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Of course. That’s what this trip was all about anyway. She stepped ahead of him and he followed close behind. Every once in a while, Aiden would stop and talk about the vegetation or the animal life in Belize, and Felicity would use the pause to get some good shots. Her camera clicked as she crouched to get interesting angles.

Her leg muscles burned as the trail turned a bit steeper. She hoped she didn’t start panting and sweating, revealing how out of shape she was. She’d quit her gym membership five months ago. It was a luxury she couldn’t afford. Not when things like buying food and toothpaste took up her whole paycheck.

“Let’s stop here for a moment while I tell you about the Tata Duende. It is rumored he hides deep in the jungle. The children say he has backward feet and no thumbs. If he asks to see your hands, don’t show them to him, lest he rip off your thumbs.”

Felicity smiled to herself as Aiden talked about the silly legend. She had a sneaky suspicion he’d stopped so she could catch her breath, which melted some more of her anger toward him.

Why did he have to be so nice? Couldn’t he just be a jerk all the time? It would be a lot easier to put up a wall around her heart if he wasn’t so thoughtful.

After a moment, they started up again. The strain on her muscles felt good. She’d been neglecting herself lately. She made a mental note to take some time out of her schedule to get more exercise.

Thirty minutes later, Felicity heard the sound of rushing water right before the trail opened to a wide landing with a railing. Across an expanse was a waterfall. The beauty of it took her breath away. The cascading water hit the rocky hillside, splashing on so many rocks on the way down, it looked like stair steps. She focused her camera and snapped a few photos.

Aiden gathered the group and started talking about the waterfall. Felicity pulled out her tripod and set it up so she could take some time-lapse photos. She twisted the legs to extend them, tightening them back up again when she got the height the way she wanted it.

After tweaking her settings, she stood back and let the camera do the work. Once she captured a few good ones, she noticed Aiden wasn’t talking anymore. She turned and bumped into his chest. “Oh, sorry,” she said, trying to regain her footing.

He reached out to steady her, his arms wrapping around her. “It’s okay. I shouldn’t have snuck up on you.”

She stared up at him for a moment, her heart in her throat, her hands clutching his biceps. Why did he have to smell so good? Why did it have to feel so good in his arms? His blue eyes searched hers and, for a second, she forgot where she was and what they were doing. Then she came to her senses and backed away. He let her go.

“Stunning,” he said.

She looked at her camera. Her last shot still displayed on the screen. “Thanks.”

“The picture too.” Aiden gave her a quick smile then turned and walked away before she could think about what he’d said.

Chapter 13

Had he really justsaid that? Aiden couldn’t believe he had flirted with Felicity. What an idiot he was. He needed to get home and stay locked up in his villa until Felicity left on Sunday. She was walking around, looking like a goddess and making him do stupid things.

He waited until Felicity had packed up her tripod and had gone ahead of him to start the group back down the trail. As Felicity walked, her hair swayed with the movement of her hips. He tried not to look at her hips. Or the way her legs were perfectly shaped.

Gah. Walking behind Felicity was not what he wanted to do for the next hour, but he had no choice. He supposed he could have gone on ahead of her and let her trail behind the group, but that seemed kind of mean. And he didn’t want to be mean to her.

But being nice to her yesterday had gotten him all confused about things. And when she showed up with Harold, it just proved that he needed to stay away from her.

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