ten years.
    “Harper. Seriously.” Nina sat up and stared at her. “The only reason you haven’t done anything like that before is because you have some warped sense of commitment. If you ask me, you should have let loose years ago. You are way overdue for some fun. And an orgasm.”
    Harper groaned. Nina was right. She was way overdue for an orgasm, that was for sure. “Okay,” she said