Eden cradled his back. Her grip on his waist tightened as she wrapped her arms around him. Her chin rested on his shoulder. She held on tight, but wasn’t tense as he might have expected her to be. That she wasn’t scared was a pleasant surprise. That she held him so close was a pleasurable experience. One he hadn’t expected to be so … enjoyable.
The climb levelled out. He stopped the bike and cut the engine. From here, the view was spectacular. He waited until Eden had dismounted before taking his helmet off and settling the bike on its stand.
‘It’s so quiet!’ Eden’s face was flushed pink, her eyes sparkled. ‘And the view! You can smell the difference. It’s so fresh up here.’
She smiled and he was stunned. She’d caught him off-guard and he was transfixed by the excitement and pure joy he
