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back, she realized she had been his arm candy, but even then, he rarely acknowledged the work she put into looking nice for him . And Jax thinks I look beautiful even with a busted up face.
    Now though, to be the center of attention, to have a powerful, capable man doing everything he could to please her, and make sure she was happy ? A woman could get used to this . She licked up a scoop of coconut cream-covered shave ice . Very used to this . Especially when the man is this good looking . I’m so glad we stopped for shave ice . Every little thing he does just makes me hotter and wetter! I should have brought an extra pair of panties with me.
    “So where are we headed next?”
    “Ever been through the pineapple fields at night?” Jax asked, raising his eyebrows in question.
    The question caught her mid-bite and she could only shake her head no.
    “Figure we might stroll that way.” He watched her closer for any apprehension to his plan.
    “You mean on the bike, right?”
    “Even I know not to make a lady walk that far in heels.”
    “Did your mom teach you that?” Kehau figured to be so gentlemanly he would have had to have a woman's input.
    Jax verified her assessment, “Amongst other things.”
    “Are you an only child?” wanting to know everything about him.
    “ No. I'm the o ldest of three, got two little sisters that like to drive me crazy.” He pulled the pictures out of his wallet to show her.
    “Small family.”
    “Easy to keep track of though . My sisters still live on the mainland . Meilani wants to move out here for work after she graduates, and Nicky is thinking of going to law school.”
    “Very nice.” Kehau dropped the spoon in her now empty bowl . “That was amazing . If I wasn’t so stuffed I’d ask for another.”
    “I believe it , ” Jax told her . “I have to force myself to stay away . I only come up here once a month for a reason . Otherwise I’ll get fat.”
    “You don’t look like you have any fat on your body at all , ” Kehau retorted.
    “It takes a lot of work , ” he assured her.
    "So , how come I've never seen you in the gym before?"
    "Normally I'm busy on Saturday mor nings. Today was my day off, but I couldn't sleep any longer so I came down to try to work myself to sleep."
    "Lucky me." Her hands fell on his . "Seriously . Thank you." Even if I don't know how you expect me to fulfill that ‘thank you’.
    "You're welcome . And you don't owe me anything for it."
    That caught her off-guard . "What?"
    "Don't like men that hit women . I d on't like them at all."
    "Is that why you broke his arm?"
    "Pretty much . Now, if you wanted to pay me back with a kiss, I wouldn't complain, but I'm not going to demand anything from you . Hell , I figured after this morning , you wouldn't want anything to do with me."
    Kehau was flabbergasted . Just off looks alone, she'd have said yes to a date . Throw in the chivalrous behavior and she was hooked . But this ? What was she supposed to do with a man who had a white knight complex ?

Chapter Four
     
    Workin' on mysteries without any clues
    Workin' on our night moves
    Tryin' to make some front page drive-in news
    Workin' on our night moves
    In the summertime
    In the sweet summertime
     
    Bob Seger "Night Moves"
     
    The pineapple fields were quiet now, with very little traffic coming either way . Jax turned off the main road and headed up onto a promontory overlooking the area . He killed the motorcycle’s engine, the headlights going out immediately . At once, darkness enveloped them . Kehau’s eyes adjusted, and in short order, she could see the stars overhead clearly.
    "Oh wow . This is incredible!"
    "Second favorite place on the island . Come out here all the time , ” Jax said quietly.
    "I don't blame you . It's beautiful , ” she breathed . “I’ve never seen the stars like this.”
    “Only other time I’ve seen it so clear was on deployment.”
    “Iraq ? Or Afghanistan?”
    “Both . Didn't have anything to tie me