A Little Too Wild by Devney Perry

Author:Devney Perry [Perry, Devney]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Devney Perry LLC

CHAPTER TWELVE

RAVEN

I collapsed on the snow at the bottom of the terrain park, my heart pounding and my body sweaty.

Crew’s board slid to a stop beside mine and then he dropped too, both of us panting.

“I win.”

He chuckled. “I let you win.”

“Lies.” I smiled, staring up at the blue sky as the cold seeped through my clothes. My body was sticky with sweat. Beneath my helmet, my hair was smashed to my head. It was the best I’d felt in, well . . . three days. Since my last night in Crew’s bed.

I’d tried my hardest since Saturday to put him out of my thoughts. Except my efforts had been futile. I’d looked for him almost constantly, scanning the lift lines and base area for his brown hair and sexy smile.

On Sunday, I’d spotted him in the lodge, in line to get lunch. I’d ducked out of sight before he could spot me, then hidden in my office for the rest of the day. Yesterday, it had been my day off, so I’d stayed home, moping because he’d left Penny Ridge—or so I’d thought.

Then this morning, I’d come to the mountain to spend the day on the slopes. My plan had been to get back to normal, and on my days off, normal meant my feet were strapped to a board. But as I’d pulled into the parking lot, I’d spotted Marianne climbing into an army-green G-Wagon with Utah plates.

I’d waited, watching to see if Crew came out. My heart had been in my throat when I’d realized he’d stayed longer than expected. But she’d driven off alone. So I’d taken a lift and ridden straight to the halfpipe.

Waiting. Knowing he’d find me.

When he’d shown up earlier, I’d been torn between crying because it was so good to see him. And crying because of my epic weakness.

This was Thayer all over again.

It was going to fucking hurt.

We’d ridden hard, barely stopping. Crew challenged me in the best possible way, pushing me to try new things and hone existing techniques. And I’d pushed myself too, not wanting him to hold back on my account.

He was wild on that board. It was incredible to witness.

Today had been the best snowboarding of my life.

“That was fun,” I told him. “Thanks for letting me tag along.”

“Tag along?” He sat up, staring down at me. “I think that’s the other way around. Do you always go that hard?”

No. Yes. “I don’t get to do this every day. So when I do, I make it count.”

“When’s your next competition?”

“I haven’t signed up for any this season yet,” I said. “In February, Burton is hosting an open in Vail. I was thinking about registering.”

“Do it. Burton puts on good events and you’ll have solid competition. Place well and you’ll get a ton of exposure and invites to the bigger events.”

I shrugged. “We’ll see.”

“What’s holding you back? Is it River?”

“No, not really.” I sat up too. “River won’t like it but that’s his problem. Honestly, I can’t really even explain why I’m hesitant.

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