The ride went higher and faster, and she let go of the bar, her hands tangling in his shirt instead. She moved as close to him as possible, and his arms went around her as he held tight. The force of the gravity made it difficult to hold her head up, so she buried it in his chest and forced several deep breaths as her stomach rippled.

Oh my God, this was how she was going to die.

But out of all the ways to go, this wouldn’t be the worst.

A long, excruciatingly terrifying minute later, the ride started to lower back toward the ground and the speed started to slow. As the ride came to a stop, she reluctantly released Wes’s shirt and moved away.

His gaze met hers, and her heart pounded even more viciously than it had while the ride was throwing them around like rag dolls. Adrenaline was coursing through her, and the near-death experience only enhanced the sexual tension thick on the air around them.

“You okay?” Wes asked.

She nodded, not trusting her voice.

“Arms up,” the kid attendant said, arriving at their cart.

Sarah looked away and raised her arms as the bar lifted and they were free. Wes climbed out and extended a hand to her. Hers shook slightly as she placed it in his, heat radiating through her arm all the way to her core, and climbed out on trembling legs.

“Well…that was fun,” Wes said as they made their way to the exit where Lia and Marissa were waiting.

“That was terrifying.” In more ways than one. Her feelings were growing for Wes…or maybe just returning from a place where she’d kept them buried for years. They were back with a terrifying intensity now.

“That was so amazing,” Marissa said, her cheeks flushed from exhilaration.

“Yeah, amazing,” Wes mumbled.

“What’s next?” Lia asked, looking even more excited than the kid and not at all concerned that her hair was messy and windblown.

Who was this woman? And how did Wes and Marissa bring out this side of her?

Sarah shook her head. “I’m definitely done with the rides.” Her vision was still struggling to focus, and her stomach wasn’t surviving another one of those experiences.

Wes nodded his agreement. “Yeah, these are all yours,” he said, handing the ride tickets to Marissa.

“Well, there’s really no point in you two standing in all these lines with us,” Lia said casually, but there was a hint of mischief in her eyes. “Marissa and I will just go, and you two can hang out…”

Marissa smiled. “Great idea.”

Wes stared at her as though waiting for her to respond. “Um…okay,” she said.

“Sounds good,” he said. Then to Marissa, “You sure?”

“Absolutely,” she said, taking Lia’s hand and rushing off toward the next ride.