Uninvited (Uninvited, #1)(86)

I nod to the valley below. “How’s it going?”

He follows my gaze. “I think I have their patterns figured out.”

I take the binoculars from him and study the river, a thick serpent amid the sloping mountains, the water more brown than blue. “It looks quiet.”

“A patrol just went by. Like every day at this time.”

“What about the construction crews?” My gaze narrows on the orange flags and stakes, indicating where the wall will go to divide Mexico from Texas.

“No sight of them in two days. I think we have some time while they’re surveying and setting the rest of the pins along the border north of here.”

I nod and lower the binoculars. “So when do we cross?”

“Well, according to Gil’s guy, they pick up on Mondays on the other side, but I think it’s safer to leave Sunday around four a.m. Our chances should be good then. We’ll just have to lay low and camp out one night.” He touches my cheek, his fingers a whisper-soft brush on my skin.

A night with him under the stars? I could handle that. I lean into his caress, looking from him to the river below and the wild stretch of land beyond. Where we’re headed. Where our future awaits.

“I’m ready.”