Mackenna sat in her office on Tuesday and groaned as her leg cramped under her desk. She leaned down and massaged her calf, cursing herself for showing off so much on Sunday during her hike. She was paying for it now two days later with muscles protesting every move she made. Her only consolation was the other four members of her hiking party were in far worse condition than she was.
Alessandro had called her the night before from his hotel room to call her a masochist and then to tell her he was resting in the jacuzzi tormenting her she had a stand-up shower and no place to soak. At no point did he make any s****l inuendo to share his tub and Mackenna admitted to herself she missed when he flirted outrageously with him. More than once, she told herself this was what she wanted to combat
