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“Well, aren’t you full of surprises?” I took a last look under the bed tobehind

“See? Dating will be fun” Co out of the bathroom, he threw , then crossed over to him and looped my arms around his neck

“Yeah it will” Feeling decidedly ave hi to tumble him back onto the bed

Gong Gong “Donuts are going fast,” someone called as they passed by our front

“Fine Guess I’m ready” I wasn’t really, but there was no choice other than to follow hi to miss this place”

“Me too” He grabbed my hand “We’ll have to find you another tub”

“You do that” I let the fantasy of another vacation carryhall Maybe no relatives, but some pretty place with another tub for two That would be nice

“I’ to find you that donut,” Derrick said quickly as my mom headed our way

“I see how it is” I waved hiht as Mom reached me, a cup of coffee in her hand and a far too upbeat expression on her face

“And he fetches coffee Arthur, don’t let this one get away”

“I’ll try” I could no more hold on to Derrick than I could capture the lake in er with hi

“You do that” She squeezed my upper arm “I’ve never seen you as happy as I have this week”

“Really?” Despite my crankiness around outdoor fauy As a kid, I’d been happy in my little e and graduate school Was this the happiest I’d been? I dug ht

“Really,” she confir a sip of her coffee “And he’s nuts about you”

“Oh, we’re nuts all right” Nuts to ever think we could pull this thing off without soe

Mo up on my dry tone “Are you okay, sweetie?”

“Yeah” Mindful of her coffee, I gave her a quick hug “Typical end-of-camp blues”

“Ha I know you You can’t wait to get back to the city”