Summer was starting to slip through their fingers.The air at night had a different edge now, not quite cold, but carrying the quiet promise of change.Daniel, always the planner, had an idea to mark the end of it:“A weekend away,” he announced. “Tents, campfire, friends, drinks. Old school.”Jasmine swallowed, her heart tripping over itself.She knew Theo would come too. Of course he would. And part of her ached for it and feared it at the same time.They drove out to the lake Daniel loved, two cars packed with sleeping bags, tents, and coolers stuffed with beer and sodas.Jasmine, in cutoff denim shorts and a soft tank top, tried not to stare at Theo when he hauled the tent poles over his shoulder.But God, his arms, the way the sun caught the sheen of sweat on his skin, it made her mouth dry.Theo barely spoke to her, but his eyes kept finding hers. Quick, stolen glances that made her stomach twist tight.Daniel and his friends, a rowdy bunch of guys and two girlfriends, laughed,
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