Alec asked Rae when they met up again. “Not too bad,” she said. “How about you?” “Terrific. But, damn, Liss and Joe are good. They already kicked my ass. By the end of the day tomorrow, you can expect my ego to be fully downsized.” “What do you think?” Joe asked. “One more run, something we can all do together, and call it a day?” “Sure,” Rae said, although Alyssa could tell she was tired. “As long as it’s easy.” Joe chose one of the easier intermediate routes, and they set off down the slope, three of them taking a more vertical descent, and Rae quickly falling behind. The light was flat now, the changes in terrain harder to see, and Alyssa, who’d been a little disappointed not to finish off the day with a bang, privately conceded that Joe had probably chosen well. They reached the bottom fairly quickly and turned to wait for Rae. Five minutes went by, and Alec took a look at his watch. “She should be down by now. Hope she didn’t fall again. I should probably have sat this out with her.”
