she grinned, recalling the heated love-making session in the shower not thirty minutes before. Judging by the somber look on his face, Kincaid wasn’t amused. Instinctively, Jessie knew it was important it was for him to know that he brought more to the relationship than just great sex. “Kincaid, do you honestly believe that’s all you’re good for? So what if you have an aversion to cooking and housework? You’ve always been more than willing to help around the ranch and you’ve never been anything but kind and caring towards me. You’re good to me, and you fill a void that no one else could.” “Kind and caring,” he said derisively. “How caring was it to abandon you for months at a time, or to pop up unannounced expecting you to welcome me with open arms?” Mitch’s scowl deepened. It was Adam he was angry with, Adam who had hurt her time and time again, yet he took on the guilt and shame as if it was his own. “You deserved more, Jess.”