Jake strolled out of the barn sometime after two A.M., his body physically exhausted but his mind in overdrive. All he'd do if he tried to crash was lie awake and think of Serena, tucked in her bed just across the way, so he decided on a walk to clear her from his mind. Not that it would work.

There was never an escape in his mind. Only her.

Hadn't he stood on his porch not two hours ago, watching her bedroom window until she turned out the light? Having her home ...