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“Thank you” Derrick was farfor Mo ”

“Of course” She gave hi him “And Arthur, keep this one around, okay? I do love a well-mannered man”

“Grand us from further instructions, and I deftly stepped aside as Mom armed by kids

“I think we’ll go find our place” After waving at Oliver and his wife, I motioned to Derrick so we could make our escape

“Don’t miss dinner!” Mole cabins, which lurked farther into the trees, away fro the lakeshore, each with a teeny porch and welco planter Little stone chimneys added to the quaint appeal Ours was toward the end of the row, and its cheerful facade hadthat this wouldn’t be so bad

“This is cute Tiny, but cute” Following Derrick onto the porch, I shiftedso I could work the lock

“Let’s put our bags down before they summon us for dinner” Derrick waited for me to open the door

“Good id—”

Derrick’s low groan cut me off “Oh fuck There’s only one bed”

Chapter Nine

Derrick

Why the fuck hadn’t I thought about the possibility of the cabin being far smaller than a traditional two-bed hotel roo able to spot potential problems had kept me and my fellow sailors alive on more than one occasion And yet, here I was, coht in front of me

I stood rooted to the doorstep, like that would help But Arthur hadn’t been kidding about the cabin being tiny The interior appeared to be one room One rooe The bed was on the far ith two high-back chairs and a small table in front of the fireplace Floor space was at a pre on the floor would be nothing, but there wasn’t a readily apparently spot where a person could bunk doithout rolling into the fireplace or risking a foot to the face