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did, etc.
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Paring: You'll just have to read and find out.
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"How did I let you guys talk me into this?" Sara huffed.
"Would you like some cheese with that whine, Sara?" Warrick quipped with a chuckle.
Nick looked back at Sara with an amused expression, "You begged us to let you come if I recall, Sara. Something about having never seen the Grand Canyon."
She blew at her hair, which had begun to make its way out of her ponytail and was falling into her eyes. She was tired, hungry, and beginning to feel out of sorts because her feet hurt. She made mental note to herself to never break in another pair of hiking boots on a 12 mile hike.
At first when she had heard Nick and Warrick planning their trip to see Havasu Falls, located in one of the canyons off the Grand Canyon, she had thought it sounded incredible. She had even looked up information about it on the internet. It had started as a male bonding weekend, but when Nick's college friend backed out at the last minute, Sara began her campaign for them to let her come along claiming she could be just one of the guys. Doubtful, but with an extra permit already paid for, they had let her come. Now they were halfway into the hike and Sara was lagging behind.
"Hey, Sidle, if we want to make it to camp before tonight, we better pick up the pace." Warrick chided her.
Sara pulled off her pack and slid it to the ground as she sat on a boulder. She looked at an unsympathetic Warrick, "I'm sorry, but my feet hurt."
Nick raised an eyebrow, "They hurt as in you're tired, or they hurt as in you've got blisters."
Sara gave Nick a sheepish expression, "Both."
Warrick let out an audible sigh, "Ok, pull the boots off and let's have a look." He slid his pack to the ground and opened it up in search of his first aid kit.
Nick also took off his pack and walked over to kneel in front of Sara. After she had pulled off her boots and socks, Nick's eyebrows shot up with concern, "Sara, you've got a couple of nasty blisters." He looked up at her with an apologetic smile. He looked over at her boots and tried to restrain a smile, "Just how long have you had these boots?"
Warrick looked up from his pack and arched a brow, "Looks like they're practically brand new."
An embarrassed Sara crossed her arms in front of her, "Ok, so I don't hike much. I've had the boots a long time, but I haven't had much reason or opportunity to use them." She looked from Warrick to Nick with a smirk, "Satisfied?"
Warrick chuckled, "Hey, Nick, I found the moleskin." He tossed it over to Nick who had pulled out his leatherman tool to cut it to size before putting it on Sara's blisters.
As he finished up, Nick looked up at Sara with a big Texas grin, "Ok, you're good to go. We'll try and take it a little bit slower, but trust me; the destination is worth the pain of those blisters."
"It better be," She muttered as she pulled her socks and boots back on and the trio hefted their packs and continued hiking. They had been hiking since 5:00am to avoid the worst of the heat. They still had six miles to go and even in the shade it was easily 85 degrees.
Nick and Warrick exchanged an amused glance before they set off again. They were a mile and a half from their destination when they began to see green. They passed through the settlement that the Havasupi Indians lived in and continued on toward the camping area near the falls.
As they rounded the bend and the top of the falls came into sight, Sara's jaw dropped, "This is amazing!" After hiking through desert for the last five hours, this small oasis was a welcome sight.
With an encouraging smile, Nick glanced back at her, "We can go swimming as soon as we set up camp."
Warrick let out a chuckle as Sara smiled, "Sara, you need to get out of the city more."
They found a campsite under the trees a short distance from the river and near a natural spring. Sara looked at her tent with a perplexed grimace, "They must have put the wrong poles in this tent."
Warrick offered, "Hey, let me help you." He took the poles from her, turned them around and finished setting up her tent.
Sara stood there trying not to look embarrassed, "Thanks, Warrick."
"No problem," He replied with a chuckle.
Nick tried to stifle a laugh as he looked at Sara, "Hey, Sidle, get your swimsuit on, we're going swimming."
With her tent now up and ready to go she tossed her pack inside, flashing a smile at Nick and Warrick as she went in after it.
Nick and Warrick emerged from their tents in short order. They were prepared and packed their swimsuits on top.
Sara took a little longer. She had to empty her pack out to find the modest two piece suit she had packed. When she exited the tent, towel wrapped around her waist, surprise registered on the faces of the guys. She raised an eyebrow in response, "What, do I have a spider or something on my head?"
Warrick smiled at her, "No, but damn, girl. You look hot."
