Page 90 of Crazy for You

She hurried over and leaned in to place a kiss on his lips. “I can’t wait.”

He smiled against her lips. “I can tell.”

She unclipped the spare helmet and swung onto the bike behind him as if it was second nature. So confident and sexy. He loved that.

And he couldn’t wait either. He hadn’t been in favor of bringing her out to the bluffs at first, not to jump anyway, but he’d done it enough times to know it was fairly safe. The water at the base of the cliffs was close to fifty feet deep, a straight drop. And Emma was a strong swimmer, had been since they were kids.

She slid her arms around his waist, and he pointed the bike out of town, roaring over the winding roads outside Haven. Emma’s hands rested over the waistband of his jeans, as distracting as ever, but it was a familiar distraction now. Something he was both used to and not because he didn’t think he’d ever completely get used to the way Emma had rocked his world.

He pulled into the entrance to the bluffs and parked.

Emma leaned closer. “Both times we’ve been here together, we’ve made out on your bike.”

They’d done more than make out on his bike the last time they were here. His dick hardened at the memory, which was not at all comfortable given that he was straddling a bike, wearing swim trunks under his jeans.

Emma tossed her backpack, helmet, and jacket on the asphalt beside them, then swung around in front of him. “Just doesn’t seem right if we don’t keep up the tradition,” she whispered as she lowered her mouth to his.

Who was he to complain? He drew her in and kissed her, slow and fierce. By the time they’d come up for air, they were both panting for breath, and Emma’s eyes had that glazed, unfocused look she got when she was really turned on.

“You are so damn sexy,” he murmured, nibbling his way down her neck.

“Not sure how sexy I’ll be when I’m flailing around in the air on my way to the lake,” she said, gasping as he licked a sensitive spot on her throat.

“Oh, trust me, that will be sexy, too.” He laughed softly, fingering the hot pink bikini strap peeking out from beneath her shirt. “You ready?”

“Heck, yes.” She slid off the bike, a gleam of excitement in her eyes he hadn’t seen since that first night he’d given her a ride.

“Okay then. I think I remember a spot you can do some climbing on the way up, but we’ll go easy since we’re not in our climbing shoes.”

“Sounds good to me.”

He swung off the bike and adjusted himself with a grimace as Emma giggled.

“Sorry about that,” she said. “I’ll help you with it later.”

“I’ll take you up on that.” He stowed their jackets in one of his saddlebags. Then they headed for the path that led to the top of the bluffs. “What’s in the backpack?”

“Towels, mostly.”

“Okay.” He changed course and led them down a path to the water’s edge. The cliffs towered over their heads.

“Wow, it’s a little intimidating from down here,” she said, looking up.

“It won’t be after you’ve jumped. Leave the backpack here.”

“Good plan.” She set it beneath a tree near the water. “Okay, let’s do this.”

They hiked away from the water, beginning their winding ascent to the top. He was pretty sure he remembered a spot they could do some low-key climbing, but it had been a long time since he’d climbed here so he wasn’t sure he knew the way.

As it turned out, he didn’t, but they stumbled upon another spot that worked out even better than the one he’d been thinking of. The rock face was about fifteen feet high, with a gentle incline and plenty of knobs and ledges for hand and footholds. He sent Emma up ahead of him so that he could help her out if she got in a jam, but with quiet concentration, she zoomed straight to the top.

“Wow,” she said as he climbed over the top beside her. “That was awesome.”

“You just kicked ass on that rock face,” he said.

“Thanks. It felt really good. Maybe I’ll climb it again if we come back up.” With a smile, she got to her feet and led the way back to the trail.

He was hot and sweaty by the time they’d reached the top, more than ready for a dip in the sparkling blue water below. The view from up here never failed to get his adrenaline pumping, the way the world just dropped off all around them. Fucking awesome.

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