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She nodded, wrapping her scarf around her face up to her nose “Ready”

He led her outside to the sht side of the house After he vanished inside, an engine roared to life, followed by hi a snowmobile He offered her a helmet before he fastened his own

“Good to go?” he asked

She gave a big thumbs-up with her enormous mittens

He adjusted her scarf until all that shoas her eyes “It’s a cold one” He grabbed his face scarf, placing it over his nose, then he got on the snowmobile and she settled in behind him

She wrapped her arht, and then they were off Apart froear, the ride was incredible Thetheir way, as did the light on the snowmobile Darryl obviously knew the area well as he went a decent speed through the forest on a snow-covered trail until the snowmobile slowed

When he stopped and cut the ignition, she got off and glanced out at the frozen pond, unable to believe her eyes She hts she could see on the other side The rows of cabins, with lights on inside

“Is this…?” She could barely get the words out

Darryl stepped closer “Our spot”

She pulled her scarf aside then glanced into the warmth of his eyes His face mask was down, and she could see his breath was quick, like her own Unable to find words to explain the elanced around and spotted the big large boulder Not ed in the area in the ten years she’d been there except the snow that covered the ground “You kissed ht here” She turned around and sat on the rock, exactly like she had that one warht

Darryl set As he strode toward her, reality flickered, the past returning like no time had passed by at all

God, Darryl was hot Lean, and his hair was so messy and wild, with eyes that melted her bones While she loved her su a nice break fro at home between her parents, she never expected to find Darryl He’d been the best surprise of getting the job as a caet

Darryl brought heat and intensity with him as he approached her with purposeful steps, and that curve of hisin for a kiss She wanted his kiss

“You’re going to get et fired for this”

“It’s fun to live on the wild side” She smiled, all for show Holy shit, holy shit, holy shit This was so happening She slowly pressed herself against the boulder behind her “And I know you want ether, flirting, laughing, and teasing each other The best five days of her life