Sara smirked, "Thanks, Warrick."
Nick was rendered speechless.
His reaction wasn't lost on Warrick or Sara who exchanged an amused smile.
The trio made their way over a small rise and down toward the pool at the bottom of the falls. Formations under the water created a series of small pools roughly the size of hot tubs and forming a small secondary waterfall. Several other campers were climbing an area adjacent to the main waterfall and jumping in.
Warrick took one look and glanced back at Nick, "You on it man?"
A wide grin spread across Nick's face, "You know it, bro!"
Nick glanced at Sara, "What about you, Sar?"
She looked at him and then over at Warrick who looked amused at how Nick was looking at Sara. She shook her head, "Uh, no, maybe later. I'm going to just sit in the water and cool off."
"Suit yourself." Warrick commented, "C'mon, Nick."
Nick glanced back at Sara and smiled as he joined Warrick on the path that would take them around the large pool at the bottom of the falls to where people were climbing.
Warrick audibly chuckled at Nick.
Nick looked over at him with a quizzical expression, "What?"
"You." Warrick laughed.
Nick raised an eyebrow, "What did I do?"
"You were staring at Sara." Warrick commented.
Nick tried to restrain the grin that was spreading across his face, "I wasn't staring."
Warrick laughed, "Oh, so that's why you couldn't say anything when she came out of her tent wearing her swimsuit?"
"I'm not the one who called her hot." Nick observed.
Warrick was amused, "You didn't have to. With the way you were looking at her, it was obvious what you were thinking. Besides, I'm not the one interested in Sara that way, man."
Nick's eyebrows shot up, "Oh, and you think I am?"
Warrick chuckled, "I only call them like I see them, and it's obvious to me that you like Sara."
Nick tried to suppress a smile, "Even if I did like her, man, she's not into me."
Warrick laughed deeply, "Don't be so sure, Nick. She was pretty eager to come along with us for the weekend."
"We've all done stuff together before and besides we had an extra permit." Nick protested.
"Yeah, but you're the one who gave in and let her come on our guys only weekend." Warrick replied.
Nick changed the subject as they reached the base of the cliff next to the falls, "Are you going to talk or climb?"
Paring: You'll just have to read and find out.
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"How did I let you guys talk me into this?" Sara huffed.
"Would you like some cheese with that whine, Sara?" Warrick quipped with a chuckle.
Nick looked back at Sara with an amused expression, "You begged us to let you come if I recall, Sara. Something about having never seen the Grand Canyon."
She blew at her hair, which had begun to make its way out of her ponytail and was falling into her eyes. She was tired, hungry, and beginning to feel out of sorts because her feet hurt. She made mental note to herself to never break in another pair of hiking boots on a 12 mile hike.
At first when she had heard Nick and Warrick planning their trip to see Havasu Falls, located in one of the canyons off the Grand Canyon, she had thought it sounded incredible. She had even looked up information about it on the internet. It had started as a male bonding weekend, but when Nick's college friend backed out at the last minute, Sara began her campaign for them to let her come along claiming she could be just one of the guys. Doubtful, but with an extra permit already paid for, they had let her come. Now they were halfway into the hike and Sara was lagging behind.
"Hey, Sidle, if we want to make it to camp before tonight, we better pick up the pace." Warrick chided her.
Sara pulled off her pack and slid it to the ground as she sat on a boulder. She looked at an unsympathetic Warrick, "I'm sorry, but my feet hurt."
Nick raised an eyebrow, "They hurt as in you're tired, or they hurt as in you've got blisters."
Sara gave Nick a sheepish expression, "Both."
Warrick let out an audible sigh, "Ok, pull the boots off and let's have a look." He slid his pack to the ground and opened it up in search of his first aid kit.
Nick also took off his pack and walked over to kneel in front of Sara. After she had pulled off her boots and socks, Nick's eyebrows shot up with concern, "Sara, you've got a couple of nasty blisters." He looked up at her with an apologetic smile. He looked over at her boots and tried to restrain a smile, "Just how long have you had these boots?"
Warrick looked up from his pack and arched a brow, "Looks like they're practically brand new."
An embarrassed Sara crossed her arms in front of her, "Ok, so I don't hike much. I've had the boots a long time, but I haven't had much reason or opportunity to use them." She looked from Warrick to Nick with a smirk, "Satisfied?"
