Joy tilted her head back, eyes glittering. "What, you two need suits?" she teased. "We're not wearing any."

Craig blinked. Shannon raised an eyebrow.

"We noticed," she murmured.

"You can borrow mine," Joy added with a wink. "Oh wait."

Ron chuckled, that low, velvet laugh that always seemed to settle into the spine. "Join us. However you're comfortable."

Craig looked at Shannon -- and she looked right back. There was no hesitation in her eyes. No fear. Just something clear. Something steady.

"Let's go get changed," she said.

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The bedroom felt cooler. Closer. As if the walls themselves had drawn in, waiting to see who they'd be when they...