Page 17 of Begin Again

Kaden grimaced. “Maybe I should leave you here.”

Had this guy had never been around a female of our species? Unnerved, I fished my cell phone out of the bag, but paused as I heard him say my name.

“Allie.”

It was the first time he’d called me by the name I’d given him when we met.

I raised my eyes from my bag and looked at him.

“Hiking is about leaving everything behind and freeing your mind. You won’t need a cell phone or your wallet, let alone all that other shit.”

I gave a loud sigh and set my bag back on his desk, lifting my empty hands in the air. “Happy?”

Kaden gave me a crooked smile. “Very.”

OMG.

What was I getting myself into?