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My breath caught in my throat and I dragged my eyes away.Darling.I liked that nickname, and now that I wasn’t terrified, I could register that he’d now called me thattwice.
“We should get a photo,” I said. “For Isra and Nancy.”
Levi got out his phone and positioned it above us. His long arms could get both us and the skyline. I leaned into his warmth, smiling for the camera. I didn’t expect it when he pressed a kiss to my hair.
This was intimate. This whole night had been, and I could already tell I was forgetting that this was fake.
Once the picture was captured, I stepped away. “I should get back before my bravery wanes. We still have to go down the ski lift.”
“I’ll come with you.”
“You should stay and enjoy the view.”
Levi’s eyes werestillon me. “Don’t worry. I got all that I needed.”
Thankfully,the ski lift wasn’t as terrifying going down. I must have used up all of my available fear for the day because I enjoyed seeing everything below me.
As we got near the car, more of the adrenaline faded, and I finally felt the cold in my hands. It wasn’t a frigid night, but the mountain air, coupled with the wind, had taken a toll on my body, and all I could think about was the jetted tub back at the cabin.
I wasn’t sure if I could sneak a bath in while Levi was asleep, but I was willing to try.
“Where to next?” he asked.
“Back to the cabin. I need to warm up.”
Our drive wasn’t enough to fully get rid of the chill that had settled in my body, even though Levi turned up the heat in the car.
“So ... you must be tired from all of that driving,” I said as we pulled up.
He opened the door. “I’m fine. Did you have something else that you wanted to do?”
“No, of course not. I was just saying that if you wanted to call it an early night, I wouldn’t blame you.”
He paused, hand near the doorknob, and turned to me. “What are you planning?”
“I’m not planning anything. I’m being nice.”
“You’re heavily hinting that you want me to be asleep. And what for?”
“I don’t have to tell you.”
“Is it something embarrassing?”
“What could be embarrassing?”
“Thereisa stack of DVDs in there.”
My jaw dropped. “Levi,no. That’s not—I just want a bath!”
“A bath?”
“Yes. In the big tub in there? After being outside all day, it sounds nice. But Idefinitelydon’t want you to see me, so you should be asleep.”
“But I’m not tired.”
“Andyouaren’t seeing anything. What happened to being a gentleman?”
“Iama gentleman. I’ll get the bath started while you get ready. And when you’re back, I’ll turn around.”