Starlight Key - Scene 4 Orlando, Florida (Sofia and Rafe)

Oh lordy has it been a long time since I’ve been kissed.

It was the first thought that ran through Sofia’s mind when Rafe’s lips first pressed against hers.

Now, granted, if you have time to psycho analyze the moment, the kiss probably isn’t very good, but it wasn’t that. Honest to god, his kiss had her melting in her sandals, but her mind was having a really hard time sinking into the moment.

This was one of her best friend’s newly divorced brother.

That had to be wrong on so many levels and Angie would freak out if she knew. If it had been Summer’ brother, not that she had one, but she wouldn’t have cared. Angie would care.

Even with all those thoughts racing for attention, it took about a millisecond for her to sigh and just kiss him back.

Her breath slowed, her heart raced, and she moaned into him as she leaned closer and he wrapped his free arm around her waist, pulling her body away from the car door and against him.

The kiss took her completely by surprise and as much as she wanted to think of herself as the mature, level headed one, right in that second, all she wanted was for him to keep kissing her.

Starlight Key - Scene 2 Orlando Florida (Rafe and Sofia)

Orlando Florida. Olive Garden Restaurant on Hwy 192 at state road 535

“I cannot believe my brother.” Angie yanked the tea bag from the dainty white tea cup and threw it to the table before running her hand through blonde hair that had all but entirely come loose from the clip it had been pulled back in when she arrived.

Sofia just laughed.

“It’s not a big deal.”

As her OCD kicked in, she plucked the tea bag from the paper table cloth where it was leaving a dark stain and set it on a small plate to her left, before dusting her fingers on the cloth napkin placed in her lap.

“It kind of is. How often do I get out of the house? How often do you and I get to just have lunch together?” She groaned. “I feel like I’m twelve years old again and mom is making me take him to the playground with me.”

She really tried not to laugh again. Angie had been having a rough time of it with the new baby and of course she’d relish her alone time, but this was Rafe, what was she going to do, say no?

She played with the bow at the base of her neck that was holding together the halter style sundress she wore and tried to be a calming influence on her friend.

“Look, you and I will have lots of time together and though it may not seem like it now, at some point, Gillian will settle into her new environment and you will begin to build the most wonderful memories with that little girl.” She moved her hand over atop Angie’s. “This is just lunch and you said yourself he’s had a rough time of it since the divorce.” Sofia shrugged.

It wasn’t that she didn’t empathize with Angie’s state of mind, but she really