His little girl had been through enough loss for one lifetime, and she’d feel the sting when Sarah left. Sarah had the best of intentions saying they’d keep in touch, but once she got back to her life in the city, he wasn’t sure she’d really be able to follow through.

“Hello?” he called out as he entered the foyer.

No answer.

He made his way through the rooms and the kitchen, but they weren’t there. Taking his cell phone out of his pocket, he texted Sarah.

Hey, I’m here. Where you guys at?

Backyard came her reply.

Outside. That was good. He’d almost expected to find them still in their pajamas from Friday night, buried under takeout containers and bleary-eyed from staring at a computer screen.

Wes made his way to the backyard and stopped short.

Was his daughter actually playing soccer? Without his coaching and urging and begging?

Marissa ran around the gazebo in the middle of the yard with obviously a new soccer ball and Sarah was using her cell phone to record her.

What were they doing?

He walked across the grass toward them, and Sarah turned to face him. She wasn’t in pajamas, but the yoga pants and tank top…sans bra was a close second. The thin, body-hugging fabric accentuated her hourglass shape, and the spaghetti straps of the tank top made her collarbone and sexy shoulders that much more pronounced. The nipples visible through the material had his mouth feeling like a desert.

So much for two days out on the ocean to clear his head. One sighting of her had his heart and mind a complete mess again.

She folded her arms across her chest, and he lifted his gaze quickly, embarrassed to be busted checking her out. But then, her messy ponytail and face free of makeup actually took his breath away. She was naturally pretty, and her lack of vanity was attractive as hell.

He was in trouble. “Hey,” he said, his voice slightly hoarse. “What are you two doing?”

“Testing out a new element to add to my app,” Marissa said as she kicked the ball toward him.

Wes stopped it with his foot and glanced at her. “The coaching app?”

Marissa beamed proudly as she said, “Yep. Sarah uploaded it to the app store yesterday, and there’ve been twenty-six downloads so far.”

Twenty-six downloads in a day. Wow… “That’s awesome, sweetheart.” He really had no idea, but she seemed happy about it, and that’s what mattered.

“We’re only selling it for a dollar, so I’m not rich yet, but soon, right, Sarah?”

Sarah laughed. “Absolutely. Especially if we can figure out this new feature the reviewers mentioned.”

“Reviewers?”