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The Vacation Chapter 3 part 2

The Vacation Chapter 3 part 2

Fine but stop expecting me to keep you up to date with the experiences you are missing when you race ahead or when you are drunk, she hissed. Kyle heard Fiona storming away.

God damn it! Alfred cursed quietly.

Kyle finished up and was washing his hands when Alfred pushed his way through the door with a scowl on his face. He paused when he saw Kyle then glanced to the open window above the urinals. It was his turn to get red faced. Kyle nodded to him and headed out to the bikes.

He stopped next to Skye as she put her helmet on. I would appreciate it if you could try to keep what happened last night private.

I am afraid it is a little too late for that now. Cat's out of the bag, thanks to the lady with the outrageous knockers, Skye said with a wide grin.

He grimaced and nodded. Well please try to not bring it to everyone's attention.
Right, Captain! she barked and threw him an exaggerated salute.

He shook his head and made his way to his bicycle. A quick inspection showed all was good and he put on his helmet and gloves. He was feeling like he needed to burn off a little energy, so he decided to try to keep up with the elites this time. He heard that Ditka had already left. She would likely pause and wait for them near the top of the main climb. He rode over to stop next to Kimberly.

Are you going to join us for the climb today? she said, giving him a friendly smile.
"Yeah, I think I will. I'll try at least," he said with a smile.

"Hey! This mean you're ready to get serious?" Alfred boomed as he trotted up to put his helmet and gloves on.

"Bring it," he said, borrowing Kimberly's line. They both beamed happy smiles at him.

Once Alfred was ready, he got them out onto the road and set the pace. Kimberly tucked in behind him and Kyle hugged her back wheel. The first ten kilometers was fairly easy with gently rolling hills but there was a definite if gradual upwards slope to the road.

Trees lined the sides of the road as they climbed into the foothills, each taking a turn at the front of their breakaway group to share the effort of breaking the wind. Alfred seemed delighted that Kyle knew how to ride in a group.

They rounded a corner and the long climb appeared before them as they broke free from the treelined. Kyle had been the leader at the base of the climb, but Alfred immediately attacked and swung out and around him with a short bark of laughter as he leapt from the saddle to dance on his pedals. Kimberly was right there behind him holding his back wheel, also out of the saddle.

Kyle grinned at the excited look on the woman's face and switched to his chasing gear as he climbed out of the saddle to follow. They were already two bike lengths ahead of him while slowly pulling away. They managed to get three bike lengths on him before he settled back into the saddle and got himself into his climbing cadence. Heart beating strongly, breathing smoothly and evenly, he kept his head down and concentrated on maintaining his tempo.

Alfred glanced back and saw Kyle's head was down and his legs were pumping. He allowed himself a grin, thinking he had already broken the will of the younger rider. He saw Kimberly grinning behind him and was once more amazed by her strength. Still, he had to lose her too. He picked up his pace just a little more.

The gap between Kyle and Kimberly's back wheel grew to four then five bike lengths as they gradually approached the top of the pass. From there, the road would slowly wind its way down the other side to reach the village they would be overnighting in.

Kyle looked up and saw Ditka looking down at her cell as she casually rode up to the crest of the hill with Alfred racing up at her, out of the saddle and head down, Kimberly in hot pursuit. Both elite riders were eager to be the 'king of the hill', first to crest the pass. Neither was watching ahead of them. Kyle yelled a warning.

Ditka looked up at the last second and tried to veer right, closer to the guard rail on the wide shoulder. The toe of Alfred's right shoe struck her on the back of her left calf causing them both to wobble badly. Kimberly saw Alfred's wobble as an opportunity to leap ahead and surged forward to shoot over the crest with a victory cry.

Alfred cursed back at Ditka before racing after the redhead. The guide collided with the guard rail and grabbed a metal signpost to stay upright. She would have gone over the railing onto the rocky field beyond if the post had not been there.

Kyle rode up to her and hopped off his bike, leaning it against the railing behind her.

Are you alright? he asked seeing her grimace in pain.

"NO, I AM NOT ALRIGHT!" she barked back at him as her body shook.

"Let me help you-"

"I DON'T NEED YOUR HELP!"

He faced her and held her eyes with his. "Let me help you," he repeated gently.

She was fighting back tears as the cramping in her left calf hurt so much. She finally nodded and he put his right arm around her back and held her against his body as his left arm went behind her thighs to lift her from her bike. Her bike leaned against the railing, and he carried her forward to sit on some large, flat topped stones just past the end of the railing. He sat next to her with her leg resting across his thighs.

He looked at her leg and he could see the muscles bulging badly. "I need to massage that knot out of your calf before it tightens up."

She scowled at him but knew he was right, so she finally nodded.

He sighed. "I'm sorry, it's going to hurt at first. You may want to lie back."

She closed her eyes and leaned back but remained on her elbows. He slid his hands up her calf and she jumped.

"Relax and take deep breaths," he said calmly. He listened to her breathe. "Ready?"
She nodded and he began.

She screamed for a bit as he pressed and kneaded the knots but soon, she slumped back and only moaned from time to time as he spread and stretched the abused muscle. He continued this until it was hot and loose once more. Her moans stopped and she pushed herself back up to her elbows.

"Thank you," she said quietly, eyeing him guardedly.

He nodded. I am not that guy you accused me of being. I am not trying to score with the other guests or guides. I just came to ride and forget my woes, he said quietly, as his hands gently kneaded her calf.

"Your woes. This is your fiancé leaving you?" she asked.

He nodded once more. "She was my mistake. I thought it was true love, but I was not what she wanted, and it seems she wasn't who I thought she was.

He shrugged. "It's better it happened now, before we got married."

"This thing that happened last night. Rebound?"

He blinked in surprise and thought about that. "Yeah... maybe that's what it was. It surprised me as it was completely unlike me. I wouldn't have normally... done that," he finished with a self-conscious grin.

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