Murder at Eagle Summit by Virginia Smith

Author:Virginia Smith
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Steeple Hill
Published: 2009-02-15T00:00:00+00:00

FOURTEEN

Ryan cleared the screen on his cell phone and slipped it into his pocket as they neared the lift’s unloading ramp. He turned to Tim. “The girls have called it a day. We’re supposed to meet them at the hot tub in fifteen minutes.”

Tim nodded without committing, using the heel of his boot to knock the ice off his snowboard. Little clumps fell thirty or so feet to the ground as he tried to come up with some excuse or other to head on home. No way was he going to sit in a hot tub with Liz.

After they unloaded at the top, he and Ryan slid to one side, out of the way of unloading skiers, to wait for the other guys. Tim slipped his free foot into the binding on his board and tightened the straps as Ryan relayed the plan to the others. When they were all ready, he hopped toward the downhill slope behind his buddies.

They slid down one green run to the next without pausing. This was pretty tame stuff compared to the experts-only slopes they’d tackled all afternoon. It felt good to cruise down a gentle, tree-lined incline barely steeper than his parents’ driveway down in the Salt Lake valley.

As they rounded a corner, they came upon another green run that would take them down to the lodge. The others didn’t pause, but managed to grab some air as they soared over the top of the run. Ryan had been hotdogging all afternoon, and had said something about enjoying his last chance to practice stunts before he was forced into responsible behavior. Tim grinned. If Ryan’s last fling took the form of nothing worse than a few boarding shenanigans, Debbie had nothing to worry about.

As Tim followed the others, his gaze scanned his downhill path. A familiar figure slipped between the trees just this side of a curve. He’d know that bright pink ski jacket anywhere. He had bought it for Liz himself as a Christmas gift during their last year at the U. She was heading for the steep black diamond south of here that they’d skied together countless times. Liz always did like the steep runs.

Another skier slipped into the trail behind her, but Ryan and the others curved to the left and continued on toward the lodge.

Which he ought to do. Liz obviously wanted nothing to do with him. Even when he was trying to be helpful, she snapped at him.

But she hadn’t been on skis in three years. She shouldn’t be attempting a black by herself. Despite everything, he couldn’t stop himself from worrying about her. If she crashed, she might need help. And maybe if there was nobody else around, she’d be a little nicer about accepting assistance from him.

As Tim approached the trail, he leaped into the air, tucked his knees and executed a sharp right turn into the trees. The narrow, tree-lined trail wound through the forest in wide, easy bends. Liz was too far ahead to see.

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