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back and forth as the men hooted behind him. Eva wrapped her hands around the arms that held her and glanced up. Carlos. She had to admit, she didn’t mind. She didn’t smell cologne, but the soap he used was amazing.
Eva sank into his embrace and laughed along with the others as Harris put on quite a show. Finally, he stood, picking leaves from his shirt.
“Did you see that?” he asked, looking straight at her. “That thing had to be three feet long.”
“The squirrel?” Owen shouted from the back of the group. He was tall. He saw it all no matter how far behind he was.
“The snake!” Harris cried. “Oh man, I thought I had it too. It was slippery. Slid right through my fingers.”
“I ain’t no expert,” Mitch piped up from the other side. “But I’m relatively sure that you got bigger issues than a piddly ole snake.”
Harris narrowed his eyes.
“Correct me if I’m wrong,” Mitch glanced at Eva, “but doesn’t the rhyme go something like ‘if it’s three let it be’?” Mitch pointed to the green plants surrounding the leaf pile.
Harris took a few steps toward Adam. “Hey, back off man.” Adam held his hands up like he didn’t want the infected man breathing on him.
“Um, medic?” Harris gulped and began to scratch his bare arm.
As much as Eva hated to, she removed Carlos’ arm from around her and crossed her fingers behind her back, hoping Brian would be able to see her signal.
She heard sticks snap and leaves rustle as he made his way to the front of the pack.
“What do you need?” he whispered into her ear.
“A dandelion.”
Brian waved two fingers in the air and Mike quickly produced a dandelion, which the camera crew handed up past the crowd to Brian.
“Here you go.” He placed it in her hand.
Eva stepped forward. “I know this date isn’t over yet and I still want to talk to the rest of you, but Harris, I don’t think you’re going to last out here much longer and I want to know if you’ll accept this dandelion.”
Harris scratched the back of his neck. “Will I ever.”
Eva smiled. “I enjoyed our conversation and I appreciate your attempt at saving me from that giant snake.” She laughed again as she envisioned the terror on the squirrel’s face as it skittered up the tree. It was probably on a limb, planning its revenge with a pile of nuts.
Harris gingerly took the dandelion, careful not to touch Eva’s skin with his own.
“I think you better head back to the van,” she said. “But I’ll see you later at the elimination ceremony. And if you can’t make it, you’ll know you’re safe for the next round.”
“Thank you so much.” Harris turned to the rest of the men. “The poison ivy pile is right over there. Who else wants a dandelion?”
Adam shifted nervously from foot to foot, but the rest of the men laughed. Harris winked at Eva and slogged through the leaves without stepping back onto the trail, scratching as he picked his way through the brush.
Eva turned when Brian placed his hand on her shoulder. “Now they’re all going to pull stunts.”
“At least we’ll be well entertained.” Eva shrugged.
“Onward?” Brian asked.
“May the dandelions last.”
CHAPTER TEN
BRIAN PULLED ADAM from the back of the pack to do an interview with the trees behind him. He bobbed his head back and forth, trying to get a bead on Eva to make sure she wasn’t flashing the signal. Her bright smile beamed in Carlos’ direction. He could be wrong, but he thought their hands might be intertwined.
Brian shook his head when a jealous flair shot through his body. He turned his attention to Adam, who ran a finger over each eyebrow to smooth them. Brian didn’t think a single hair, even in the eyebrow area, was ever out of place on this man. He probably fixed himself up under the covers in the morning before getting out of bed.
“Have you enjoyed the hiking date?” Brian had to hold laughter back. Adam looked like he was sitting in a
Eva sank into his embrace and laughed along with the others as Harris put on quite a show. Finally, he stood, picking leaves from his shirt.
“Did you see that?” he asked, looking straight at her. “That thing had to be three feet long.”
“The squirrel?” Owen shouted from the back of the group. He was tall. He saw it all no matter how far behind he was.
“The snake!” Harris cried. “Oh man, I thought I had it too. It was slippery. Slid right through my fingers.”
“I ain’t no expert,” Mitch piped up from the other side. “But I’m relatively sure that you got bigger issues than a piddly ole snake.”
Harris narrowed his eyes.
“Correct me if I’m wrong,” Mitch glanced at Eva, “but doesn’t the rhyme go something like ‘if it’s three let it be’?” Mitch pointed to the green plants surrounding the leaf pile.
Harris took a few steps toward Adam. “Hey, back off man.” Adam held his hands up like he didn’t want the infected man breathing on him.
“Um, medic?” Harris gulped and began to scratch his bare arm.
As much as Eva hated to, she removed Carlos’ arm from around her and crossed her fingers behind her back, hoping Brian would be able to see her signal.
She heard sticks snap and leaves rustle as he made his way to the front of the pack.
“What do you need?” he whispered into her ear.
“A dandelion.”
Brian waved two fingers in the air and Mike quickly produced a dandelion, which the camera crew handed up past the crowd to Brian.
“Here you go.” He placed it in her hand.
Eva stepped forward. “I know this date isn’t over yet and I still want to talk to the rest of you, but Harris, I don’t think you’re going to last out here much longer and I want to know if you’ll accept this dandelion.”
Harris scratched the back of his neck. “Will I ever.”
Eva smiled. “I enjoyed our conversation and I appreciate your attempt at saving me from that giant snake.” She laughed again as she envisioned the terror on the squirrel’s face as it skittered up the tree. It was probably on a limb, planning its revenge with a pile of nuts.
Harris gingerly took the dandelion, careful not to touch Eva’s skin with his own.
“I think you better head back to the van,” she said. “But I’ll see you later at the elimination ceremony. And if you can’t make it, you’ll know you’re safe for the next round.”
“Thank you so much.” Harris turned to the rest of the men. “The poison ivy pile is right over there. Who else wants a dandelion?”
Adam shifted nervously from foot to foot, but the rest of the men laughed. Harris winked at Eva and slogged through the leaves without stepping back onto the trail, scratching as he picked his way through the brush.
Eva turned when Brian placed his hand on her shoulder. “Now they’re all going to pull stunts.”
“At least we’ll be well entertained.” Eva shrugged.
“Onward?” Brian asked.
“May the dandelions last.”
CHAPTER TEN
BRIAN PULLED ADAM from the back of the pack to do an interview with the trees behind him. He bobbed his head back and forth, trying to get a bead on Eva to make sure she wasn’t flashing the signal. Her bright smile beamed in Carlos’ direction. He could be wrong, but he thought their hands might be intertwined.
Brian shook his head when a jealous flair shot through his body. He turned his attention to Adam, who ran a finger over each eyebrow to smooth them. Brian didn’t think a single hair, even in the eyebrow area, was ever out of place on this man. He probably fixed himself up under the covers in the morning before getting out of bed.
“Have you enjoyed the hiking date?” Brian had to hold laughter back. Adam looked like he was sitting in a
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