Chapter Twenty-Nine - Making Memories With Him

After a delightful lunch, Alexander led her to a car waiting for them. In twenty minutes they drove over to the iconic Sonoran Desert where they embarked on a guided tour in a 4-person ATV that Alexander had booked only for themselves.

Accompanied by a guide, they traveled through giant Saguaro cacti, and deep canyons carved by flash-flooding rains while learning about the plant life, wildlife, and stories of the Native Americans who lived there. With Alexander’s arm behind her seat, cocooning her, Eva was lost in the experience of a lifetime! She could spend a lifetime in his company if only he would allow her!

They soaked in the breath-taking views of the Agua Fria River and its valley,

“Wow, deer!” gasped Eva, spotting a herd of deer a little further up the creek crossing.

“Yes, ma’am. You can spot coyotes, bobcats, deer, rabbits, quails, and even rattlesnakes here,” informed the driver. True to his words, in the next 3 hours, they spotted almost all of them.

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