Page 98 of All Roads Lead to You

Chapter 30

Nick

Day 16

Logan looked a little better this morning as he sipped his coffee by the fire, writing in his travel journal. His hair was adorably wrecked, and he was growing a beard again. His shirtless body was more tanned from the sun, looking golden and covered in a splash of freckles that would vanish in the winter.

When he looked up at me climbing out of the tent, he gave me a small smile that made my heart and stomach flutter. He definitely looked better. His grief wasn’t gone, but he was pushing through it, probably for Hunter.

“Morning,” he said, taking another sip from his tin mug. “There’s coffee in the press there, next to the fire.”

“Thanks.”

I grabbed my cup from my backpack and poured myself some much-needed caffeine.

I stood and looked around the camp area, which was full of cedar trees and a dry landscape. At least it was shaded. There were rock faces jutting out from the ground. But to see the main attraction, we’d have to hike to the edge of the world, not too far away.

“There’s not much water either. There’s a creek, but it’s not that close, and I doubt it’s enough to swim in. It also depends on if it’s rained lately.”

“That’s fine. I just want to see the canyon.”

“Listen, I was thinking…”

“You keep doing that.”

He rolled his eyes and smirked. “Ass. Anyway, I was thinking we’d just head out tomorrow, if that’s okay with you. We lost a day, and I really want to reach Lake Tahoe. That’s the place I most want to visit.”

I set down my coffee close to the fire and kneeled between his legs, spreading them so I could sit inside them.

“Anything you want. This is your trip, Logan.”

“It’s your trip, too.”

“I’m just here for the ride, and a ride it’s been.”

His fingers ran through my sleepy hair, and his pretty hazel-green eyes glowed in the morning light. “It really has.”

I reached my face up to him, and he met me the rest of the way to give me a quick kiss. We weren’t alone around the campgrounds, though most people were still asleep or too busy at their camp to notice.

I pulled away and sat next to him, running my hand along his leg, dusted with fine, golden, curly hair.

“Too bad we can’t mess around,” I said.

Logan chuckled. “You’re insatiable, not that I’m complaining.”

“I really am.”

“Tonight, if you want. After hiking the canyons, the camp here has a shower facility.”

“Epic.”

Logan squirmed in the foldout lawn chair. “Although, my ass is pretty raw. I’m not sure I can take another pounding right now.”

“Do you want me to kiss it and make it feel better?”

He looked at me with a hard stare and a raised brow. “Yes.”

I snorted a laugh. “You got it. On a serious note, are you feeling better?”

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