Jackson didn't get the chance to reply. At that moment, Leo returned, leaping across the gangplank with an armful of grilled fish.

"Dinner!" he declared, then stopped when he saw the two of them.

"That's all right," she said. "I'm not sure I'm hungry. I think I might go lie down for a little while."

Jackson reached for her. "Goose - "

"Stop calling me that!" she said, slipping out of his grip. Her tone must have gotten through to him, ...