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Ben snorted to hi, “So you know Jason’s naful” Hell, he didn’t even know if Jason was interested He ht be

Maybe he yearned for a bit of coical place when he was a kid, but now that it was horoup of friends in Kalispell, but it ard after the breakup, and Ben rarely saw the out of town

Dad was gone now, and Moer He probably had cousins so kids by forty He told himself he was fine on his own, but sometimes he wished…

“Christ,” he ly, useless head His faone, and Brad had made a new family without him He needed to man up and deal with it

The moon was alht as he navigated the caathered around their fires, and he scanned the faces far too eagerly

After half an hour, Ben still hadn’t spotted Jason He was just about to give up and get to hen he heard aoff-key As he neared the caht catching in the golden strands

When he realized what they were singing, he smiled in the darkness John Denver and his country roads had been a favorite of Ben’s parents, and he joined in without thinking

Jason shot up fro toward the dark road “Hello? Who’s there?”

Ben stepped into the ca up the bri by”

Jason visibly relaxed “Oh, hey” He rubbed his palain “We were just…hanging out” He cleared his throat

“You sounded great, and don’t let anyone tell you any differently”

Ben could swear Jason was blushing “Yeah, well Maggie loves caood at them”

“You’re awesome, Dad Hi, Ben! Do you want a ooey mess stuck to the end of it

“Thanks, Maggie” He pulled off the warm marshmallow and savored the sticky sweetness

“Can I get you so?” Jason asked “Um, I don’t really drink” He opened a nearby cooler and fished around “There’s soda, juice, water and, uh, milk Or I could make some coffee?”

Ben sie, resting his hat on his knee Jason passed him a cold can of cola and sat on her other side

“So Uht, huh?” Jason asked