Page 2 of Starry Skies, Stolen Kisses, and My Best Friend's Brother

Seth: I’ll need you to hook me up.

Mae: With what?

Seth: Women.If I’m gonna be stuck in the boondocks this summer, I need entertainment.

Mae: What???Abi and I aren’t enough?

Seth: You two can entertain me during the day, but after midnight, I want something other than my little sisters.

I glare at the phone.I’m a long ways from my stupid teenage years.Not that I have a chance in hell with him.

Mae: Most of the women I know are too young for you.

Seth: As long as they’re legal, I’m good.

Mae: SETH!

Seth: Age is just a number.Come on.Surely you have friends who aren’t looking for something long-term.

Mae: Most of these girls are my friends.They’ll all fall at your feet, and you’ll leave them heartbroken and alone.Go over to Roanoke or Staunton on the weekends.I’m sure you’ll find what you’re looking for there.

Seth: Plane lands in a few minutes.Are you picking me up from the airport?

Mae: Abi said you were getting a car.

Seth: I am.I was hoping for my fan club screaming at the fence.

Mae: Nice try, buddy.I’m working today.

Seth: Whatever.You work for my brother.You could get off if you really wanted to see me.

Mae: Your ego does not need screaming fans.See you in a few hours.

Seth: I’m on the ground.I’ll see you in fifteen minutes.

Mae: Roanoke is two hours away.

Seth: And I flew into Green Bank.

Mae: We don’t have an airport here.

Seth: Sure do.But only if you’re willing to fly in a small jet.

Mae: Like a private jet?How much money do you have?

Seth: Enough.See you in fifteen minutes.Screaming fans are encouraged.

He doesn’t mean it.Seth actually hates attention like that.

Fifteen minutes isn’t that much time, but I’m pretty sure Abi and I can raid the arts and crafts shed.

I scramble out of my bed.“Girls!We’re gonna be late for work today.”

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Seth definitely underestimated me.The airport is actually thirty minutes away, and he still had to grab a car and everything.That was more than enough time.Abi got the posters going while I got everyone else out of bed.I thought about heading to the boys’ bunkhouse and recruiting them as well but figured it might be a bit much.

“What’s going on here?”Mark, my boss and one of Abi’s other brothers, climbs out of his golf cart and hovers over us.All of us will need to head to work soon, but since it’s a Tuesday, the campground isn’t that busy.

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