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and made a few adjustments, but to no avail. The snowmobile refused to start.
    CG came over and attempted to fix it as well. He placed his hands on his hips and shook his head. "It's not starting. Cameron, why don't you and Leona head back and get another machine. I'd suggest you and Bryan, but you and Leona can make better time. She weighs a lot less than Bryan, no offense Bryan. Besides she'll get her wish to drive a snowmobile." He smiled and winked toward Leona.
    Marissa said nothing, but stared at them for long seconds. Then she started laughing with Bryan. "Looks like we're stranded together."
    Cameron went to the couple and spoke to Bryan about the problem. Marissa smiled and then waved to him as he walked away.
    When Leona climbed onto the back of the snowmobile and wrapped her arms around Cameron's waist, she'd only thought she'd been unsettled earlier.
     
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    Cameron started the snowmobile and headed down the trail. Having Leona's arms wrapped around him made him feel as though he could fly down the mountain without the snowmobile. He wanted to get to know her and hated that they had to hurry back to the lodge and back up again.
    Marissa had changed her focus to Bryan and away from him. Maybe he could spend time with Leona without feeling guilty. He'd told Marissa twice that they weren't together, but she'd ignored him, only acknowledging what she wanted to see and hear.
    The view down the mountain took his breath away, and knowing Leona would be enjoying it also made him love it even more.
    The cool air and the bright sunshine made for a perfect day. Maybe it was time he started thanking God for what he'd been given. Especially this time.
    Once they returned to the lodge, Cameron retrieved another machine from the barn. He added the necessary fluids and then started it up and took it for a test run around the lodge.
    He removed his helmet. "Works great. I'll take this one, and you can take mine." Her enthusiastic smile encouraged him. He gave her lessons on how to ride, and when she returned from her own test run around the lodge, Cameron knew she'd be fine. She'd performed well. It was as though she'd been riding snowmobiles all her life.
     
     
     
     

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    Leona stopped the snowmobile and waited for Cameron to drive alongside her. "How'd I do?"
    "Perfect. I need a bathroom break before we head back."
    "Me, too."
    They zipped into the lodge.
    Elvis’s Blue Christmas wailed through the living room. Chef loved Elvis.
    "What are you two doin' here?" Chef's raised brows made Leona laugh.
    She explained the situation to him. "We've just come in for a quick break then we're back on the trail."
    "Fine but not without a cup of coffee or chocolate."
    "I've had my fill of chocolate for now. Coffee for me," she said as she went up the stairs.
    When she returned Cameron sat at the long kitchen bar drinking from a steaming mug. "Julian made us coffee and insisted we sit and warm up before heading out again." Another steaming mug sat on the counter in front of the stool next to Cameron's. Chef was nowhere in sight.
    Leona would have a talk with him later. She slid onto the stool and sipped. "Oh, that's good." She wrapped her hands around the mug and allowed the warmth to transfer to them. "I loved the ride today. So beautiful."
    "It is a beautiful ride. Dad picks that one for the first ride because it's so easy and has the best views."
    "Good choice. Oh, I wanted to tell you, I have a friend in the real estate business if you need someone to help you find a place to live. You are moving to New Orleans, right?"
    He swiveled his chair to face her. "I am. Next month. I was hoping you might have time to look with me. Maybe I could find something in the Quarter close to where you live."
    Marissa's current amusement with Bryan didn't change the fact that Cameron had come here with her. Could he just trade one woman for another so easily? Was that how the people in his circles operated? That wasn't the type of guy she