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Another thing I couldn’t stop thinking about was his visit last night--the way he had looked at me when I’d opened the door, like he’d really liked what he’d seen And what he’d said to ly fallen asleep in that short burst of time He’d carried irl So that was is zoom past our SUV, I tried not to think about one of those Final Destination movies But that would probably be better than as consu about this I shouldn’t care It was Tanner, and he and I could barely call each other friends He’d also had his chance with me before and had blown it

Not that he seeiven him a chance back then Wasn’t like I’d talked to him or expressed any inclination that I wanted to practicehis hand, he curled a long finger "Come here"

My sto no idea what he was up to, I leaned across the space between us, turningfor a while," he said, his breath dancing alongshivers down my spine "So…"

"So what?" I had no idea why he felt the need to share that withaton ue, but his arm suddenlyme in place "I don’t mind it"

My heart stuttered and then skipped a beat What the…? I sed hard, my normal, what-I-liked-to-consider witty rapport was nowhere to be found The only thing that came out of ers tangled inthe curls in a delicious way that sent fiery awareness across ht now?" I breathed

Tanner shifted his head slightly and when he spoke again, his breath caressed htened "Yep About two h cao"

"Maybe five," he teased, andit, though"

I alain, but his mouth was so close to mine that if I shifted a fraction of an inch, our lips would meet, and I really wanted to reh the tangle of curls I had no idea as happening For the first time in my life, I couldn’t speak

"No sex in the backseat," Kyler announced "I just cleaned this thing out"

Snapping out of our own little world, I jerked free, wincing when lanced forward as he eased his fingers out of rinned at lanced at Tanner Our gazesback against the door, he tossed his ar, like he wasn’t seeingout all my secrets Flushed, I was the first to look away

Syd had twisted around, peering into the back seat Her gaze flitted frohty then"

I had absolutely nothing to say as she flipped back around, tapping the screen on her eReader Nope I wasn’t even thinking anything I stared at the back of Kyler’s head, totally bewildered by--by everything AsThis as going to be really interesting

After what felt like forever, the Durango’s tires crunched over gravel and as soon as it rolled to a stop, I all but threw open the door and hopped out Okay All ignorant jokes about West Virginia aside, this little piece of the world was stunning and breathtaking

Tall pine and elust sun was oppressively strong, the trees blocked the harsh rays, providing reen needles, I could see a giant sandstone structure bursting into the blue, cloudless sky The ed point rerasp at the clouds

Syd joined aze "Those are the Seneca Rocks I think Kyler wants to check them out either Wednesday or Thursday You’re hed as I shook my head "I don’t know I’ all up into wildlife"

Syd nudged lanced over her shoulder, to where the guys were grabbing the suitcases out of the back of the SUV "Or irl?"

I smacked her arm "I’m not that either, and you know that"

"Uh-huh" She bit down on her lower lip as she turned her gaze to ht he liked you"

"Stop," I sighed Syd was forever playing the ht I’d left her place feeling all kinds of butt sore over what Tanner had said to me, she’d started in on how she truly believed ere secretly in love with one another