Page 77 of Marks of Rebellion
"Add it to my list of skills."
Her face reddens, and she bites her lip and softly laughs.
Hunter groans. Only I can hear, but I squeeze his knee.
I think Julieta and Ryker are cute together. Hunter seems a bit weirded out by it though.
"Let's hope we have enough fluid to wash this off. I need to see to get out of this mud pit." Ryker sprays the windshield for several minutes until the fluid is all gone. It's semi-clear. Not great, but enough to see.
The swamp we stopped in is about two feet deep. Ryker moves the gear and turns the vehicle about ninety degrees then continues forward.
"You're lucky we aren't stuck in that," Hunter comments.
"Would you carry me out of it?" I tease.
"If we were stuck?"
"Yes."
"Of course I would."
"Then I guess you're the lucky one!"
He grunts. "Aren't you getting awfully sassy?"
I release my seat belt and slide over. I murmur in his ear, "Dirty and sassy."
"Just how I like you," he mumbles.
My stomach growls. "Julieta, can we eat now?"
"Yep. That's it for the adrenaline rush."
Ryker gets us onto firmer ground. The rain helps wash the mud off, and we decide to take advantage of it and stay put to eat breakfast.
Julieta distributes food to Hunter and me, and I help refill coffee.
Hunter takes a bite and groans. "This is so good. These eggs are perfect."
Julieta passes another sandwich covered in foil to him. "I made you two."
He hesitantly reaches for it and swallows. "Thanks."
"Aren't you going to eat?" I ask.
Ryker eyes Julieta. "We already did."
She hides her smile by taking a sip of coffee.
Okay, those two definitely got down and dirty.
We finish eating in silence, and the windshield is clearer from the rain. Ryker drives straight to a gate, and the rain stops once we are out of the jungle.
We remove the tarp, and Julieta instructs us to leave it on the ground. Ryker refills the wiper fluid. Hunter grabs the red fuel can from the trunk area and fills the tank.
Julieta unlocks the gate and Ryker drives the vehicle through. "Welcome to Guatemala." She slides back into her seat.
My stomach flips. I almost forgot where we were going with all the excitement.
