James hovered over her, fanning a large palm leaf.
A blurry film covered her eyes, but she felt fine. She sat up straight. “Mmm. What happened?”
He stroked her cheek and moved threads of hair away from her face.
“You face-planted into the map. That hike was debilitating. You need to get some rest.”
Heat radiated throughout her chest. Is he seriously standing over me taking care of me? This side of him was unusual. Had she pegged him wrong? “I’m sorry. Sometimes I get too excited.”
“Were you really going to come out here by yourself?” His eyebrows drew in while he fidgeted with the threads of the leaf.
Her stomach fluttered. Had she ever seen him like this? He always had a witty comeback, or was right on the brink of teasing. But he wasn’t teasing now. He had grown serious.
“Yeah, it
