The Amazing Date by Mel Walker

Author:Mel Walker [Walker, Mel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-08-18T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 25

Rylee

I take my fifteenth yawn and open my eyes. My head rests on Roberto’s shoulder. We are sitting on a park bench next to the It Takes Two start mat. His left arm wraps around my shoulder, the protective move better than any pillow I’ve known.

“What time is it?” I whisper, my voice scratchy and dry. I wipe the sleep from the corner of my eye and adjust as Roberto pulls his phone from his backpack’s outer pocket.

“Nearly seven. Did you have a nice nap?” His finger pushes back the hair from my forehead, a soft kiss replacing it. I close my eyes and press my head to his hard chest, wishing I could stay like this forever. A light morning breeze blows across my bare legs, a soft symphony of birds chirping at the sun providing the morning soundtrack.

I yawn again. “I can’t believe we have to operate with less than an hour of rest. Have you seen any of the other teams?” We arrived about an hour a go, straight from the zoo. The three tasks forced us to zigzag across a sleeping Seattle, taking the entire night to complete. The early morning sun clears a building in the distance, lighting up the small plaza. The staff and the other teams should be arriving shortly. I thought we might’ve seen a team or two by now. We hadn’t crossed paths with any of them but chalked it up to us finding the clue early in the evening, probably building a lead on the other teams. However, after sitting at the start mat for an hour, at least one other team should have caught up by now.

“Not a one. My guess is they didn’t check out from their hotel like us. They’re probably sneaking in a few z’s all the way up to the last minute.” I let him lie in his optimist view of the world. The hair on the back of my neck tingles. Something is not right.

Roberto shoos away a cat that has approached the plastic bag sitting on the end of the bench. “I can’t wait to hand over this stupid fish. We stink, and these cats think we’re breakfast.”

A tint of red surround his dark eyes, fatigue in his words. We are in no shape to race. I snuggle into his chest and coo, “Wake me when it’s our turn to step to the mat.”

His fingers massage my head, and I begin to drift off until I hear the voice.

“Oh my god, look.” The silly shriek and unmistakable laugh can only belong to one person. Kelly. Both Roberto and I turn and face our least favorite pair of blondes on the planet. They approach, skipping with bright eyes and laughter.

Caitlin lifts her fingers to pinch her nose. “Love that perfume, Rylee. Does that work for you, Roberto?”

I flip her off, too tired to fight. Then Roberto speaks. “Why aren’t you wearing your bar T-shirts?” He taps my shoulder and whispers, “They must have stayed out too late and missed last call.

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