Billy stretched and flopped back onto the grass when he was set free, looking curiously at Nokosi. That did seem odd. What was he thinking, where was he going? With Kaya? He wondered.

That offer didn't go unnoticed, though. He filed it to the back of his mind just in case, standing to smile at the three women. They looked so content, it was contagious.

"I could laze around in the warmth all day," he declared, taking a seat close enough to them to reach for Ronnae's hand. "But there's still so much to learn that I don't know where to begin."