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I stepped up onto the dock and it protestedas I ot closer, I realized the boat was a good five feet away fro piece of plywood and picked it up off of the dock, sending ants scurrying all around it I quickly set it down across the gap, creating adown onto the cracked wooden deck of the boathouse which was large but for thechairs set in front of the sliding glass doors under the little overhang A rusted can of Dr Pepper sat in each of the cup holders A pink flashlight with a My Little Pony sticker was propped up on one of the chairs I picked it up and tried to click on the switch Nothing I gave it a vigorous shake and banged one end against the pal directly intoflashlight to help light the way I found the handle on the door and atteet it to budge, as debris and mud caked the threshold

Much like the deck, the cabin was e the far wall Most of the doors were hanging off the hinges All the shelves were ainst another wall One purple, one pink, and one blue All three were covered with le inch of wall and ceiling space was covered with h the layer of grime that had coated the pictures over tie stars froazines Wall-to-wall teento catch another hint of what triggered nition This was a place I’d spent a lot of tis was mine and I was even more sure that I’d at least helped wallpaper the place with the es, because as I walked around I foundone of the tunes from one of the boy bands That particular band seemed to have their own section of wall space dedicated completely to them

I was so lost in my mission to reme footsteps

A strong calloused hand coveredainst a very hard, very faainst arettes and soap, mixed with a bit of sweat, invaded my senses My body instantly softened at the familiarity of his touch My breath quickened He released

I should’ve been happy to see hi about hio

But er

I was fucking pissed

And that feeling see’s green eyes blazed into ht--"

"No," King interrupted "I know you’re about to start your question and answer bullshit, which I norht now, before I loseto have to answer one of my questions first" His voice sounded strained, raspy, like he was fighting to ain, but he covered"Why the fuck was that little shit clio?" He pulled his thu down on it when I had the chance

"How? Were you atchingtook his wet thumb and rubbed it over my lips, and I instinctively leaned into his touch "Not ’s brows drew into a doard point His grip around ing into nored

His tongue darted out between his lips; he slid it along the seaer that had been building for days, buthow such a little thing like wetting his full lips with his talented tongue already hadgrowled against my neck, "If he sohead fro about King’s de As soon as he’d said it, I knew he’d meant it