Warrick chuckled, "Hey, Nick, I found the moleskin." He tossed it over to Nick who had pulled out his leatherman tool to cut it to size before putting it on Sara's blisters.
As he finished up, Nick looked up at Sara with a big Texas grin, "Ok, you're good to go. We'll try and take it a little bit slower, but trust me; the destination is worth the pain of those blisters."
"It better be," She muttered as she pulled her socks and boots back on and the trio hefted their packs and continued hiking. They had been hiking since 5:00am to avoid the worst of the heat. They still had six miles to go and even in the shade it was easily 85 degrees.
Nick and Warrick exchanged an amused glance before they set off again. They were a mile and a half from their destination when they began to see green. They passed through the settlement that the Havasupi Indians lived in and continued on toward the camping area near the falls.
As they rounded the bend and the top of the falls came into sight, Sara's jaw dropped, "This is amazing!" After hiking through desert for the last five hours, this small oasis was a welcome sight.
With an encouraging smile, Nick glanced back at her, "We can go swimming as soon as we set up camp."
Warrick let out a chuckle as Sara smiled, "Sara, you need to get out of the city more."
They found a campsite under the trees a short distance from the river and near a natural spring. Sara looked at her tent with a perplexed grimace, "They must have put the wrong poles in this tent."
Warrick offered, "Hey, let me help you." He took the poles from her, turned them around and finished setting up her tent.
Sara stood there trying not to look embarrassed, "Thanks, Warrick."
"No problem," He replied with a chuckle.
Nick tried to stifle a laugh as he looked at Sara, "Hey, Sidle, get your swimsuit on, we're going swimming."
With her tent now up and ready to go she tossed her pack inside, flashing a smile at Nick and Warrick as she went in after it.
Nick and Warrick emerged from their tents in short order. They were prepared and packed their swimsuits on top.
Sara took a little longer. She had to empty her pack out to find the modest two piece suit she had packed. When she exited the tent, towel wrapped around her waist, surprise registered on the faces of the guys. She raised an eyebrow in response, "What, do I have a spider or something on my head?"
Warrick smiled at her, "No, but damn, girl. You look hot."
Sara smirked, "Thanks, Warrick."
Nick was rendered speechless.
His reaction wasn't lost on Warrick or Sara who exchanged an amused smile.
The trio made their way over a small rise and down toward the pool at the bottom of the falls. Formations under the water created a series of small pools roughly the size of hot tubs and forming a small secondary waterfall. Several other campers were climbing an area adjacent to the main waterfall and jumping in.
Warrick took one look and glanced back at Nick, "You on it man?"
A wide grin spread across Nick's face, "You know it, bro!"
Nick glanced at Sara, "What about you, Sar?"
She looked at him and then over at Warrick who looked amused at how Nick was looking at Sara. She shook her head, "Uh, no, maybe later. I'm going to just sit in the water and cool off."
"Suit yourself." Warrick commented, "C'mon, Nick."
Nick glanced back at Sara and smiled as he joined Warrick on the path that would take them around the large pool at the bottom of the falls to where people were climbing.
Warrick audibly chuckled at Nick.
Nick looked over at him with a quizzical expression, "What?"
"You." Warrick laughed.
Nick raised an eyebrow, "What did I do?"
"You were staring at Sara." Warrick commented.
Nick tried to restrain the grin that was spreading across his face, "I wasn't staring."
Warrick laughed, "Oh, so that's why you couldn't say anything when she came out of her tent wearing her swimsuit?"
"I'm not the one who called her hot." Nick observed.
Warrick was amused, "You didn't have to. With the way you were looking at her, it was obvious what you were thinking. Besides, I'm not the one interested in Sara that way, man."
Nick's eyebrows shot up, "Oh, and you think I am?"
Warrick chuckled, "I only call them like I see them, and it's obvious to me that you like Sara."
Nick tried to suppress a smile, "Even if I did like her, man, she's not into me."
Warrick laughed deeply, "Don't be so sure, Nick. She was pretty eager to come along with us for the weekend."
"We've all done stuff together before and besides we had an extra permit." Nick protested.
"Yeah, but you're the one who gave in and let her come on our guys only weekend." Warrick replied.
Nick changed the subject as they reached the base of the cliff next to the falls, "Are you going to talk or climb?"