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Danica’s alligator s behind her in the breeze "Because I’d do it for free"

She’s dead serious Utterly serious Which, I’hing, quietly at first--normally, like a normal person But when personal offense writes itself all over Danica’s face, she starts laughing harder, and harder, and harder Dee joins in, and Joel tries not to, but fails Shawn tries to suppress a shs so hard that she descends into a full-on coughing fit

Sneezes and coughs from nearly the entire band h the woods, but Kit coughedher nose with her sleeve and insisting that she was fine every time Shawn lectured that she should have stayed hoet the better of her, and she doesn’t stop until she hacks so up and spits it into the water at Danica’s side

"Gross," Danica scolds, which only ain "What is your problem?" she snaps, and I wait for her to murder Kit, or Kit to murder her, or someone to murder someone and turn this place into a real-life crime scene, when Mike wraps his arm around Danica’s shoulder

"Kit’s just delirious," he says, giving Kit a pointed look He turns to stand in front of Danica, his big hands on her shoulders "And they’ve put a lot of thought into this We all have"

"I’ to help" Danica pouts, and Mike studies her for a

"I know I appreciate that"

"My idea wasn’t bad," Danica insists, looking past Mike to implore Shawn "I could take this irl in it would ht?" Dee snaps, and I can’t tell if Kit’s cheeks are red because she’s embarrassed or red because she’s sick, but I don’t reo "Look at her She’s a fucking boirl in it"

"Well, yeah," Danica reluctantly concedes, "but--"

"Are you going to shoot the video at night?" I interrupt, and everyone’s eyes swing to me I don’t even knohy I openthe sa her foot further into her hostly?"

Shawn stares athie, and finally, he says, "Yeah" He scratches his fingers over the stubble on his jaw "But the fil to help light the dock so we’ll be visible"

"It sounds like it’s going to be really a," I offer, and an easy sreen eyes

"Thanks, Hailey"