But that was crazy, right?
She pulled back and that familiar smile still widened her lips. “It’s going to be a good day.”
Then she walked away.
And he stood there, realizing that in the couple of seconds he’d held her, he’d felt more peace than in the entire last year of his life.
Finally,a moment of quiet.
Addie closed her eyes and breathed her first deep breath since the office door opened for customers. She’d known it would be busy. And she was glad it was. But God, her cheeks hurt from smiling. And she’d needed to pee for, oh, only the last hour and a half.
Why there was a kitchen off the office but no bathroom, she had no freaking clue. She had to leave this cabin and use the block of restrooms outside, which meant she needed to wait for someone to take over the front desk.
Thank God for Cass, who was hired to work both the park and the office. But she only covered Addie for her breaks and days off. She was due to swap with her in—she glanced at her watch—five minutes.
She liked Cass. She wasn’t sure the two of them would be best friends anytime soon, what with Cass being all about adventure sports and the outdoors, and Addie…well, not. But definitely a friend, regardless.
She tidied the desk and was just putting the last pen away when the phone rang.
“Hello, Wilderness Adventure Park, Addie speaking, how can I help you?”
No one answered, and as the seconds ticked by, the silence stretched out.
She frowned. “Hello?”
Then she heard breathing. A heavy, rasping kind of breathing that made the hairs on the back of her neck stand on end.
She slammed the phone down and yanked her hand back as if it had burned her. Her heart beat fast and the room felt too empty.
It was just a prank call. Businesses got them all the time.
So why did she feel a bit sick? And why was being alone in this office suddenly the last thing she wanted?
Because she’d already had the strange feeling that she was being watched?
The door to the cabin swung open. Addie jumped, her gaze shooting up before air whooshed from her chest. “Cass.”
Cass frowned as she entered. “Hey. Are you okay?”
“Yeah, I just got this strange call.”
“Strange how?” Cass crossed over to the desk and took a peanut butter cup from the chocolate jar.
“No one said anything and there was just this weird heavy breathing.” A shudder coursed down her spine at the memory.
Cass rolled her eyes. “A prank call. When my brother was fourteen, he and his friend did that kind of shit all the time. Trust me, it was just some kid being an idiot.”
“Yeah, I know. I shouldn’t let it scare me.” She rose and shoved a chocolate into her pocket because, who knew, she might get hungry on her break.
Cass dropped into the seat. “You’re new to town, right?”
“Yeah, but only from Bozeman.”
“Wanna go out sometime? CJ’s does great cocktails.”
She smiled. “Actually, I’d really like that. I don’t know many people here.”
“Great, let’s do it.” Cass’s phone buzzed, and she looked at the screen before rolling her eyes.
