Chapter 143

When she awoke the next morning, alone in her tent, Ruth wondered if she'd dreamed the crocodile attack and ensuing kiss. Wondered if a simple embrace of lips, a soft, sensuous slide with a hint of tongue, could really feel so darned good. As if a kiss could almost make her come in her panties.

Impossible. There went her overactive imagination again. Apparently, she harbored delusions. No way would Joel kiss her when he'd shown her almost the same level of disdain as Kendrick. The man who let her deal with the snake that decided to give her boot a hug when they stopped for a drink could not have devoured her mouth with such passion.

He did not kiss me. None of that happened.