I’d slept surprisingly well, and I was once again glad I had a day’s worth of clothes even without my bag. We waited in line for the gondola. My board was heavy in my hands, but I couldn’t wait to get onto the slopes. Nothing would clear my head like the rush of the wind and the snow beneath me. “Excited yet?” Dalton asked from next to me. “Nothing like the first run is there?” “Can’t wait.” I was glad they knew how to snowboard too. Not that I would have minded going by myself or with my Dad, but hanging out with Dalton and Laney was more fun than I expected. We finally got close to boarding the gondola, and we moved under the covered area which helped cut the wind. Laney tugged on my sleeve. “Hot guy alert.” I laughed to myself. Did I ever sound like that? I glanced up. “Who?” “That one. His back is to us. In the blue jacket.”
