“I’m going alone. You’ll just slow me down,” I growled and headed for the door. “If I can’t find him at his camp, then I’ll look for his book and bring it back to you to see what he wrote.”
“I need to be there. It could be the difference between life and death. If we find him, then great, but if he was researching something and wrote it in the book, then you’d be wasting precious time hiking back down for me to read it and then go back up.”
“She has a point, Walker,” Mrs. Weller said. “I think you should escort her up to that area, find her friend, and then bring them both down. I’m sure the town would agree how important it is that you get them both off the hill safely.”
By town, she meant my family. Sure. Destiny had a sharp eye, even if the stories on her show were questionable. I needed to keep an eye on her and spin some lies in the event she or her friend got too close.
My gaze dropped down Destiny’s body. Her curves filled out the sundress nicely, giving me a glimpse of her long tan legs. Sandals covered her feet, showing her pink-painted toes.
“I hope you brought gear and more than summer clothes,” I said.
“Of course, I wouldn’t wear this hiking. I just need to change. I wasn’t expecting to meet you until tomorrow, but you do realize that your area is experiencing unusually hot temperatures for this time of year.”
My lips twitched, knowing the cause of the unofficial heat wave and the fact that cold weather was approaching now that my cousin was out of town and on her honeymoon.
“It’s not expected to last,” Mrs. Weller said, trying to cover.
