"Nice work," I told her.
"Thanks." Seth grinned.
I would have flipped him off if we didn't have tourists present. I could be unprofessional in private, not in public. It'd be my luck if someone took a photo and put it up online. Reputations took years to build, but they could be destroyed inseconds. I wasn't going to do that to myself or to Connor. That would be a one-way ticket off the mountain for me.
I settled for smirking at him instead, before turning back to Leah. "We need to gather up the lifejackets and set up the picnic."
Charlie already started to pull foldout chairs out of the back of the truck and set them up around the clearing.
"I'll gather the lifejackets," Leah said. She shrugged out of hers and walked around, taking them from people's hands before tossing the pile into the back of the truck.
"It feels like she was always here." Connor pulled out a cooler and carried it over to start handing out sandwiches and cups.
"Yeah, it does." I grabbed a couple of thermoses and took them around to give everyone coffee or tea. It wasn't as good as they'd get from the Snowdrop Café, but no one seemed to mind.
"Coffee?" I asked Leah as she held up her cup.
"Please," she said.
I poured the steaming liquid into her cup and then leaned to whisper in her ear. "I like it when you beg."
"If you think that was begging…" she whispered back.
"It was good for a start." I lightly grazed my lips over her soft, smooth cheek before stepping over to fill up everyone else's cup.
Once everyone had everything they needed, I was allowed to plop myself down on a camp stool, enjoy a cheese sandwich and watch the river meander past.
For the most part, we were the only ones who came here. A hidden piece of paradise in the forest, at the end of a dirt road. A time to stop and breathe after rushing down the rapids. The opportunity for everyone to chat and get to know each other, sharing their experiences of the moment they thought the raft would tip and throw them into the water. It happened often enough, but not today.
"It's beautiful here." Leah carefully lowered herself into the chair beside me.
"Almost as beautiful as you," I said. I enjoyed the way the colour crept up her face.
She looked into her coffee, but didn't speak for a minute or two. Finally she said, "I see why you like doing this. So many places up there—" She nodded back upriver.
"No one would ever see them unless they were on the water. Or in the water. It's like…we get to see secret places no one knows about."
"I like seeing secret places." My gaze dropped to her lap.
She reached out with her foot and nudged my knee. "I'm being serious here."
"So am I." I grinned. "What's not serious about that?"
"I don't know, it's just…" She shrugged. "There are other people here."
I stared at her for a moment, then slowly looked around as if I was surprised. "There are?"
She snorted and poked my knee with her toe again. "Yes, there are."
I leaned over and whispered. "If there wasn't, I'd be on my knees, eating you out right now. Maybe I should anyway."
"I don't think that's what they signed up for." She took a swallow of her coffee.
"Sometimes we like to add bonus experiences," I said. "But you're right. I don't want them to see. If they did, I might have to toss them all into the river." I didn't want to share her beautiful pussy with all of these people.
"You wouldn't do that." She frowned at me over the top of her cup.
"No," I agreed. "It would be bad for business."
