“What?From where?”
“It’s a long story.” He handed her the clothes he’d picked up in passing. “Here. I fetched your stuff from the changing room.”
“You’re a lifesaver.” She began to get dressed. “I was starting to think I’d have to do a Buck.”
“I can think of better meanings for that phrase.”
“I’m sure you can, but that’s something we’ll have to explore another time.” She pulled her t-shirt over her head, tugging the hem down. “I’ve got to run. It’s barely ten minutes to the morning bell.”
“And?” He cocked an eyebrow at her. “What’s the rush?”
“Buck! If people see me coming out of your cabin, they’ll assume—” She stopped short. “Oh.”
“Exactly.” He caught her round the waist, pulling her back against his body. “Come here, woman. I intend to make sure you walk out of here lookingthoroughlymated.”
There wasn’t time to do nearly as much as he would have liked, but when the morning bell clanged, Honey was looking satisfactorily flushed. She tugged at his hair, pulling him back up.
“Okay, now we do have to run,” she said, somewhat out of breath. She wriggled her jeans back over her hips. “Quick, fill me in on Ignatius.”
He gave her the bare bones as they headed across the camp. By the time they reached the kids’ dorms, some of Honey’s glow had faded, replaced by concern.
“He was out all night?” She bit her lip, glancing at the boys’ cabin. “I never dreamed he’d actually leave the camp. It’s a good thing you thought to go check on him this morning.”
It hadn’t precisely beenhisidea, but Buck wasn’t about to open that can of worms. “At least you shook him off your tail. This has got to put his suspicions to bed at last.”
Honey blew out her breath. “I’m not so sure about that.”
“Well, one good thing came out of the whole affair. Speaking of which…”
Honey flushed as he pulled her into his arms again. “Buck! We’re right in front of the cabins.”
“I wasn’t going to dothathere, woman.” He cupped the back of her neck, savoring her slight intake of breath. “But I am going to kiss you. Every motherloving chance I can.”
Her tongue ran over her lips. “I suppose wedowant the kids to think their plan was a complete success.”
“That,” he murmured as he pulled her to his mouth, “is not even remotely the reason.”
CHAPTER31
“Did you have a good time last night, Honey?” Flora asked innocently over breakfast.
Honey regretted having just taken a mouthful of toast. She strangled a cough as crumbs went down the wrong way.
“Er, yes,” she said thickly. She grabbed for her coffee. “Very nice, thank you.”
“What about you, Buck?” Estelle wasn’t even attempting to hide her smirk. “Did you meet up with Honey?”
Buck took an unhurried sip of his own drink. “Yep.”
Archie shot the other kids a knowing look. “Soooooo… what did you guys do together?”
Buck didn’t so much as bat an eyelid. “Frolicked.”
Honey, still trying to clear her throat, choked on her coffee.
“Really?” Flora looked like she was having a hard time imagining a frolicking Buck. “That doesn’t seem like your kind of thing.”
Buck shrugged. “Never met the right person to frolic with before.”
