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Zoe — his Zoe — he would have picked someone else to fill the fourth spot on that team. After all, this wasn’t a dating show and he certainly hadn’t been trying to fix anyone up with Zoe … himself not included.
    Zoe was here to host and hopefully fall for him just as much as he’d already fallen her. He’d wanted to be with her for so long. He was tired of waiting for his chance with her and there was no way he’d let some new guy waltz into her life and take away his chance now.
    She was definitely not here to fall for some random jerk who got off on fishing and shooting things. Zoe wouldn’t go for that kind of guy anyway. She was way too high maintenance for that lifestyle. Being at base camp was even pushing her to her limits. A guy like this one — huge, scruffy beard, and who probably wouldn’t miss not having a shower all that much — was not her kind of guy.
    And yet there she was with him, laughing at his unfunny jokes and acting like he was some kind of Hollywood heartthrob. It didn’t make sense.
    It also pissed him right the hell off.
    But he was the producer and she was the host who was currently doing her job. Why she had to be so goddamn charismatic on TV at this particular moment, he didn’t know.
    â€œRick, you’re too much.” She giggled.
    She. Giggled.
    Zoe Oliver never giggled. The only time he’d heard that sound come out of her body was when she’d been trying to win the affections of Brad from
The One
. Was she trying to win Rick’s affections too?
    Chip cursed under his breath. Thank goodness he was far enough away from the cameras and never wore a mic pack. He really didn’t need that heard by the world.
    â€œYou’re right, I am too much for most girls, baby, but I think you can handle me. Why don’t you come back here tonight and we’ll test my theory?”
    Holy shit. Really? How did he pass the screening test and why the hell wasn’t Zoe bothered by that comment?
    â€œI can’t tonight. But I’ll keep your offer in mind.”
    Rick whispered something in her ear. Chip found himself walking toward Zoe on instinct.
    â€œZoe, we still have other camps to visit tonight before it gets too late. We really should head out.”
    Zoe pulled back from Rick, giving him a flirtatious smile.
    Why didn’t she look at Chip that way? He’d been waiting for that look the entire day and nothing. But five minutes with Mr. Wilderness and she was flirting up a storm.
    â€œI’ve got to go and you’ve got to start behaving yourself or I’ll be kicked off the show and you’ll get a new host.” Zoe’s tone was teasing.
    â€œWell, we can’t have that now can we, baby.” Rick winked. “I’ll be good … until you ask me not to be.”
    Zoe gave Rick one last look then waved at the rest of the team. “See you guys tomorrow at the new location on the map. Try to get a good night’s sleep. You’re going to need it.”
    It was the same way she’d said goodbye at the other camps, just as he’d directed her to before they left base camp earlier. It was the perfect line to lead into the next challenge when they edited the clips together for the show and promo spots.
    If only he could think of the perfect line for himself that would lead to him being on the receiving end of Zoe’s flirtatious nature.
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    Zoe nodded her head and tried her best to look interested while the fifth and final team showed her around their camp. The four men, all rowing buddies on an Ivy League team, were pretty darn proud of the job they’d done around camp. And they had every right to be proud. There progress on setting up camp was amazing.
    Like the other teams, they’d made a fire and pitched their tents, but this team had also dug a latrine, organized and stored their food, and started building furniture out of logs and