“On the east beginner trail,” she said. “There’s damage to the lean-to, along with graffiti and trash. We need a crew sent up there immediately.”
“Yes, ma’am. I’ll send a couple of guys up there right away. Do you need us to restock the lean-to as well?”
“That would be nice. Thanks, Will! I appreciate your prompt attention to this matter. Have a great day!” She hung up and spun around in her chair with a big smile. “And that’s how you do it.”
“Damn. That was easier than I thought it would be.”
“We weren’t asking them to do anything crazy. It’s their job.”
“Still…”
“Now we should head out to the front desk and see what’s being done about the guests so you can be there to put a little fear into them.”
“I don’t know about fear…”
“Slater…” she whined. “Can you please just trust me on this?”
“Fine. But I don’t like being that guy, okay? I’m not good at it. Ask anyone and they’ll tell you. I tend to let other people handle the uncomfortable stuff.”
“Not today,” she sang. “Now let’s go do this so we can get on with our day. We already missed our morning kayaking time, but I’m really looking forward to the archery lesson you promised.”
“Okay, but if this thing with the guests and cops turns into an all-day thing…”
“It won’t.” Grabbing his hand, she nearly dragged him out of the office and out to the lobby.
But he still groaned. “This is going to be awful.”
“It will only hurt for a minute. I promise.”
“You’re doing it again.”
“What? What did I do?” she asked, still holding his hand as they walked across the lobby.
He looked mildly amused. “Nothing. Just…nothing.”
And with a shrug, she simply led him over to the front desk so they could deal with this minor inconvenience and then move on with their day.
Two hours later, Evie told herself she was fine and all of this was completely normal.
It was normal for them to sign up for an afternoon activity together. And normal for them to stand in a loose semicircle with other guests while the instructor explained stance and safety rules.
And apparently completely normal to pretend that yesterday’s kiss hadn’t happened.
Yup. Completely normal.
She adjusted her grip on the bow and very carefully did her best not to look at Slater.
He stood a few feet away from her, arms crossed, listening to the instructor with focused ease. Because archery was just another thing he was probably naturally good at.
Which made sense. He had organized and planned all the activities here at the resort and she had no doubt he excelled at all of them.
Sort of like kissing her and then not talking about it.
“Okay,” the instructor said brightly. “Pair up and help each other with form.”
Of course they’d need to pair up because why wouldn’t they?
Evie felt him beside her before she looked up. “Guess we’re a team,” Slater said, casual. Too casual.
