“You don’t think he’d like to know what I did with his sister last night?”
“Eww,” she said, bumping me with her shoulder. “Not when you say it like that.”
“What should I have said?” I loved watching her squirm.
“Not that.”
I wrapped my arm around her shoulders and pulled her into my side. “I like you like this.”
“Like what?”
“Like, all bro-ed out. Not all dressed up and serious.”
Even under her beanie, I could still see her brows furrow. “Is that how you see me?”
“Sometimes.”
“Then how would you like to see me?”
I tugged her even closer. “All mine.”
She sighed, and that’s all I needed to hear to know we hadn’t made a colossal mistake.
Giselle
We got off the lift and stood atop the mountain. I couldn’t help stealing glances at Thayer. He was in his element and after last night, knowing what he looked like under his gear and felt like inside of me, everything had changed. A weight had been lifted off me. And I knew why.
“You ready?” he asked.
“What’d you have in mind?”
His goggles were on top of his helmet, so I could see the twinkle in his eyes before he wrapped his arms around me, and our lips collided. His tongue swept out, tangling with mine. His lips were cold, and I liked the sensation.
I pulled back breathless. “I might get used to this.”
He laughed. “Oh yeah?”
I nodded as I lowered my goggles and dropped in, leaving him behind.
I could hear him laughing as I weaved down the mountain and noticed a sign indicating two different trails.
“It’s the one on the left,” he called.
I weaved left and the powder was almost untouched, making for a smooth ride. Thayer passed me on the right. I preferred to watch him lead anyway. He pointed to the left, and I spotted a small wooden bridge. He slid toward it, slowing right before it. I followed, doing the same. A small stream trickled beneath it, and I knew in the warmer weather, it would’ve been more active. I wondered why more people weren’t stopping to see this hidden gem. “It’s so pretty.”
“That’s why Kason wanted you to see it. We found it this morning,” he explained.
“Yet, he pawned me off on you.”
“Hey, I’m not complaining.” He wrapped me in his arms—not the easiest feat as we were both bundled up and on boards, but he held me for a long time as the stream trickled beneath the bridge beside us.
Life with Thayer could be this easy. He made me laugh. He made me a priority. He made me feel safe. There was no doubt in my mind that he wanted me. And I wanted him too.
But I owed it to Gino to really think this whole thing through. It was easy to get swept up in Thayer’s world. But what happened after Park City?
“What’d you think?” Kason asked once we met back up with Jesse and him at the bottom of the mountain.
“It was so pretty,” I said.