Chapter10
Tuesday morning,Priya woke up in Grady’s arms, and it felt so nice she skipped theearlyhike.
They went to a morning activity where they made old-fashioned lemonade popsicles which were then quick-frozen thanks to modern technology. Then they took them in a coolerbag, along with a picnic lunch prepared by the kitchen, to their secret meadow high abovethecamp.
They didn’t talk about feelings, or the future. They shared endless stories from the past, though. They made each other laugh, and groan, andcommiserate.
It was hard to think they weren’t forging a real friendship.Danger,a little voice whispered in the back of her head. Sheignoredit.
After yoga, they took a kayak out on the lake for a leisurely paddle. They were wet and tired and happy when they got back to thecabin.
“Shower together before dinner?” Grady asked, his gaze hot in a nowfamiliarway.
Priya peeled out of her clothes and led the way, feeling his eyes on the bounce of her ass witheachstep.
The shower was exactly as squishy as she’dthought it would be. Their bodies fit between when plastered together, which meant they were both well-orgasmed by the time they got todinner.
“Are you guys coming to the bonfire?” Tegan asked, again, and this time Grady nodded, his arm wrapped around Priya’sshoulders.
“Yeah. Sounds good. If youwantto?”
She looked up at him. “Ido.”
They stoppedby the bar for cold bottles of beer before heading to the fire circle. When they got there, Grady nabbed an Adirondack chair and pulled Priya intohislap.
Someone had a guitar and was playing softly, but once everyone had made their way down from the lodge after dinner, Tegan stood up and started to circle the fire. “Let’s put it to a vote,” she said, “Who would like to playNever have I…” A big cheer went up. “And who wants to play theTelephone Game?” Another cheer, but notasbig.
“Okay. The rules are, you say something youhavedone, in the form of ‘Never have I ever…’. Then you take a drink, and so does everyone else who has done the same. Dirty and silly are fine, but keep it kind. We’ll go around the circle. If you want to pass, feel free. Otherwise,have it. I’ll go first.” She raised her glass of Waawaatesi Iced Tea in the air. “Never have I ever climbed to the top of the ropescourse!”
Priya laughed as she took her first sip of beer. “Tegan wants to get everyonetipsy.”
The next few they were split on. Grady had never been Montreal, Priya had. Priya had never eaten horse meat, and Grady had more than once. He reluctantlydrank.
Priya laughed at him. “Didn’t want toadmitthat?”
“I’m trying toimpressyou.”
She rolled her eyes. “I don’t care what you’ve eaten in the past. Or, frankly, what you eat now. What does ittastelike?”
“Have you ever had meat? It’s hard to explain withoutcomparisons.”
“Yeah, I have. Not recently, but I know what chicken and beeftastelike.”
“Kindof like beef. More intense, but not a badtaste.”
The next one, have you been engaged, they both were never-haves. Tegan and Wyatt made a big deal of their drinks, and everyoneclapped.
“The wedding is going to be right here at Camp Firefly Falls,” Wyatt said. “Next year. You’re allinvited.”
“You’re drunk,”Gradysaid.
“You’re dis-invited,” his best friend said, flashinghim a dorky, happysmile.
“Never have I ever…kissed someone by a bonfire!” called out someone from the other side of the orangeflames.
Grady tipped back his beer but Priya didn’t lift herbottle.
“Never?” heaskedher.
