Page 54 of Bound by Vengeance
Austyn climbs off the back, her legs a little unsteady.
“Sorry. It’s been a long time.” The smile she gives me is breathtakingly sexy. It steals my breath.
Holding her up until she gets her sea legs straight, I join her on the ground as she looks around at where we are. “What are we doing here?”
The building is an old warehouse about an hour outside of Sumner. I only found it by googling it, so it better fucking be what it’s supposed to be.
“This is the surprise.”
“And here I thought the ride kicked ass,” she teases, surprising the shit out of me. I don’t let that show. Instead, I give a sexy smile, enjoying her relaxed state and the Austyn I’ve missed for a long damn time.
“It did. Come on.” Grabbing her hand, we walk into the building where sounds of whistles and shoes hitting pavement echo throughout. When I thought about what to do, this was the first thing that came to mind. It also has another purpose, which I’m hoping she finds.
Austyn looks around, her eyes widening. “I’ve always wanted to do this.”
I lean in close. “I know.”
Her cheeks turn a rose color as she glances away from me shyly. I don’t let it go, though.
Moving in front of her, our eyes connect. “Told you I’ve paid attention all these years, beautiful. I’m not shittin’ ya.” I bend down and put a peck on her lips, and she gasps.
Not wanting to ruin what we have so far in this trip, I pull us toward the check-in, and then we get suited up.
The instructor is a man. A man who’s looking at Austyn’s ass. Not liking that one bit, I get in his face.
“You keep your eyes on her face or me, and you have no problems.”
His boyish face turns pale. We understand each other. Good.
“Alright!” He claps his hand energetically, recovering quickly from my threat. “Have you ever been rock climbing before?”
“Nope. It’s my first time,” Austyn tells him on a smile.
Score another for me. The instructor keeps his eyes where they need to be. At least I don’t have to beat the shit out of him and ruin the day.
“Nope.”
“Good. Your harness is going to keep you from falling.” He shows us how the ropes connect to the lines above and how they all work together to keep us safe. “Now that doesn’t mean for you to rely on them, because you want to make it up the wall and ring that bell up there.” He points up high, showing us there is indeed a bell at the top of wall.
“Always think about where you’re going and how you’re going to get there. Not only will you use your entire body, you will use your brain too.”
Austyn jabs me in the stomach with her elbow.
“What?”
She leans in close just so I can hear. “Your brain, not your dick.”
My cock instantly jumps to attention. She’s never been blatantly forward with me. This is a huge step. I’ll take it.
“It’s already thinkin’ of you, beautiful.”
Those cheeks blaze.
“So, are you ready?” the instructor asks, breaking our moment. Fucker.
“Sure thing!” Austyn says, excitement bubbling off her. Yeah, this was a good idea.
The instructor moves the wall and demonstrates where to put our legs and arms. “Make sure you have a tight grip with one hand, always. Your foot could slip at any time, so you need to be prepared.”
