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Worried that they might get bumped into by other people, Beck stayed close to them so he could protect them.

However, the crowd was just too large today.

They had only been skiing for a little over an hour when two girls accidentally bumped into them.

Shanice was fine, but Celeste ended up crashing directly into Beck.

He instinctively wrapped his arm around her waist, pulling her securely into his embrace.

Pressed against his broad chest, Celeste froze for a moment and immediately felt uncomfortable. She tried to push him away, only to realize that her foot hurt.

Beck didn’t let go. “Did you twist your ankle?”

“I think… yeah.”

He called over a staff member to help Shanice and then bent down and picked Celeste up.

She had assumed he would let the staff assist her. So, being suddenly lifted into his arms, she was caught off guard and instinctively resisted. “Put me down, I—”

Beck interrupted, “The doctor is already waiting. Let’s take care of your foot first.”

Celeste hesitated but stopped struggling.

Beck set her

it was just a mild dislocation. After a quick adjustment, she

asked, “Do you still want

I can continue.” Since she was already

that her leg

from a distance,

are you

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man in the distance looked a lot like Beck from the side But

she took two steps forward to get a clearer look, the man put his hat

next hour, Celeste and Shanice got bumped into twice more, but neither of them

Beck reached out to steady her, holding her hand, Celeste lightly pulled away and said, “I’m good

did Beck release her

resort and went to a nearby restaurant for lunch. He handed her the menu, letting her choose

something and asked, “Ms. Rodriguez,

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is Celeste Rodriguez. You can call me Ms.

Shanice nodded. “Ms. Celeste.”

smiled and gently patted

from skiing–before they even finished eating, Shanice started dozing off. Beck