“People have gone missing around here before,” he stressed, grasping her shoulder. “Come on, I’m famished. We can talk about this over dinner, okay?”

“Yeah, okay,” she agreed with a nod.

Joe wrapped an arm around Amelia’s waist as he led her out to the car. He opened her door for her, and she got inside. She couldn’t help wondering if Deke might be watching them leave from somewhere in the woods, but she refrained from looking around. If he was there, she’d rather not know about it.

Tonight, Joe took Amelia to a fancy restaurant. They ordered a good meal and a bottle of wine, and they sat enjoying each other’s company for a time. As they finished the meal, Joe’s hand shot across the table to capture Amelia’s as he said, “That was a good appetizer, but what I’d really like to do is feed the other hunger you’ve been stirring so much. Do you think maybe I could come in for a while this time?”

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Amelia woke the next morning and found herself all alone in her bed. Sighing deeply, she padded around the house in search of Joe, only to find that he was gone. However, sitting on the end table by the sofa, she found a note. The only thing written on it was “jetty launch, noon.” Obviously, he was hoping to go out on jet skis later, and it sounded like fun to her.

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