bright when my emotions are high. Like when I’m pissed or upset.”
“They’re wicked blue now.”
“Or if I’m hurt.”
“Wow…” I was hypnotized. I reached up to touch his face. “They’re fucking beautiful, like sapphires and gold.”
Ryker snorted and broke my spell. “Just what every guy wants to hear. That his eyes are beautiful.” He laughed again. “You could at least tell me that they’re dead sexy or some shit.”
I smacked his chest playfully. “Jerk.”
We untangled ourselves and stood up, brushing the dirt off our clothes. “Aren’t you supposed to be showing me some crazy cliff or something, or was this the big adventure?” I pointed to the ground where we just were, my eyebrow arched high.
“We could make that our adventure,” Ryker said suggestively.
I shot him a warning glare, and he threw his hands up quickly in surrender. He began walking backwards. “Easy, tiger. Follow me.”
THE HIKE TO the cliff was insane. There was a path, but it obviously wasn't used often. We constantly had to push through branches, step over logs, and avoid tripping in holes disguised by the leaves. I lost my footing several times, and would have landed on my ass if Ryker hadn’t been there to help me. After what felt like a million miles, and at least thirty minutes later, we reached the cliff.
Oh my goodness.
“Ryker…” I breathed. Through the pitch black sky, the colored lights from the looming city glowed, their beauty reflected in the dark water before us. “It’s absolutely breathtaking.”
He moved closer to me. “I know. Beautiful,” Ryker said quietly.
I looked over my shoulder, and saw that he was staring directly at me, and not at the view in front of us. I couldn’t help but laugh. Ryker looked alarmed by my reaction, and the confusion on his face made me laugh even more.
“That was just so incredibly cliche.” I continued laughing. I knew that I had just killed what could have been an intimate moment, but I wasn’t going to ruin anything with him by moving too fast. I liked Ryker’s company, and I didn’t want to do anything stupid and risk ending things with him before they’d had the chance to start. I wanted the opportunity to get to know him first.
“All right, Gabby, you ready for this or what?” Ryker’s smooth voice broke me away from my thoughts.
“Do what?”
“Oh no, you don’t.” He shook his head at me. “You know exactly what I’m talking about.”
My gaze darted down to the water. Yep, I definitely knew what he was talking about.
“This jump takes balls, Gabby.” Ryker smirked. “You in? Or are you too scared?”
I was definitely scared, but I didn’t want him to know that. “So having balls is a requirement for the jump?” I looked down at my jeans and then back up to his smiling face. “I don’t think I qualify.” I shrugged.
Ryker’s stare roamed the length of my body, a predatory gleam in his eyes. “You sure don’t.” Ryker's voice was so low I almost didn’t hear him.
“And you didn’t tell me to bring a bathing suit,” I countered, trying to come up with a valid excuse not to jump in the water.
“You don’t need one. Your bra and underwear is the same thing as a bikini.”
“Uh, no. Nice try, but I don’t think so, Ryker.” He raised his eyebrows at my tone. “I’m not stripping for you. You’ll have to work harder than that.” My shoulders lifted in a slight shrug. “Besides, my underwear is definitely not the same as a bathing suit.”
Ryker’s jaw dropped. On the outside, I’d played it cool, but on the inside I squealed like a teenage girl. His eyes were burning—vivid blue. If eyes could talk, Ryker’s would scream ‘sex.’
And they were focused on me.
Ryker finally closed his mouth and looked as if he were about to say something to me. Instead, he whipped off his shirt in one fluid motion and tossed the fabric right in my face. Before I could comprehend what he was doing, he sprinted to
“They’re wicked blue now.”
“Or if I’m hurt.”
“Wow…” I was hypnotized. I reached up to touch his face. “They’re fucking beautiful, like sapphires and gold.”
Ryker snorted and broke my spell. “Just what every guy wants to hear. That his eyes are beautiful.” He laughed again. “You could at least tell me that they’re dead sexy or some shit.”
I smacked his chest playfully. “Jerk.”
We untangled ourselves and stood up, brushing the dirt off our clothes. “Aren’t you supposed to be showing me some crazy cliff or something, or was this the big adventure?” I pointed to the ground where we just were, my eyebrow arched high.
“We could make that our adventure,” Ryker said suggestively.
I shot him a warning glare, and he threw his hands up quickly in surrender. He began walking backwards. “Easy, tiger. Follow me.”
THE HIKE TO the cliff was insane. There was a path, but it obviously wasn't used often. We constantly had to push through branches, step over logs, and avoid tripping in holes disguised by the leaves. I lost my footing several times, and would have landed on my ass if Ryker hadn’t been there to help me. After what felt like a million miles, and at least thirty minutes later, we reached the cliff.
Oh my goodness.
“Ryker…” I breathed. Through the pitch black sky, the colored lights from the looming city glowed, their beauty reflected in the dark water before us. “It’s absolutely breathtaking.”
He moved closer to me. “I know. Beautiful,” Ryker said quietly.
I looked over my shoulder, and saw that he was staring directly at me, and not at the view in front of us. I couldn’t help but laugh. Ryker looked alarmed by my reaction, and the confusion on his face made me laugh even more.
“That was just so incredibly cliche.” I continued laughing. I knew that I had just killed what could have been an intimate moment, but I wasn’t going to ruin anything with him by moving too fast. I liked Ryker’s company, and I didn’t want to do anything stupid and risk ending things with him before they’d had the chance to start. I wanted the opportunity to get to know him first.
“All right, Gabby, you ready for this or what?” Ryker’s smooth voice broke me away from my thoughts.
“Do what?”
“Oh no, you don’t.” He shook his head at me. “You know exactly what I’m talking about.”
My gaze darted down to the water. Yep, I definitely knew what he was talking about.
“This jump takes balls, Gabby.” Ryker smirked. “You in? Or are you too scared?”
I was definitely scared, but I didn’t want him to know that. “So having balls is a requirement for the jump?” I looked down at my jeans and then back up to his smiling face. “I don’t think I qualify.” I shrugged.
Ryker’s stare roamed the length of my body, a predatory gleam in his eyes. “You sure don’t.” Ryker's voice was so low I almost didn’t hear him.
“And you didn’t tell me to bring a bathing suit,” I countered, trying to come up with a valid excuse not to jump in the water.
“You don’t need one. Your bra and underwear is the same thing as a bikini.”
“Uh, no. Nice try, but I don’t think so, Ryker.” He raised his eyebrows at my tone. “I’m not stripping for you. You’ll have to work harder than that.” My shoulders lifted in a slight shrug. “Besides, my underwear is definitely not the same as a bathing suit.”
Ryker’s jaw dropped. On the outside, I’d played it cool, but on the inside I squealed like a teenage girl. His eyes were burning—vivid blue. If eyes could talk, Ryker’s would scream ‘sex.’
And they were focused on me.
Ryker finally closed his mouth and looked as if he were about to say something to me. Instead, he whipped off his shirt in one fluid motion and tossed the fabric right in my face. Before I could comprehend what he was doing, he sprinted to
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