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“So fucking good.”

“I can’t believe you just made me come on the back of your bike.”

“It’s a first for me too.”

She narrowed her gaze at me. “Really?”

“There’s been a few firsts for me, Scarlett. And I don’t know what the hell I’m doing.”

“That makes two of us.”

She looked down at the clear evidence of my erection, but I just shook my head and kissed her softly.

“Let’s head back before it gets dark.”

“Are you sure you’re going to be able to ride straight with that third leg of yours?”

I barked out a laugh and maneuvered so I could get on the bike in front of her. It wasn’t easy, but we made it work.

“I’ll do my best. Now hang on.”

She laughed as I leaned down to get both of our helmets, and we got situated. And then I started the bike, and we were off.

And I knew I was one step closer to my obsession when it came to Scarlett Blair.

And with our luck, we’d both end up hurting in the end. But with her taste on my lips, I truly did not care in that moment.

Chapter Ten

Hudson

“You’re not giving me any slack. You’re going to end up leaving me splattered on the rocks below,” Flynn grumbled from less than twenty feet above me.

I sighed, and then did what all twin brothers should do, I flipped him off. “We’ve been doing this for how many years? You’re fine. Now get up the damn side of the cliff face.”

“I see that life in the mountains has really worked well for you,” Weston said with a laugh. “I mean, you have the sun shining on your face, at least whatever face is showing considering your hair’s long, you’re wearing a hat, and your beard is getting bushier by the moment. You’re hardly looking like a serial killer anymore.” Weston reached out and gripped my shoulder, but I didn’t look at him, as I was spotting Flynn.

“Is there a reason that you’re trying to speak and discuss my facial hair while we’re trying to be out here and relax? You’re the one who made me come here to begin with.”

“You like hiking and mountain climbing. And also rock climbing. Since I guess that’s what we’re doing right now.” Weston moved forward and held out Cale’s water bottle.

“Hey, keep hydrated. I know you’re not used to the elevation out here.”

My brother-in-law pushed his hair back from his face. “Thanks.” He smiled as he took the water bottle from Weston. “I truly appreciate it. I know Denver’s the Mile High City, but damn, I guess the elevation change between Cage Lake and my house is just different enough that I’m panting like a dog.”

“You should get a dog!” Flynn called out as he reached the top of the relatively small cliff face we were climbing this afternoon.

It was late spring, and we’d had a week of full sun with warmer than average temperatures. And that meant we could have a nice hike and not have to worry about a blizzard coming our way. At least not yet. I’m sure there would be a freak storm coming at us at any moment, just because I thought it. The lake was still frozen in some parts but was thawing enough that soon people would be out on their boats, and the places where people would go to swim, and not just off the docks, would be open to the public. The few passes that were off to the east, that were easy to climb over, and Payne Peak would soon open as well. That meant the resort would be changing focus from Winter sports, and into their spring and summer deals. It would be rock climbing like we were doing now, trails, camping, and even tours out through the mountain itself. I knew that my brother, I knew that Flynn had set up some sort of deal with the people who owned the cabins on the river on the west side of town, and while we as a company owned a few, including the rafting and boating section, they were still a different business than the resort itself. That meant Scarlett was the one who worked on the contracts and ensuring that there were deals when it came to any guests in town.

I was just glad I had nothing to do with it. I had finished the painting for Sophia’s girls, and would be taking it down soon. I’d also finished the one for Ford’s son, and rather than shipping it to him, my brother would finally come to visit.

Each of my brothers had a house on the lake. We’d bought it with our own money from the trust before we had found out that we’d even had additional siblings. We also owned nearly all properties on the lake itself. Scarlett’s home was set back so she didn’t own the land, but she did own the house. I was the one who technically owned that land, not that I was going to tell her. It didn’t matter in the end, because if she wanted to buy it, she could, but it wasn’t as if I was going to build on that land. If I’d built something, that meant more people would be out there, and that was one of the last things that I wanted.

A bird cawed overhead, and I looked up for a bare instant, before setting my gaze back to Flynn who was rappelling his way down.

“I could’ve slipped in that one moment you were distracted by a bird or squirrel.”

“You’re fine.” I growled as Flynn’s feet touch the ground. “Did you always whine this much?”