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“Darn” Arthur started cleaning up the clay “Way to foil my plans”

“I’ll play your dice game later,” I promised “We don’t need rain for that”

“Best boyfriend ever” He gave a happy wriggle, and in that moment, I truly hoped I was, hoped I was exactly what he wanted and needed

Chapter Twenty-Four

Arthur

“I think we’re lost,” I announced to Derrick as we passed a stump I se’d seen twenty minutes prior

“We’re not lost” That he could keep his patience with s I likedmy hand, even with no one around to see his perfect-boyfriend act except me

“I haven’t heard the others in at least ten lanced behind us, but yep, only trees, not a Euler in sight

“Five of those don’t count” He gaveanother feel of my ass It was true that we’d lost track of the others around the tied me behind a particularly dense thicket of trees and kissedboots

“True” My skin heated and the temptation to repeat the interludein circles, and we haven’t added anything new to our list”

I held up the list for the annual scavenger hunt It was filled with things that ht be found in or around the ca cards So far we’d found a blue shirt and a flip-flop, but only because I’d had both those things back at our cabin However, another kissing break there had put us further behind the rest of the teams

Not that Derrick seemed to care

“So? We’re having fun, right?” After shrugging, he grabbed e? Have fun, don’t worry about winning?”

“Yeah, but that doesn’t ainst the faued by drea, same as my brothers

“Hey, ot the least number of items Then we can still be winners Erlosers Winners at losing?” Derrick gave rin