Free Ski Trip Trouble by Cylin Busby Page B

hill.
    â€œWe have to walk back up?” you ask. “Yup. And I think I need something to fortify me,” he says, and before you can say anything he leans in for a quick kiss, touching your lips softly.
    When he pulls away, he looks into your eyes for a second and pushes your hair back from your face. “I think I can safely say that you are the first girl in a giant orange snowsuit that I have ever kissed,” Alex laughs, taking your hand and leading you back up the hill. And you think you can safely say that night sledding is your new favorite sport!
    END

Chapter 47
    That night, you feel like you still can’t get warm, so you bring a big blanket down to the lodge fire and curl up under it. Everyone around you is chatting, eating popcorn, and having fun talking about the day out on the slopes—except for you. You’re still too bummed that you wore your jeans skiing, and that you were too embarrassed to go sledding with that adorable guy Alex when he asked you. You’ve decided that tomorrow morning you’re going straight to the rental shop to get a snowsuit—no matter what it looks like. You’re not about to ruin your whole trip over some fashion trauma! Who cares what you look like on the slopes—you came to have fun!
    â€œHey, what are you thinking about?” you hear someone say, pulling you from your thoughts. It’s Alex, looking so good in a dark sweater that matches his eyes.
    â€œOh, I was just…,” you start to say. “You’re still cold?” he asks, sitting next to you and taking your hand in his.
    â€œA little bit,” you admit shyly. “Hey, I thought you were going night sledding?”
    â€œI was, but the girl I wanted to go with blew me off.” He grins at you.
    â€œI’m sorry, honestly, I was just thinking about that,” you tell him. “If you want to know the truth, I just didn’t want you to see me in a big dorky rental snowsuit.” You look down at your blanket, too embarrassed to look at him.
    â€œWhy? You’re so cute, who would even notice what you’re wearing?” he asks softly. “So, tomorrow night?”
    â€œYou’re giving me a second chance?” You smile. “As many chances as it takes,” he says, putting his arm around your shoulders. You smile and curl up under your blanket. For the first time all day, you finally feel toasty warm!
    END

Chapter 48
    When you meet the guys down at the rental shop, you can’t believe how lucky you are! Mitch looks amazing in his blue snowboarding jacket that matches his eyes, and his friend Travis isn’t bad-looking either, with his super-short buzz cut and cool sunglasses.
    â€œHey, guys,” you say loudly, and wave—you want all the girls in the shop to know that these hot guys are with you!
    â€œYou know what size board you need?” Travis says, looking over at you.
    â€œI bet the Burton Fifty-six would work,” Mitch says. “I don’t know, a lot of girls like to use a kid’s board—softer flex, easier to trick on….”
    You look at the two of them like they are speaking some foreign language.
    â€œWhat do you usually use?” Mitch asks you. “You
have
snowboarded before, right?”
    You answer him honestly and say:
    â€œYes, I’ve snowboarded before.”
    â€œNo, I’ve never snowboarded.”

Chapter 49
    When you get down to the rental shop with Heather, you’re still a tiny bit bummed that you turned Mitch down. Oh well, maybe you’ll get a chance to see him later, and you know better than to choose a guy over your friends!
    â€œHello, ladies,” a guy behind you says to Heather. “What’s your poison today?”
    â€œHuh?” Heather looks at him blankly. “He means are you skiing or snowboarding,” the guy’s friend says.
    â€œOh, we’re skiing,” Heather says. “What about you