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This is no gla compound

A slat-wood partition shields a door marked WOMEN When I head inside, I find lockers for clothes and big, long sinks in front of et hot water in one of the three shower stalls, you have to feed h quarters for five h I rush to sha the bandages offe to endure it long enough to finish up, and after toweling off with a san’s purchases--I brush my teeth and wash outin the wild is the lack of hair dryers, and the te sun It’s not chilly, but with a head full of wet curls, it’s not exactly warm, either Luckily, by the ti He’s also set up a low-hanging rope between his tent and the picnic table for hanging up wet clothes to dry I feel a little weird putting up my underwear for all the world to see, but other cauess this is one of those moments where I have to sup before taking a seat on a bear canister in front of the fire, letting the heat dry my hair while Lennon takes his turn at the shower house

The ca back fro ready for dinner It’s weird to be around so an abandoned us and I was freaking out about being alone with Lennon I watch all the activity, wondering where all these people came from and why they decided to calaood or bad, or if it just is But at least I’ which fork to use at a four-course dinner Plus, everyone here see worry over that call to mymy curls out upside down in front of the fire, I hear a soft whistle

I jerkup to our site "My ohin the wind I erie vibe here, and, to be honest, I expected plaid"

"Oh , you perv"

He’s hanging up his own underwear next to mine, a towel draped over his shoulders and his black hair da up in thewhen you do"

"What’s there to look at? Black boxers? I already saw those last night when you were getting in my tent"

"M about "

"Stop talking altogether, or?" He laughs and dances out of the way as I try to kick hiotten rid of his stubble "Okay, okay Try to control yourself, and I’ll try to do the same We have more important matters to take care of, like the fact thatwith thegear, I keep s of kids and adults There’s even a site filled with several teens, and one of the guys is unpacking an acoustic guitar Lennon tells round It’s practically required

While the water for our dinner is heating up, Lennon checkswound, proclai it "much better" Then we prepare and eat our not-so-fabulouscheese sauce, also has dried beef in it, so we do a whole corilled ha fro, it’s dark enough that Lennon needs to switch on our little cahts--to see my underwear better, he jokes, and I throw my spork at him When he pretends to be injured, the teen ca a hyhtood hymn What about ‘Holy, Holy, Holy’? Now, that would be one you could really go nuts with"

"Aha!" I say "I just realized why Mac has you going to church It’s not your diabolic ensemble of all-black clothes It’s because you stole her credit card to use for the hotel rooh I did turnBut yeah, she h hymns as penance"

"It’s all clear to me now"

"So basically, it’s your fault"

"Mine?" I say