She strode down the dock, shedding clothes on the way, and dove into the lake as the moon crested the mountains. She swam until the pain of exhausted muscles replaced the ache of lust. Back on the dock, she wearily pulled her jeans and shirt back on and trudged up the trail. Halfway up, the sound of muted voices caught her attention, and she stepped off into the cover of the pines. No one appeared on the trail she’d just taken back from the lake. Must have been someone on one of the adjacent trails that circled the ridge and the cabins. Couple of campers out after hours—not unheard of. She’d had quite a few stolen moments with a girl or two when she’d spent summers at the camps where Sarah oversaw the summer programs. She shook her head and continued up to her room. She’d let the counselors know that their bed checks might need to be doubled.

“Good swim?” Sarah asked from the shadows by the stairs to Chase’s room.

“Always is.” She eased down on the bench beside her sister. “I’m kinda old for you to be waiting up for me.”

Sarah laughed. “True. And I wasn’t. I saw the Jeep come in and figured I should catch you while I could. You have been pretty scarce around here since the season started.”

Chase sighed. “Not intentionally. You know we’re spread thin, and this extra duty doesn’t help.”

“I know. Peace.” Sarah stretched an arm along the back on the bench and tapped Chase’s shoulder. “So, how was dinner?”

“Nice,” Chase said noncommittally.

“Not big on the details,” Sarah said casually.

Chase let out a breath. “Let’s see, we got Lily the boots she’s been needing.”

Sarah chuckled. “Very practical.”

“Walked around a bit, stopped for ice cream, had dinner at the Thai place. Just, you know, casual.” Chase hoped she sounded casual. Remembering the ice cream brought a little tightness to her chest and the buzzing back in her belly. Lily had liked watching her. Lily watched her a lot, and she liked that. That’s all it took really, was knowing Lily liked looking at her. If she thought about it too hard, she’d know she was in big trouble. Especially right now.

“That does sound nice,” Sarah said. “Do you think Lily is doing okay here at camp?”

“Yeah,” Chase said, “she seems to be enjoying it. Why, are you worried about her for some reason?”

“No, not really, but you know, I have a tendency to push people into things maybe they don’t actually want to do.”