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yet.”
    “He seems very keen to get that done.”
    Walt was very keen about a number of things, most of them having to do with getting Serenity Falls on the Top Ten list of the country’s Best Small Towns.
    “I’ll work on it the next chance I get,” Julia promised.
    “You do that.” Edith patted Julia’s hand. “And you work on staying away from Luke. He’s nothing but trouble. Your mother isn’t here to warn you, so I feel compelled to do so.”
    If they only knew. Julia’s mother would never warn her away. Instead, she’d have hopped on the back of Luke’s Harley in a heartbeat.
     
     
    Luke couldn’t believe how long it took for them to close down the so-called Fun Festival. Glaciers moved faster. Finally, his Bo Peep librarian was leaving the crowd, heading back down Main Street toward the library and the pond.
    He’d left his Harley parked back there, so he might as well follow her. Even though it was dark, he could see the sway of her hips as she walked ahead of him. Or maybe that was just the ruffles on her dress. The thing seemed to have a life of its own, the skirt shifting back and forth like the hefty bell that tolled every Sunday morning over at the First Congregational Church.
    He could have sworn he heard Julia swear softly as another gust of wind threatened to blow her off course.
    A gentleman would take her by the arm and assist her. But he was no gentleman, and he doubted she’d welcome his assistance, despite her semi-flirtatious comments a short while ago.
    So he just watched her, quietly following behind.
    Luke had no idea why she headed for the pond instead of her home. Maybe she wanted to count the koi to be sure none had been eaten in her absence.
    She did seem the ultra-responsible type.
    Finally he spoke. “What are you doing?”
    Julia wasn’t expecting Luke. What was he doing, stalking her? She spun around at his question just as another even bigger gust of wind blew through. The billowing hoop skirt and her unsteady footing joined forces to make her fall backward . . . right into the water.
    Julia had the presence of mind to grab the hoop skirt as she went down so it didn’t fly over her head. But now it was soaking wet, preventing her from standing up.
    “Here, let me give you a hand.” Luke had his sexy voice on, the one hot enough to melt the polar ice caps.
    It didn’t work on her. “You’re the reason I ended up in here!” She was tempted to yank him in right next to her.
    The look in his eyes told her that Luke could read her thoughts. And he was practically daring her to act on them. But she refused to sink that low.
    “Do you want my help or not?” Luke asked.
    She tried to get out on her own but only ended up splashing them both and making herself even wetter.
    An instant later, he’d grabbed both her hands and hauled her out. She stood before him a dripping mess.
    The next thing Julia knew, he’d undone the ties holding up her skirt. It fell to her feet like an anchor sinking to the bottom of the sea.
    “Oh, look, they’re going skinny-dipping.” Julia froze. Surely that wasn’t her mom’s voice? “I’m so proud of you, honey.”
    “Looks like we’ve walked in on an episode of Good Girls Gone Wild ,” her sister Skye drawled from the darkness. “I can’t wait to see what happens next.”

Chapter Three
    Julia yanked her skirt back up around her waist and slapped away Luke’s hands.
    “What are you doing here?” Julia demanded.
    “Trying to help you.” Luke reached for her again.
    “Not you,” she muttered, smacking his hands again. “Them.” She pointed to her family, standing under the oldest tree in Serenity Falls. If she were the suspicious kind, she’d almost think the tree was conjuring up people to fluster her. First Luke, now her mother Angel and sister Skye. “What are you doing here?”
    “What are you doing over there?” Skye countered. “All wet.”
    “I slipped and fell into the pond. I was not going