Page 126 of Pack: Posy 3

"Go to hell, asshole."

"With you here, it feels like I'm already there."

"Boys, boys!" I threw my hands up and raised my eyes to the ceiling, begging the Moon Goddess for patience. "How do you guys get any work done at the office? And the finger still counts as an f-bomb, Jay, so pay up. You, too, Wyatt. Now, can wepleasemove on?"

As they put their money in the swear jar, I took a deep breath to compose myself. I'd forgotten what it was like to deal with all five of them at once.

Goddess bless you, Posy Everleigh.

"Where are you getting lunch, Wyatt?" I asked. "Jay can pick her up there afterwards."

"The hibachi on North Broad Street. I want her to experience the cook making the food at the table and see her face when he does the onion volcano. I bet she totally catches the shrimp he flicks at her!"

"Nice," we all agreed.

"Now we're down to Cole and Ash." I looked from one to the other. "I can give you ideas, or do you have your own?"

"Well, I was looking on Pinterest," Ash started - and that's all he had to say to get the yapping started again.

"Pinterest?" Cole guffawed. "I didn't know there was an old lady hiding inside your giant body."

"I'm not going to lower myself to your level of ignorance. You'd just beat me down with your years of experience."

"Let me guess. You found that shitty comeback onPinterest," Cole sneered.

"Enough!" Mason barked. "Pay your fine and quit teasing, Cole! Where were you thinking of taking our girl, Ash?"

"OnPinterest," he emphasized with a glare at Cole, "I saw a Choose Your Own Adventure date, but I'm going to modify it a bit. I'm going to write some ideas on cards and let her choose which one to do first, then next, and so on. I could do the same with dinner: Write a bunch of restaurants on a different color of cards and let her draw one from the hat. What do you think?"

"I think she will really get excited about that," Jay told him with a broad grin. "As long as you give her good choices, it's going to be a lot of fun."

"What activities did you have in mind?" Mase asked him.

"Mini golf, old-school arcade, Bounce, roller skating, ice skating, bowling. Stuff like that." He shrugged.

Mostly physical, wear-you-out stuff,Dove said, amused.

Are you surprised that Mr. ADHD came up with that list?I replied, then giggled.I don't think she's going to have the energy for things to become 'heated' later.

"I'll help you make the cards," Jay said, which gave me a sense of relief. He'd make sure there were some low-key activities, too.

"Sweet! Thanks!" Ash fist-bumped him.

"Maybe add a nap in the park as one," Mase suggested, obviously on my wavelength. "She might get worn out if you're running from one thing to the next all day."

"Good idea."

"And for Tuesday?" I asked him. "More of the same?"

"Nope! I already linked Spero Bel Aire about taking her horseback riding, and his daughter's going to get us all set up at their farm for a beginner lesson and a short trail ride. Then we'll grab lunch from wherever she wants and come home because she'll want to shower after being on a horse."

"Where are you sleeping on Monday night?" Wyatt asked.

"Oh, I forgot. The guest house at Bel Aire's. Think she'll like that? We should get an awesome view of the stars if the weather's nice."

"She'll love it," Cole said. "It's a pretty little place. Find a stargazing app on your phone, though, so you can at least sound intelligent about the constellations."

"Soundintelligent? Iamintelligent."

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