“Yeah, they got the full police report. They’re just questioning why I didn’t use a bank for everything.”
“Great fucking question,” Kason said, and it took everything in me not to jump in and agree, but I knew it wasn’t my place.
I stared at her as she explained all the insurance stuff to Kason, forgetting how mature she was for her age. Most twenty-three-year-olds were off clubbing with their friends. She’d been the owner of a lucrative boutique in a wealthy area of Colorado for over two years, causing her to grow up faster than most.
Kason slapped my arm. “Dude, did you hear a word I said?”
“What?” I asked, realizing everyone was looking at me.
Giselle smirked, catching me staring at her.
“Will you take Giselle down that cool trail near the stream?” Kason asked. “I’m gonna get that footage for Jesse.”
“Oh, yeah. Sure. You up for it?” I asked Giselle.
She smiled before taking off for the lift.
As we stood in the short line for the lift, I caught her staring at me out of the corner of my eye. I looked over. “What?”
“Nothing,” she grinned.
“I think you missed me.”
She laughed. “What makes you say that?”
“You’re here.”
“I like snowboarding,” she said.
“I think you like me too.”
She laughed again, and it made her look so young and carefree—the complete opposite of how she’d been since dating her loser boyfriend.
We moved to the front of the line, taking our spot. The lift came around, and we sat down on the seat. The attendant lowered the bar in front of us as we were lifted into the air.
“So…” I said.
“So,” she repeated, smiling over at me.
“Did you have fun last night?” I asked.
She burst out laughing. “Seriously?”
I shrugged.
“That’s not what I thought you’d lead with.”
“Oh no? What’d you think I’d lead with?” I asked, amused.
“I don’t know.”
I leaned over and sealed my lips over hers; they were cold and minty. When I pulled back, she was smiling. Thank God. If she looked like she regretted everything, I don’t know what I would’ve done.
“Careful. My brother might see,” she warned.
I glanced around at all the skiers and snowboarders scattered down below us on the mountain. “You don’t have to worry. He’s on the other side of the mountain.”
“I wasn’t worried about me. I was worried about you.”