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"I’ naked with Kendrick in that sauna later," Summer tells me as we step back outside

"Too et naked with so up on Brett?"

"Uuys hooked up"

What? "We didn’t--not like that" It was just a kiss, for the love of Pete

"You’re so easy to e "Did you know your ears turn red? That’s so cute"

Jesus

"Hey, I was just teasing," she says, slapping my arm playfully "Brett’s sweet And I like how he’s so cool with everyone Like, I never would have hung out with Lennon in a million years because I didn’t kno cool he was"

I’m not sure how to take this I think I understand what she’s trying to say, and maybe there’s a core of earnestness in there so that Lennon wasn’t okay until Brett decided he was

"You and Lennon used to be a thing, huh?"

My body stills "Who told you that?"

"I just reether at school all the ti else"

Lie

One that Suuys wouldbarking "Absolutely not We aren’t even friends anymore"

She holds up both hands in surrender "Hey, I only call ’ey"

I won’t And I don’t bother to correct her again--not about her word mix-up or Lennon It’s true that people at school used to tease us about being best friends--which was often said with a wink and air quotations--and rumors were spread that ere more That’s precisely one of the reasons we decided to conduct the Great Experih, to avoidout Because no way in hell would Diahter to date the son of two heathen women

Anyway, I don’t knohy I care that Su on between Lennon and me I think I should be more concerned that Brett told Su or , but I shouldn’t assu her that he liked ’s possible But now I’ up, which makes me want to avoid the entire topic I discreetly make surefurther

By the ti the path around our area of the ca at the picnic table between our tents I’ht try to tease roup, but she just runs to Kendrick, throwing her arh the whole conversation about Brett and Lennon is forgotten

Good