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has that feeling.” I feel her shake her head. “That sounds silly because I’ve never been here before. I’ve never even been outside of Las Vegas.”
“I think the mountains are like that for some people, Bambi.” I shrug. “It sounds crazy, but I always felt like a part of my soul was born here, so every time I come back it feels like this is where I’m meant to be. Maybe it’s like that for more than just me?”
“Did your brother Rogue like it up here?”
I let out a bark of laughter. “No, never. He hated every second of the summer up here and couldn’t wait to get back to ‘civilization,’ as he called it. But meanwhile I couldn’t get here fast enough and never wanted to leave.”
“And now you’re here all the time?”
I nod. “There’s nowhere else I’d rather be.” I stop just as we reach the edge of the clearing and help her off my back. I turn around to face her and pull her close. “And there’s no one else I’d rather be here with.”
“You keep saying sweet things like that to me and I might not leave.” There’s a light in her eyes like never before, and it warms my heart.
“That’s the plan.” I give her a quick kiss, then take her hand. “Come on, I want to show you something.”
Chapter Nine
Bambi
“Oh my.” I stand on the edge of the cliff and it feels like you can see forever from here. But that’s not what’s so breathtaking. The waterfall going down the side of the mountain into a clear blue lake takes my breath.
Angus tucks his arm around my waist and brings me back a few feet. The whole thing is too perfect to be real.
“Is this yours too?”
“Yeah.” I can hear the pride in his voice. “If it was a little warmer, we could go swimming.” His hand drifts up the front of my shirt to rest on my stomach. I lean back against him, and I realize I can’t get enough of being this close to him. I worry I might be getting too attached, and I’m going to end up hurt.
“You’d have to teach me.” I smile at the idea of Angus teaching me to swim, but I know I’d feel safe in the water with him looking out for me.
“You can’t swim?” He sounds shocked.
“There was never really a reason.” He turns me in his arms, and I look up at him. “We weren’t the type of family that did fun things like amusement parks or going to the pool.”
“There is so much I don’t know about you.”
I look away from him and think that none of it is worth telling. “There’s not much, to be honest. I live with my brother and I worked at the movie theater. Although after two no-show shifts, I’m guessing I’m fired now.”
“Movie theater?” I can hear the smile in his voice.
“Don’t knock it. I got all the free popcorn I wanted with control of how much butter I could put on it.”
“I see your point,” he chuckles. “I’ve told you about my parents, why don’t you tell me about yours?” I tense, and he touches my chin so I have to look back up at him. “That’s fine. We’ll get there.”
He leans in and kisses one cheek and then the other before his mouth is on mine. It’s a kiss so tender and sweet it makes me want to cry. So many emotions overwhelm me at once, and I let out a sigh when his mouth releases mine. Yeah, I’m getting attached. How can I not when he kisses me as if I’m the most important and precious thing in the world?
“How about I make you dinner?”
I nod, liking the sound of that. I don’t know what it is about his cabin, but it puts me at ease. Thinking about my parents makes me want to go rushing back there.
“Okay.” I hate talking about my family. I really wish some things would stay in the past. Angus stares at me for a long moment, and I can tell he wants to say more.
“Hop on.” He turns around for me, and I let out a breath I didn't realize I was holding.
“I don’t know how you do this,” I laugh as he starts to make his way back toward the cabin. I brush my nose along his neck and breathe him in.
“Have you ever had breakfast for dinner?” he asks.
“No, but that sounds pretty amazing. Breakfast