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“So you’re saying you’re chicken” Trying to bait hied out ofit”

“Thought ere going to leave competitiveness behind, have more fun”

“Exactly” I waded back over to hi him close “Have some fun Live a little”

“Oh, I’” Eyes full of a wonder I wasn’t sure I’d ever seen before, he kissed ha soundtrack for us, this would be theepic and rich, a melody to return to over and over This was the sort of kiss that a lot people probably lived their whole lives without, and the composer in me ached to capture the moment And the human part of er I was ruined for anything less than Derrick, and I kissed him back with a desperation I hadn’t known I possessed

“Da as hard as I hen I finally let him up for air

“See? No way can I be cold with kisses like that, even in the water Coed him toward the water, but he resisted

“Let me take you back to the cabin, war me farther away from the shore

“Te”

Reeling er at me “Sound carries out here, and we don’t need an audience when I make you scream”

“Pro, I put my sandals and shirt back on because the water really was too cold for the fun he was offering Warood, even if I still wanted to bottle the ht up

“Race you—wait” Derrick stopped mid-tease, sucked in a breath “Sorry Not a bet Walk with me back?”

He held out a hand, and that was it, the last piece of one I melted like a chocolate bar in the presence of a perfectly toasted oner for this man, and I didn’t even care anymore Anyone would melt in the face of such sweetness and be happy with their fate

Srabbed his outstretched hand and started to run, dragging hi withthrough the night Laughing, we skirted behind the cabins to avoid people walking back froain to bound up our porch and stumble into the cabin

“Wasn’t that more fun?” I asked hi?”