“Little risk?” He thought back to what they’d faced at the previous site. “I hope it’s baby-sized.”
“Me, too.”
Pedro’s laughter rang out from somewhere behind them.
“They’re coming.” Angélica licked her lips, and came in close enough again to keep things at a whisper level. “After a lot of hemming and hawing last night, I decided to rush the dig timeline and go straight to the temple at the center of all this. If we can find something that better explains the purpose behind this place, we can be out of here soon. Then I can research in detail back at the lab so that you and I can figure out what we are dealing with at this site.”
“From a safe distance,” he added, waving at the three others as they came within sight.
“In air-conditioning.”
“All right.” He turned back to her. “I’m in.”
“Thank you.”
“But you have to stop keeping secrets from me.”
“Okay.”
“And no more lies, no matter how much the truth makes you squirm.”
She sucked air between her teeth. “Okay, but …”
“What?”
“There was something else Mom said.”
“Let’s have it.”
Her corners of her lips twitched. “She says you look sexy when you’re prancing around in your underwear.”
He grimaced. “She saw me prancing?”
Angélica grinned. “Actually, ‘prancing’ was my word. But she did see you and admired the view.”
Well, there went any chance of him having naked fun with Angélica in the camp shower like he’d fantasized about a time or two.
“Damn,” he said, rubbing the back of his neck. “This could get awkward.”
She smiled, closing the gap between them. “Maybe I could take off the locket when you’re roleplaying Tarzan and looking for a place to hide your banana.”
“That’s not funny, Angélica.”
Her smile turned into a husky giggle as she scratched her nails down his shirt. “Yes, it is.”
“Is there such a thing as ghost repellent? Like some salt sprinkled across the tent threshold?”
Still laughing, she went up on her toes and kissed him.
A shrill whistle sounded from the motley crew coming their way, followed by, “There’s no time for smooching!” Pedro called out. “We have ruins to see.”
Quint leaned back. “Is there anything else you need to tell me before we go see this temple?”
She made a partially squinched face.
“Shit, now what?”
“Nothing much, just that KuTu thinks the increased number ofvultures overhead means we’re in even more danger than before, especially you.”
