Page 81 of Win Big

He answers right away.

Hiking!

I frown.

I don’t think so.

What? Why not? It’ll be fun. We can do a trail in the hills.

First of all, nobody will see us. That defeats the purpose of the date.

It takes him a few minutes to reply.

Oh yeah.

I was thinking about a fancy dinner.

I know.

I mean, I like having dinner with u.

I smile.

Fine. When?

Saturday?

Hell no! Not waiting that long to see u.

My chest heats. I don’t know what to say to that.

We could go for a hike anyway. Just for fun.

I have to work.

U can take an afternoon off. Ur the boss.

I grin. I don’t do things like that—take an afternoon off just to have fun. Take advantage of the fact I’m the director of the Foundation. But he’s tempting me... again. I tap in my reply:

Okay.

Pick u up at ur place at 1 tomorrow.

Tomorrow? Eep! I inhale and slowly let the air out of my lungs.

Okay.

Sure, it’ll be fun. But you never know who might see us hiking in the hills.

16

WYATT

“Where are we going?”

“Hollywood, baby.” I grin as I drive. I made sure she had on appropriate clothing—no four-inch heels or a tight skirt. I approve of her snug cropped black leggings, performance layers, and Nike shoes. Her hair is in a ponytail and big sunglasses perch on her nose.

I park on Wonder View Drive and we get out to begin our hike. It’s a perfect day for it—sunny but cool. I’ve got a backpack with water and snacks in it and we set off along the paved road. The views of the downtown skyline and the Hollywood Reservoir are spectacular.

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