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“Because you’re gonna be a serious distraction to the other team. You can run as slow as you want, Nila.”
My cheeks grow hot and I can’t help but smile at him. “We probably should get going?”
“Yeah, probably.” Cameron chuckles, his eyes alight with amusement and something else. Everything this man does leaves me with jitters. I can hardly contain my excitement around him…
He’s slowly been chipping away at my walls. And no man has been able to do that before…
I grab my jacket and follow him out of the cabin, letting him lead the way. He seems to know where we’re going. I try to ignore how the sun glints off his face and the adorable stubble lining his sharp jaw.
I don’t want to be this obsessed with Cameron.
We have to leave here, eventually, and return to our real lives.
It’d never work.
Right?
My mind begins to spiral with the what-ifs. I mean, people do make long-distance relationships work. All the time. And some are incredibly successful. I doubt Cameron would expect me to stop chasing my dreams ... right?
I play out different scenarios in my mind until we’re with a group of other people. Tina stands alongside a couple of others at the front of a grassy meadow.
And this time, there is a real obstacle course.
I take in the ropes course, including the rock walls we’re going to have to scale. My stomach flip-flops at the sight of it all. I wasn’t kidding earlier. I’m really not athletic. I go to the gym for health reasons, but I never push my agility like this.
“You’ll do great,” Cameron leans over and murmurs in my ear. His hot breath tickles my skin, and goosebumps follow.
I peer up at him, shading my eyes with my hand. “You’re being way too supportive.”
He laughs, shaking his head at me. “Is that a bad thing?”
“You’re going to be embarrassed by me.”
“Never,” he quips with a smirk.
I let out a sharp breath as they start dividing us into teams, and I hope like heck I’ll be put on Cameron’s team—or better yet, that they decide they don’t need me after all.
My lips purse as Tina locks eyes with me, a bright smile growing across her face. “So, Cameron was right, you are going to be joining us.” She beams—and then separates us before moving on to the rest of the group.
“Dang it, you’re gonna be my distraction now.” He shoots me a wink that makes my stomach fill with butterflies. “This is gonna be tough.”
“Ha ha,” I laugh, trying to hide the nerves from my voice.
“You’re on my team.” Hal appears from seemingly nowhere, her hair pulled back in a French braid. “Come on.” She grabs my arm and drags me toward the other group, away from Cameron. His eyes stay on me, and the disappointment feels real as the distance between us grows.
“I hope you’re fast,” a deep voice calls from behind.
I turn around to see Samuel, the intimidating man who sat with us at dinner the other night. He’s staring down at me with an eyebrow cocked.
“Oh ... um...”
Hal shoots him a look. “This is just for fun.”
“I don’t like to lose,” he mutters, shaking his head as he falls into the relay line.
His words leave me feeling even more nervous, and as the whistle blows and the first person takes off, I’m suddenly dreading my turn.
“I’m really slow,” I say to Hal, who’s waiting in line behind me.
