Page 28 of Let's Go To Camp!

Her eyes darted to Naomi and Sophia, seeing the smiles on their faces.

“We’ll go get us seats,” Naomi said.

They hurried inside and Maisie stepped to the side, so she wasn’t blocking the door, standing against the building.

Declan kissed her.

She loved how fast things were moving with him. Of course, the quick pace might be because he’d literally kissed her within minutes of meeting her a couple of days ago. The memory made her laugh.

None of it bothered her, that was for sure.

“I had a great time last night,” he said.

“Me, too,” she replied, looking up into his eyes.

“Any more trouble after I left your place?” he asked.

She shook her head. “Thankfully, everything was quiet.”

“Good. I’ll be over at the pools all day. But if you need me, come get me.” He grinned. “Maybe you can drop by and ride some of the slides.”

“I can’t wait!”

“To see me? Or swim?”

She giggled. “Both. But mainly…swim.”

“Hey! I’m offended.”

They kissed again.

“I’ve got to get to a quick staff meeting,” he said. “Remember, stay out of trouble and we’ll meet up later.”

She smiled as she watched him go.

“I’m a good girl,” she called out.

Something in the glance he cast over his shoulder suggested he might not believe that.

She just giggled and blew him a kiss.

***

Maisie had rejoined her friends and was eating breakfast when Derek had the nerve to slide onto the bench and sit right at the table across from her.

“Heard someone threw eggs at you! That’s awful.”

Maisie scowled, wanting to wipe that arrogant smirk right off his obnoxious face.

“But my theory is that you faked the whole thing,” he continued. “I mean, you all did steal eggs, after all.”

“That’s a lie!” Maisie said.

Derek shrugged. He smiled at her for a moment before slowly standing up. “I was looking forward to my time at camp for months.”

“And I was looking forward to mine!” she answered back.

He continued as if he hadn’t even heard her. “I can’t believe you’re a freaking Little, too! The last thing I wanted was foryou to show up, ruining this experience with your awkward nerdiness. So why don’t you just make this easier on yourself and leave now? You’re not cool enough to be here.”

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