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“As you can tell, I’m more than prepared. I got ya.”
I point in the direction of the trail. I’ve spent the last week building a few of my own paths back here.
The sky is blue, the birds welcoming us with their songs. Sienna keeps glancing at me from under her lashes, as if she’s trying to steal looks in my direction.
“Are you hating it already?” I ask, and she stops taking a drink of her water. She’s halfway done with the bottle and we’ve only walked for ten minutes. I underestimated how long this would take us.
“You seem in your element. I don’t think I’ve seen you smile this much since I’ve met you.”
I chuckle at her assessment. My veins are humming with the events to come. She would be running far away if she knew the real reason why I’m so happy today. I can’t help it. Killing is in my blood. Not even the fact that it will be her dampens my good mood.
I begin to whistle and take the lead once again. She’s way more talkative today than ever before.
“People do this to relax, right?” I look back, her brow is peppered with a light coating of sweat.
“I think that’s the goal, or for fitness.”
“Have I mentioned that I hate running or working out?” Her feet rush to stay caught up to mine.
I stop to look at her and she’s able to catch up once again. “Then why did you agree to the hike?”
She stops, reaching to get a new bottle, but I beat her to it and bring out a white Powerade—it’s one of her favorites—and open it for her.
“I love these!” she gushes, quenching her thirst by drinking a quarter of the bottle. I wonder how she will be about peeing in the bush. I have a feeling a girl like her might squirm at the idea.
She shrugs, answering my previous question. “You looked very excited about the idea, and I’d never done it before. Why did you move to Oakport Beach?” Her lashes flutter naturally, and the light is hitting her face to highlight how beautiful she is.
“Why did you?” I counter, not wanting to talk about myself. My mind is starting to wander once again. I push all thoughts out except for the task at hand.
“I needed to get away from family drama.” I’m impressed how close to the truth that is.
“Family drama has a way of biting you in the ass when you least expect it,” I reply. “But you guys must have made up. I saw your suitcase by the door. You leaving?”
She bites down on her lower lip, drawing my eyes to her mouth. She looks sheepish before she answers, but I already know. I know everything about her. “Yeah, it’s time for a change of scenery. This town is too small for my liking. It’s time to find a new place that I can hopefully call home.”
Her leaving works perfect to the story line that will play out. By next month, no one will remember her ever having been in this town.
Sienna
Iquicklyswallowaquarter of my electrolyte drink in one gulp and a wheeze is released from my throat as I forego oxygen. I’m sweaty everywhere and can feel it trickle between my breasts.
Max, on the other hand, hasn’t broken a sweat. He looks as handsome as ever. For once in my life, I’ve attracted a handsome, smart, regular man. It’s really too bad I have to leave town. I can’t chance the motorcycle club finding me. I would love to see where Max and I could have gone.
It’s the only reason I said yes to a hike. Max walks up to me and takes a bandana from his pocket, wiping at my forehead before his hands cup my face. He stares into my eyes like he’s trying to memorize whatever he sees.
“It’s really too bad this will be the last time we see each other.” His words have my heart speeding up, while igniting a flurry of butterflies in my stomach.
My head tilts up, gazing into his eyes. It takes all of my stubbornness to not cave and say fuck it to not leaving Oakport Beach. The town really would be a great place to put roots down in. I breathe him in. Maybe I could get into this hiking thing if we stuck around each other. Never in my mind would I have thought this if I had never met Max.
“I’m a firm believer of fate. If we’re meant to see each other again, it will happen.” I step away, worried he’ll suck me in and I’ll never go through with my plan.
Max clears his throat, taking a step back as well. He gives me this shy, handsome look that sends a flutter down my spine.
“To fate it is then,” he replies in a tone like he’s in on some private joke.
We continue walking through the thick forest, visibility is less than an arm’s length into the brush lining the small pathway. “This so-called view better be worth it,” I joke behind him.
“It will get your heart racing.” He smirks, turning back.
