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The wonder in her gaze mesmerized him A little surprised at hi to see it through her eyes The towering peaks had a way of putting things into perspective and reest and baddest A blanket of fresh snow stretched as far as the eye could see, glistening wherever the sun hit it like it’d been dusted with dia He tried to never take this place for granted, but the truth was that he did Interesting that it’d taken a pretty stranger to shake his He turned his head and s

She sot my fill of the view, I’d just head back to the ski lift and ask if I could ride it down No harht? But then came problem number two"

"Which is…?" he asked when she didn’t continue

"I broke ot lots of stuff in all these pockets, I’ any tools I think I just need a screwdriver or soht I’d locate a ski patroller"

"I aaze up and down the length of hiht of lust in her eyes, but she didn’t seem overly impressed

He looked down at himself "I’ up the fencing…" Why the hell was he defending hi his head, he removed his skis and walked to hers He laid out the one she pointed to and took a look Yep, she’d broken a binding "The hinge failed," he said

She crouched next to hiht, sexy scent that made him turn his head and look at her

But what held his interest were those baby blues They ide and fathomless, and he found himself utterly unable to look away

As if maybe she was every bit as transfixed as he, she blinked slowly "Can we fix it?"

We? "I could rig it enough to get you down the mountain if I had a piece of wire" He pulled out his radio "I’ll just call for--"

"Oh, I’ve got it" She rose and pulled a small notebook from one of her pockets Attached to it was a paper clip She pulled it loose and waved it proudly "I’ve a piece of wire right here, see?"

"Nice" He took the paperclip, straightened it, then used it to thread through the binding and twisted it in place During the entire twoover his ar in everything he did

She sucked in a breath "You’re…"

When she didn’t finish the sentence, he turned his head and watched her gaze drop to his mouth, which was only a few inches from hers

"Handy," she finished softly

"And you’re…"

She so," he said

She laughed and he sood now, thanks to you" Rising, she nudged her ski into place so that she could secure her boot into it She struggled with that for aher arms to tremble a little bit

Hud started forward but she stopped him with a raised hand and he checked hier because she had a balance problem He lasted until she started to fall over and then all bets were off Again he ed to catch herself on her pole When she finally clicked that second ski in, she lifted her head and flashed him a triumphant smile, like she’d just cli at her brow like ht about the stubborn," he said "But not the annoying"