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I s so adventurous?”

The fine lines around his eyes crinkle as he grins “Honey, I love adventurous”

I take his hand and weave our way into the flow of foot traffic “C’o then”

He yanksthe crowd to part around us “Our hotel is back the other way”

I flatten ainst his chest “Good to knohat you were thinking, Big Guy, but I had so different in mind for now”

He raises his eyebrows “Are you going to give me a hint?”

I bounce on the balls of o jump off the Stratosphere”

His jaw drops “I’m sorryyou want me to do what?”

“The Sky Ju and you leap off the building down to a landing pad below It’s a controlled fall—totally safe And super fun”

“If they n a waiver—which I’d bet my left nut they do—then it’s not ‘totally safe’”

“Aw, c’as and absolutely loved it The adrenaline rush is unreal Besides, you risk your life every day as a firefighter This is way safer than that Are you seriously trying to pussy out on me?”

“I’ to debate the ”

I roll my eyes “It’s a controlled fall”

“Yeahstill not convincing me”

“Fine Then you can hang out in the observation area while I jump” I point to a lineup of taxis at the entrance to the hotel “Let’s get a cab”