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"I’ "I’ve never been overly coordinated" She turned back to Angel "You’re not doingcivilians is the best part of my day, dollface I can’t help it"
"You can but you don’t want to There’s a difference" She walked over to Sam and showed hi It’s challenging, but not iel swears"
"Would I lie?" the former sniper asked
"That remains to be seen," Dellina told hi while he figured out rong A growing sense of anger and urgency see--specifically Angel Except he generally liked Angel So rong?
Before he could decide, Ford joined thereeted Dellina
"I told Angel to go easy on you," Ford told Saot corporate types in for the weekend We’re not in boot camp Plus, I know you, Kenny and Jack are pretty washed up"
Saed "It’s not like you have a real job any a football? They paid you for that?"
Dellina’s mouth twitched "Boys, can we stay focused on the task at hand, please? We need to try the obstacle course Then the three of you can decide who is more manly"
"That would be hed
They went outside Angel explained the basics of the course There was an area with cones for sprints, followed by a balance station Beyond that was a pull-up bar, several tires, a large pipe to crawl through and then a wall to scale
Sa to be fun He was about to ask Ford to tih when he saw Dellina biting on her lower lip The action wasto be sexy
"What’s wrong?" he asked
"That’s pretty challenging," she said "How fit are your guests?"
"The range will vary" He’d never h," Ford said "We’ll talkline Angel explained how the cones could be then or shorten the distance of the sprint Sah and made notes At the balance beael her clipboard, then walked across much more slowly, both aro," she said, retrieving her clipboard andnotes "If I can do it, anyone can do it"
"Next up, chin-ups," Angel told her
"Oh, joy"
DELLINA TRIED TO remember a time when she’d felt more out of shape Some of it was the obstacle course itself and souys
They had all been in professions that required physical prowess for success In the case of Angel and Ford, being in good shape est exercise challenge Dellina usually faced was how fast to walk to her destination
While Sam hadn’t had his life on the line, he, too, had been expected to be in perfect condition And he still was, she thought, glancing at his broad, ed to get through the line of tires without tripping, then watched Sarabbed the rope, walked up quickly and then sailed over the top She groaned and walked around
Angel shook his head "You disappoint me," he told her "You didn’t even try"
"I’m clear on my limitations You’ll have to live with the disappointreat Can you get et them out to you ASAP Want to walk the trail?"
Sam had done a second circuit of the course He cleared the ith just as hed
"Sure Let’s add hiking to the mix" She briefly wondered how sore she would be to el showed the circle If you get lost, there’s cell service"
The tone of his voice clearly implied that only wusses would dare to call for help
"We’ll be fine," Sam told him
Dellina was less sure about that but was also confident Sa in the foliage
"Want to know the fastest tiel asked
"No," Dellina told hierly
She faced the for the trail so we can knohat to tell your guests Maybe you can break records next tied "We’ll walk it"
"Fair enough" Angel started to turn away "By the way, I hold the record"
Ford grinned "You are so lying and I’ his ass kicked"
Angel glared at his friend "Fine I’m off her top time by a tenth of a second She faked me out at the end"
"Alith the excuses," Ford said He started back for the el took off after him
Dellina watched them "Is it like that with you and Jack and Kenny?" she asked
"I have no idea what you’re talking about"
She sht, because I believe that"