Falling for Mr. Wrong: A Bencher Family Book (Entangled Indulgence) by Inara Scott

Author:Inara Scott [Scott, Inara]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, azw3, epub
Tags: fling, series, contemporary, reunited, romance, babysitter, mountain climbing
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC
Published: 2013-11-10T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

The smell of the climbing gym assaulted her as she walked through the door. It was a combination of sweat and feet, with an overlay of patchouli and cloves. It might have been disgusting, if it wasn’t so comfortably familiar.

“Hey Kels, long time no see.” The skinny, tattooed twentysomething behind the counter waved as Kelsey entered the climbing gym with Hope, Matt, Julia, and Luke close at her heels. It was Monday morning, and they’d arrived at the Slippery Rock just a few minutes after it opened. Kelsey preferred coming to the gym in the morning. They played the music a little softer, the mats were a little cleaner, and there was no waiting for the most popular climbs.

Matt’s eyes widened appreciatively. “See,” he whispered to Luke. “I told you.”

“She’s not famous,” Luke hissed back.

Kelsey rolled her eyes at the familiar harping between the boys. She stuck out her tongue at the man who had spoken to her. “I was here yesterday afternoon, Tank.”

“I know. It’s been”—he consulted his watch—“almost twenty hours. You’re getting lazy.”

She snorted as she handed him three pieces of paper. “Some waivers for you to file.”

Tank’s earring-filled eyebrows drew together. “For who?” He pretended not to notice the kids who were now crowding the glass-topped counter, which held an array of climbing gear, including chalk bags, harnesses, and slender, black-soled shoes.

Kelsey leaned over to give him a friendly whack on the shoulder. “Tank, pay attention. Our climbers today are Matt, Julia, and Luke. They’re going to tear up the walls.”

Tank gave the kids a mock salute. “Nice to meet you guys.” He glanced over the waivers, and then back at Kelsey. “You adopt some kids while I wasn’t looking?”

Julia grabbed the edge of the counter and stood on her tiptoes. “No, silly, she’s our babysitter. At least for today. Tomorrow Hope is coming but Kelsey said she’s still going to visit us because we are the best kids ever. Our dad’s at work. Is your name really Tank?”

He smiled. “I don’t know if you’re the best kids ever, but you are pretty lucky, because Kelsey’s the best climber I’ve ever seen, and she doesn’t usually bring kids here. So you must be special. And no, my name’s really Ernie. But don’t tell anyone, okay? I think Tank sounds better.”

Matt elbowed Luke. “See? Famous,” he mouthed the last silently.

Luke scowled and crossed his arms over his chest. “Whatever.”

Tank caught the tension between the two. He leaned forward on the glass countertop. “Did you know Kelsey’s climbed all of the fourteeners in Colorado?” he whispered, with a conspiratorial sidelong look.

Luke frowned. “What’s a fourteener?”

Tank put a hand over his heart. “You don’t know what a fourteener is? Where are you from?”

“We’re from New York,” Luke said sullenly. “As if you couldn’t tell.”

“We moved here because our mom got a new job,” Julia explained.

“I see.” Tank rubbed his chin. “Well, then you should know that a fourteener is a mountain that’s over fourteen thousand feet. There are only eighty-eight in America, and fifty-three of them are in Colorado.

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