In summer it was a popular place for picnics, swimming, and trail walks, and on a Friday afternoon there were plenty of people enjoying the warm weather, but luckily it wasn’t too busy. Which was just as well because Otto hated crowds and would have demanded Derek take him back home if the picnic area had been swamped. With Otto in the front passenger seat, Derek used his rearview mirror to get a glimpse of Hannah sitting in the back. This morning he had helped her paint the bedroom of her new house, but Amber had showed up, which meant he hadn’t had a chance to kiss Hannah again. All day he’d thought of kissing her. Caleb’s warning about squeaky clean boy scouts still pricked his conscience from time to time, but he had built up his excuses. Hannah knew he was no boy scout, and she hadn’t exactly fought him off when he’d kissed her yesterday on the back porch of her house. If it hadn’t been for that stray cat… For the trip to the lake she’d changed into a skimpy, pink-and-green sundress that floated over her legs and hugged her breasts.
