she blinked. "i thought you had some fishing thing today."

he consulted in spanish with christophe, who left off wrestling with raimundo and came over rubbing a knot on the back of his head. "they canceled it to be with you."

"this language thing sucks," pilar muttered. "um... christophe? do these guys get that i'm not available?" she pointed at loup. "that we're together?"

"yes." he grinned. "but they are hoping you will change your mind. they have not spent several days on the road with you two. also, you are a terrible flirt."

pilar flushed and gave loup a guilty look.

"well, you are," loup said unapologetically.

"you're lucky you're their cousin," she commented.

"true," christophe agreed, contemplating loup. "you do look very good wet, prima. wet is very sexy for you." he turned to raimundo, who was addressing him in spanish, listened, and laughed. "s