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Camp Brax is a coed carounds After dinner, the o their separate ways, so he definitely shouldn’t be here right now “Do you need so?”

“Now there’s a loaded question” A suggestive grin spreads across his htens his ponytail “I caht we could check out the stars”

The words drop dead sit on the tip of ue, but I’et out of Texas pronto, I found the caslist, applied and did a phone interview My babysitting experience landed me the job and I left the next day No one would ever think to search for ht not get another cushy gig so soon Still, I’uy He’s been a little too welcoive the false impression that I’m interested

“U Manny andbehind their hands “Mind if I take a raincheck? I’ht”

A flash of annoyance flits across his features, and I congratulate h his affable hippy façade “Sure, sure” His sain toht?”

Again, I swear I hear an o from the darkness Both Manny and I look up at the sky to check for rainclouds, but it’s such a clear night, I can count the stars “Right” I reassurethe Swiss Army knife in my boot “Tomorrow”

Chapter Two

Carver

Enough I’ht

There ht chance I could leave her alone—very, very slight—but as soon as anotherneed for the girl was hopeless Mine Mine, motherfucker

In the decade since Ithe suging off their stories about o, the little to inofto the sound of her name