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going to be right next to each other and everything will be fine.” His thumb ran over her fingers and despite everything telling her to stand her ground, she lost all sense of objectivity.
    “I can’t believe I’m considering this,” she said, feeling her heart beating faster.
    Tara didn’t know how to feel. All she knew was they might get lost in another romantic moment.
    Kevin let go of one of her hands and raised the other so he could turn her to face him. He pulled her closer to him and tilted his head down. Their lips met. She let his kiss linger, unable to think clearly. His tongue caressed hers and soon she reciprocated, enjoying the feel of his arms around her waist and his tongue exploring her mouth. Slowly, he pulled away, but nuzzled her forehead with his.
    “What was that for?” she whispered, still feeling the sensation of his lips on hers.
    “I don’t know.” He hesitated. “I wanted to show you. You have nothing to worry about,” he replied, his eyes revealing he wanted to kiss her again. He moved in again, this time his arms wrapped around her body and she felt herself drifting to where time stopped.  She moaned. She was aroused by the way her lips tingled against his.  He slowly parted from her. “And that was because I wanted to kiss you.”
    His arms left her body and she stood there motionless.  Her breathing was ragged and her mind was blown. This trip was getting off to a provocative start, and she couldn’t resist what was in store for them.
    ***
    K evin looked on as the rappelling instructor secured Tara’s harnesses. He couldn’t believe she finally agreed to go. He thought for sure the adventure would be stricken from their weekend plans. He was petrified to try it himself, but after pushing this hard to get her to agree, he was left consoling her and keeping his own fear to himself. She looked at him, her face pale with fear. He moved to her as the worker walked away.
    “I’m terrified,” she admitted.
    He couldn’t tell her he was scared too.
    “You’ll be fine.” He reached for her hand and squeezed it. “When you feel scared, just look at me, okay?”
    She nodded and turned to the place where they were going to make their descent.
    “What if I start panicking?” she asked, hurriedly glancing back at him.
    “Look at me,” he said.
    He wanted to make everything better. He leaned in and kissed her forehead.
    “They’re waiting for us,” he called out, pulling away.
    Their hands remained connected while they walked over to the two workers and got their instructions. Kevin had to calm down his own racing heart.
    “Do you understand?” the male worker was asking.
    He nodded, even though he didn’t remember much.
    “Just breathe,” he whispered to Tara.
    The message was also meant for his own inner fear. They turned around and she hesitated for a moment. She looked at Kevin for strength. He gave her a thumbs up and an encouraging smile. With the help of the rappelling instructors, they both stooped and let their legs hang off the side of the mountain. The workers position them and gave the all clear. The rappelling journey down the side of the mountain began.
    Kevin’s breathing was more ragged than before. He kept repeating in his mind, just breathe. Kevin had no doubt this vertical trip would be a few minutes of intense exhilaration, not just because they were rappelling, but also because they were doing it together.
    “How are you doing?” he asked, trying to sound calm.
    “I...I...I’m doing okay,” she stuttered.
    “Remember what I said,” he replied, hoping she didn’t hear his uncertainty.
    She didn’t respond to him as they continued their controlled descent down the side of the mountain.
    “Just focus,” he heard coming from beside him.
    “What’d you say?” he asked. His breathing was becoming more regular.
    “Nothing,” she mumbled.
    “We’re almost to the bottom,” he said, feeling relieved. One, two, three, four, he silently