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.Instead, his deep, dark eyes looked pleased.Was it possible Miles looked pleased too?“I talked to Pep on the phone.He’s ready to come home.I told him you and Holden were sleeping together, but as soon as you woke up I’d tell you he was waiting.”Johanna cringed.Sleeping together? Great.“How long ago did he call?”“Like an hour maybe.” Kam took her hand then Holden’s and yanked until they untwisted themselves and stood.“I made you guys breakfast.”“What did you make?” Holden asked around a yawn.“Fruit salad, two bowls of Mom’s cereal, even though it’s gross, toast, and two glasses of orange juice.”“Impressive.” Holden high-fived Kam, and Johanna loved watching the interaction between the two of them.“Can you give your mom and me two minutes maybe to finish waking up?”“Oh, sure.” Kam smiled.“I’ll go feed Miles.We’ll be waiting in the kitchen.” He trotted off, leaving a heavy silence in the living room.“I shouldn’t have fallen asleep on you,” Johanna finally said.“Yeah, how rude.” That grin was on Holden’s lips again.The one that made logical thought difficult.“Truth is, I slept way better out here with you than I did in that guestroom.”Johanna cheeks grew hot, and she knew they were red.Holden reached out a hand and tucked some of her hair behind her ear.“Let’s eat that breakfast,” Holden said.“Then you can get Ted and explain that sleeping together really meant sleeping.This time anyway.” His gaze combed down the length of her, and it was as if he’d stroked every part he saw and even some he couldn’t see.She stumbled into the kitchen behind him and hoped she could hide her arousal from her observant child.She was going to need something besides orange juice to tamp down her horniness this morning.“Wow, nicely done, Kam,” Holden said as he took a seat at the table.Johanna’s gaze zeroed in the fact that only two places were set.“What about you?” She pointed to Kam.“I already ate.” He gave her a look that said he was totally up to something.Taking her seat and looking at Holden, Johanna knew what that something was.She’d have to clear this up.It’d be irresponsible to let Kam get attached to Holden.It’d be downright stupid to let herself get attached.“I’m going to get started on the Lego model of Pep’s cabin,” Kam said.“Come find me when you’re done, Holden.” He started for the hallway, then stepped back into the kitchen.“But don’t rush in here.We have all day.” He tossed them a little wave and shuffled to his room.Johanna fiddled with her fork.“I’m sorry about him.He’s usually not so—”“Obvious?” Holden took a swig from his orange juice.“His father has been gone for a while now, and Kam’s been missing out on—”“Johanna?”“He just wants to—”“Johanna.”“What?”“You don’t have to explain.I get it.I also know we should be careful here.” He glanced down to his cereal bowl then up at her.“I like Kam.He’s a great kid.I don’t want to hurt him.” He tossed a glance back to the couch.“I also like you.I want to be close to you like that again, but we should probably wait until I remember who the hell I am before getting…involved.”“That makes sense.”“Damn.” He offered her a smile.“I was hoping you wouldn’t agree.”“We’ll take it slow.” She scooped up some cereal.“In the meantime, I don’t see anything wrong with a few shared catnaps.”“I’ll drink to that.” He clanked his glass against hers.“Now let’s see about this gross cereal.”They ate with companionable small talk until the phone rang.Kam came running out with the phone and handed it to Johanna.“Pep wants to know if you’re done sleeping with Holden.”“Give me that.” Johanna took the phone and got up from her seat.She went down to her office and closed the door.“Ted, how are you feeling?”“Like I want to know what the hell you’re doing over there.”Great.“Look, Kam got mixed up.Holden and I were not sleeping together in the sense you’re thinking we did.”“Oh, then in what sense did you sleep together?”“We fell asleep on the couch.That’s all.” Why was she explaining this to Ted? He wasn’t her father.She didn’t owe him explanations.“You slept? That’s it?”“That’s it.I promise you.”“Good to see you have some sense in that pretty head.” He exhaled a breath.“Now come get me.Clearly someone needs to keep an eye on everyone.That someone is me.”“I’m on my way.”Ted was probably right.With a man like Holden around, she totally needed a chaperone.****“Can we make the ceiling higher?” Kam held up the Lego model.“Pep’s a tall guy.”“Good idea.” Holden took the model and pulled off the roof.“Add two more layers around the perimeter, then put the roof back on.Kam nodded.The kid was great at taking orders.Holden had made a few suggestions to improve the overall design of the cabin, and Kam didn’t once argue or pitch a fit.Weren’t kids always pitching fits? Did he know any kids that threw temper tantrums? Did he have kids with tempers?He shook these thoughts away and focused on the Legos in front of him.He’d been tinkering with some wheels and few other pieces while Kam worked and now had a sweet, red racecar built out of the plastic blocks.“Cool!” Kam swiped up the car and pushed it in a circle around his bedroom floor
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