His laugh rolled over her as he grabbed his daypack.
“That’s not the surprise, but I think I can still help you out.” He dug out a Ziploc bag and reached in for an extra-large foil-wrapped bar. “Oops, it’s too warm today to be hauling chocolate. Sorry.”
He pulled one out. Chocolate oozed from the edges and ran down his fingers. Hello opportunity. She grabbed his hand.
“No problem, I like it this way.”
She brought his hand to her mouth and sucked one digit in, licking the warm melted gooeyness clean before moving to the next one. His breathing sped up and her * grew wet. Okay, she was over being mad and there had better be private rooms available wherever they were staying tonight.
By the time she removed all traces of chocolate, she could barely breathe. He leaned toward her, his dark eyes fixing her in place as their lips touched.
Bells rang. Cool, they weren’t even kissing and she heard bells.
TJ pulled away with a sigh and her hopes faded. It was a real bell and it was moving closer. “There’s the signal to round everyone up and start the journey down the hill.” He stared at her lips. “Remember where we were…”
Oh boy.
Pam gathered her wits as best she could and scrambled to her feet. He aimed her in the right direction, and she shook her head as she hit the trail. Okay, he was fine enough looking, but she must have some kind of altitude fever. She watched him out of the corner of her eye until he caught her.
Focus on the trail. There will be plenty of time to flirt later if I don’t trip and break my neck.
Half an hour later he caught up with her, tugging gently on her hand to get her attention.
“You interested in a little aerial sightseeing? My treat.”
“You serious? When?”
TJ grinned and pulled her against him, hiding her from the others as they disappeared around the corner. He leaned closer and whispered in her ear. “In about an hour. I’ve arranged for a chopper to pick us up back in the meadow where we stopped for our first snack break this morning.”
His warm breath caressed her neck and a shiver raced over her skin. Holy hell, the man made her horny without even trying.
“So is this like a private event or are we taking any of the others along as well?” She tilted her head to indicate the guy who had tried to hit on her earlier.
“Very private. There’s room for you and me and the pilot. So, you have to do a couple things. Number one.” He kissed her neck and slipped his hand into her hair to nestle her a little closer.
“Number one?” Lordy, was that her voice? That throaty, sexy, fuck-me-in-the-meadow voice?
“Hmm, you can’t tell anyone we’re going.” He nibbled on her earlobe and she moaned. Oh yeah.
“I can do that. I’m real good at keeping secrets.”
“I bet you are. The second thing…” He stroked a hand down her back until he cupped her butt and she was ready to crawl up his body.
“Second…thing. Damn it, TJ, you keep touching me and I won’t remember a word you’ve said.”
“All you need to remember is when the chopper lands, crouch low and come to the door quickly. We want to get away without upsetting the other customers too much, okay?”
“Are you going to get in trouble for this?”
He didn’t answer, just tugged her closer and took her lips. Hokie spit, the guy could kiss. His lips alone started reactions that other lovers had to work up to with a full dinner, dance and a couple of bottles of wine. When he finally broke off, she had to gasp for air. He smiled at her, his thumb brushing her cheek gently.
“Some troubles are completely worth the risk.”
He drew apart and held a finger to his lips. She nodded. It would be nice to be able to get away from the group. She’d flown in choppers, but only for work. Excitement made her shiver.
“Where are we going to go?”
“Fly over a bit of the Kluane National Park. You’ll be able to see Mount Logan before we’ll head over the glacier field and past a couple of beautiful lakes.”
She grabbed his hand and squeezed it. “Thanks, TJ. This is very considerate. I’m looking forward to spending a little time alone with you.” His eyes flashed dark and he gazed the length of her body before dragging himself away.
“Remember that. Time alone is a good thing.”
TJ listened intently for the sound of the chopper. It was going to all come down to timing. The pilot was a friend of his, and hopefully Shaun had managed to get everything in place.
Now to make sure Keil didn’t interrupt his plans.