“Great.” He shut the fridge and poured himself a cup of coffee, grabbing a banana off the counter. “Hey, you want one of these?”

I stared at the banana in his hand and then met his eyes, swallowing and nodding. “Sure.”

He sat next to me at the table, ruffling Henry’s hair and tugging at Janie’s ponytail as he sat down. They both mumbled some semblance of “Morning Dad,” before going back to their cereal trance.

“Where’s Mrs. B?” I took the banana from him and ignored the tingling feeling I got when his hand brushed mine.

“Getting her suit on.” He took a big bite of his banana and chewed. “We’re going for a swim. You kids want to come?”

Henry looked up from his cereal box and then over to Janie. “Okay.”

At least I knew they were actually paying attention to the conversation. “Well, I guess that means I’m coming, too.”

“You can get some more sun.” He took another bite as he watched me peel my banana.

“Yep.” I bit the inside of my cheek, avoiding his eyes, but I felt them on me. I deliberately slipped the top of the banana between my lips, licking the tip and glancing at him before taking a small bite. I heard his breath catch and tried not to smile.

“You guys coming swimming?” Mrs. B came into the kitchen in a white bikini, different from the one she’d been wearing the day before. This one covered a little more-but not much. I saw Doc’s eyes sweep over her.

“Can I wear my Spiderman suit?” Henry put his bowl in the sink.

“Did you hang it up to dry?” Mrs. B turned to pour herself some coffee. Her suit was a thong, and I saw her round, tanned behind, completely exposed.

“I’ll go look.” He ran toward the stairs. Janie put her bowl into his in the sink with a sigh and trudged after him.

“Are you coming, Veronica?” Mrs. B sat next to her husband in the seat Henry had vacated. I nodded, taking another slow, deliberate bite of banana, my eyes shifting back over to Doc. He was definitely watching me. I chewed slowly and swallowed, feeling a slow heat spreading through my middle.