in a knot. Is he seriously going to kiss her? Right
here? In front of me?
As
I’m about to get up and grab a beer of my own from the ice chest to avoid
watching Tyler and Jenny make out, Tyler grabs Jenny’s face, pulls her towards
him and plants a kiss directly on her cheek as a chorus of girl counselors
around the fire let out a collective, “Ahhhhhhh.”
Jenny
blushes when Tyler pulls away. “Omg. You are so sweet,” she coos, triple
knotting the pit in my stomach because he is sweet, and hot, and smart,
and by the looks of it…totally into her.
…
A
few more truths are exposed, and a whole lot more dares fly around the campfire
as the moonings become streakings and the simple kisses become full on make out
sessions.
Luckily,
I’ve squeaked by with only one truth, and even better, Tyler has had no more
dares. Jenny, on the other hand, looks less happy about that fact.
“The
truth?” Todd drops his head into his hands at the question from cabin twelve’s
counselor, Mark. “Well, I guess it’s my math teacher,” he answers, admitting to
the group she’s the girl he fantasizes about the most. “But she’s super hot for
an old lady—I swear,” he says as everyone laughs.
“That’s
just wrong,” Dave says, wrapping his arms tight around Lucy, and nipping at her
neck. “But, then again, I guess I get the whole ‘hot for teacher’ thing.”
“You
better behave, or I’ll send you straight to detention, young man.” Lucy teases
and the spark between them is as bright as it always has been.
“Get
a room, Luve,” I shout kiddingly at my favorite camp couple, using their
‘celebrity couple’ camp-name-mash-up—which Lucy loves, for obvious reasons— and
which fits them perfectly since they’re the only real couple I know who’s still
in love.
Unlike
my parents, Bob and Pam, whose name mash would be Bam. As in— “Bam, our
marriage is over.” A lump crawls up my throat, and I stuff it back down
quickly. For now.
“A
room sounds like a good idea.” Dave makes a big show of wagging his eyebrows as
he moves to stand up. Lucy shakes her head, pulls him back onto the bench, and
plants a kiss on his lips. Apparently, no room necessary.
“All
right, little Em,” Dave says, when he and Lucy finally peel themselves apart.
“It’s your turn, again. Truth or dare?”
Afraid
I’ll be asked who I’ve been fantasizing about lately, I close my eyes and hope
I don’t regret my choice. “Dare.”
“I
dare you to walk in the woods…with Todd.” My eyes fly open. Walk in the woods?
Camp Champ’s equivalent to seven minutes in heaven. With Todd? Why would Dave
do this to me?
My
heart picks up speed as I glance around the fire. First at Dave, who winks at
me, followed by Lucy who is smiling so big she looks ready to burst, and it
dawns on me. They both think I’m still into Todd. Oh, this is bad.
“Hell,
yeah!” Todd says, jumping up off the bench, and tucking his ridiculous shirt
into his board shorts, like he’s getting ready for a real date.
I
try and formulate an excuse—any excuse—to not take the dare, but I come up
short besides saying, “Ewwww, boys have cooties,” like a fourth grader. But in
Todd’s case that may be true.
“Have
fun you two,” Tyler says after clearing his throat, but his light hearted words
don’t seem to match the look in his eyes, or the death grip he has on the
bottle of beer he’s holding. “Just don’t take too long. Light’s out in thirty
minutes,” he directs at Todd, but it somehow feels more like a power play than
a reminder of the rules.
“Wow,
I can’t believe it’s so late already,” Jenny says to Tyler, standing up. She
drops her hand down in front of his face. “Walk me back?”
“Uh,
yeah, sure.” He stands and dusts off the dirt from the back of his shorts. And
just the thought of Tyler and Jenny doing their very own ‘walk in the woods’
makes my blood boil hotter than the flames of the campfire shooting high
here? In front of me?
As
I’m about to get up and grab a beer of my own from the ice chest to avoid
watching Tyler and Jenny make out, Tyler grabs Jenny’s face, pulls her towards
him and plants a kiss directly on her cheek as a chorus of girl counselors
around the fire let out a collective, “Ahhhhhhh.”
Jenny
blushes when Tyler pulls away. “Omg. You are so sweet,” she coos, triple
knotting the pit in my stomach because he is sweet, and hot, and smart,
and by the looks of it…totally into her.
…
A
few more truths are exposed, and a whole lot more dares fly around the campfire
as the moonings become streakings and the simple kisses become full on make out
sessions.
Luckily,
I’ve squeaked by with only one truth, and even better, Tyler has had no more
dares. Jenny, on the other hand, looks less happy about that fact.
“The
truth?” Todd drops his head into his hands at the question from cabin twelve’s
counselor, Mark. “Well, I guess it’s my math teacher,” he answers, admitting to
the group she’s the girl he fantasizes about the most. “But she’s super hot for
an old lady—I swear,” he says as everyone laughs.
“That’s
just wrong,” Dave says, wrapping his arms tight around Lucy, and nipping at her
neck. “But, then again, I guess I get the whole ‘hot for teacher’ thing.”
“You
better behave, or I’ll send you straight to detention, young man.” Lucy teases
and the spark between them is as bright as it always has been.
“Get
a room, Luve,” I shout kiddingly at my favorite camp couple, using their
‘celebrity couple’ camp-name-mash-up—which Lucy loves, for obvious reasons— and
which fits them perfectly since they’re the only real couple I know who’s still
in love.
Unlike
my parents, Bob and Pam, whose name mash would be Bam. As in— “Bam, our
marriage is over.” A lump crawls up my throat, and I stuff it back down
quickly. For now.
“A
room sounds like a good idea.” Dave makes a big show of wagging his eyebrows as
he moves to stand up. Lucy shakes her head, pulls him back onto the bench, and
plants a kiss on his lips. Apparently, no room necessary.
“All
right, little Em,” Dave says, when he and Lucy finally peel themselves apart.
“It’s your turn, again. Truth or dare?”
Afraid
I’ll be asked who I’ve been fantasizing about lately, I close my eyes and hope
I don’t regret my choice. “Dare.”
“I
dare you to walk in the woods…with Todd.” My eyes fly open. Walk in the woods?
Camp Champ’s equivalent to seven minutes in heaven. With Todd? Why would Dave
do this to me?
My
heart picks up speed as I glance around the fire. First at Dave, who winks at
me, followed by Lucy who is smiling so big she looks ready to burst, and it
dawns on me. They both think I’m still into Todd. Oh, this is bad.
“Hell,
yeah!” Todd says, jumping up off the bench, and tucking his ridiculous shirt
into his board shorts, like he’s getting ready for a real date.
I
try and formulate an excuse—any excuse—to not take the dare, but I come up
short besides saying, “Ewwww, boys have cooties,” like a fourth grader. But in
Todd’s case that may be true.
“Have
fun you two,” Tyler says after clearing his throat, but his light hearted words
don’t seem to match the look in his eyes, or the death grip he has on the
bottle of beer he’s holding. “Just don’t take too long. Light’s out in thirty
minutes,” he directs at Todd, but it somehow feels more like a power play than
a reminder of the rules.
“Wow,
I can’t believe it’s so late already,” Jenny says to Tyler, standing up. She
drops her hand down in front of his face. “Walk me back?”
“Uh,
yeah, sure.” He stands and dusts off the dirt from the back of his shorts. And
just the thought of Tyler and Jenny doing their very own ‘walk in the woods’
makes my blood boil hotter than the flames of the campfire shooting high
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