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Authors: C. E. Starkweather
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I offer to do this again? If a landscaper didn't think they could do it in time, there's no way that we can."
Shane pulled out his phone. "I'll call in some reinforcements. Calm down, drama queen."
Kaine ignored him and continued working.
Half an hour later, she heard a car pull in the driveway. Shane jumped up and ran to greet his friends.
He came back with two boys that Kaine recognized but had never really spoken to, along with Greg and Kelsey.
"Kelsey!" She cried, jumping up to give her friend a hug. "I'm so glad you're here. Are you going to help?"
"Sure," Kelsey replied unenthusiastically. Manual labor wasn't really her thing.
"You can help me wash the fence. It's less gross and sweaty than pulling the weeds."
Kaine and Kelsey went inside to grab supplies while the boys got started on the yard.
"So how's it going with Shane?"
"Ok I guess. He's been pretty decent so far. I still don't trust him."
Kelsey nodded. "That's probably smart. How'd it go with Camden?"
Kaine shrugged, filling up the bucket with water. "He's a nice guy. But he acts like I'm his property or something. Like I'm a glass doll that he has to protect. At first it was sweet, but now it's kind of annoying. I don't know. We just didn't click, I guess."
"That sucks," Kelsey responded. "Are you going to go out with him again?"
"Probably not," Kaine said, carrying their cleaning supplies outside.
"Oh, come on," Kelsey complained, staring at the boys.
Kaine turned and laughed. All of the boys, including Greg, had taken their shirts off.
"How am I supposed to concentrate with that going on?" Kelsey complained.
"Ugh, I know. I don't think I've seen Shane with his shirt on since he moved in."
Kelsey raised an eyebrow at her.
"I mean, not like I care really," Kaine quickly replied. "But you have to admit that it's distracting."
Kelsey nodded, watching the boys work for a minute before reluctantly turning around and starting on the fence.
They worked solidly for about an hour, and Kaine was starting to feel optimistic about the progress they were making.
"Cam!" Greg yelled.
Kaine spun around to see Camden strolling up the yard. She gave Shane a dirty look and he held up his hands and shrugged. She sighed, forcing a smile. "Hey, Cam," she said, greeting him. "What's up?"
"Hi Kaine. I thought you might need some help."
"Grab a sponge," she said, tossing him the sponge and a rag. "How'd you know we were here?"
"Greg's Facebook," he replied. "He said you were all here. I thought you might need rescuing from all the raging testosterone over there," he said, nodding to the group of furiously working wrestlers.
Kaine tried to hide her sigh. Camden was trying to "rescue" her again.
"Well, I'm glad you're here," she lied. Camden beamed.
"Why don't you start over there?" She said, pointing to the other side of the fence. "Hopefully we'll meet in the middle. Assuming we can get it all done today."
Camden looked disappointed to be exiled to the other corner away from Kaine, but he reluctantly headed over.
"See what I mean?" Kaine said to Kelsey once he was out of earshot. "He's always trying to be my Prince Charming."
"I think it's sweet," Kelsey said. "He really likes you."
"Yeah, I know he does. But don't you think it's sort of stalkerish, the way he found out where we were and just invited himself over?"
Kelsey shrugged and dropped the subject.
"Who the hell invited that ass clown?" Shane asked, gesturing to Camden.
Mark shrugged. "No one. He just showed up. Unless Kaine invited him. Are they going out or something?"
Shane laughed. "No, I don't think so. Not if you ask her, at least. He follows her around like a lost puppy dog. It would be cute if it wasn't so fucking pathetic."
Mark watched as Kaine gave Camden a sponge and sent him to the other side of the yard. The look on her face didn't seem like she really wanted him to be here. "So he won't mind if I ask her out then?"
Shane glanced at him. "You want to go out with Kaine
Shane pulled out his phone. "I'll call in some reinforcements. Calm down, drama queen."
Kaine ignored him and continued working.
Half an hour later, she heard a car pull in the driveway. Shane jumped up and ran to greet his friends.
He came back with two boys that Kaine recognized but had never really spoken to, along with Greg and Kelsey.
"Kelsey!" She cried, jumping up to give her friend a hug. "I'm so glad you're here. Are you going to help?"
"Sure," Kelsey replied unenthusiastically. Manual labor wasn't really her thing.
"You can help me wash the fence. It's less gross and sweaty than pulling the weeds."
Kaine and Kelsey went inside to grab supplies while the boys got started on the yard.
"So how's it going with Shane?"
"Ok I guess. He's been pretty decent so far. I still don't trust him."
Kelsey nodded. "That's probably smart. How'd it go with Camden?"
Kaine shrugged, filling up the bucket with water. "He's a nice guy. But he acts like I'm his property or something. Like I'm a glass doll that he has to protect. At first it was sweet, but now it's kind of annoying. I don't know. We just didn't click, I guess."
"That sucks," Kelsey responded. "Are you going to go out with him again?"
"Probably not," Kaine said, carrying their cleaning supplies outside.
"Oh, come on," Kelsey complained, staring at the boys.
Kaine turned and laughed. All of the boys, including Greg, had taken their shirts off.
"How am I supposed to concentrate with that going on?" Kelsey complained.
"Ugh, I know. I don't think I've seen Shane with his shirt on since he moved in."
Kelsey raised an eyebrow at her.
"I mean, not like I care really," Kaine quickly replied. "But you have to admit that it's distracting."
Kelsey nodded, watching the boys work for a minute before reluctantly turning around and starting on the fence.
They worked solidly for about an hour, and Kaine was starting to feel optimistic about the progress they were making.
"Cam!" Greg yelled.
Kaine spun around to see Camden strolling up the yard. She gave Shane a dirty look and he held up his hands and shrugged. She sighed, forcing a smile. "Hey, Cam," she said, greeting him. "What's up?"
"Hi Kaine. I thought you might need some help."
"Grab a sponge," she said, tossing him the sponge and a rag. "How'd you know we were here?"
"Greg's Facebook," he replied. "He said you were all here. I thought you might need rescuing from all the raging testosterone over there," he said, nodding to the group of furiously working wrestlers.
Kaine tried to hide her sigh. Camden was trying to "rescue" her again.
"Well, I'm glad you're here," she lied. Camden beamed.
"Why don't you start over there?" She said, pointing to the other side of the fence. "Hopefully we'll meet in the middle. Assuming we can get it all done today."
Camden looked disappointed to be exiled to the other corner away from Kaine, but he reluctantly headed over.
"See what I mean?" Kaine said to Kelsey once he was out of earshot. "He's always trying to be my Prince Charming."
"I think it's sweet," Kelsey said. "He really likes you."
"Yeah, I know he does. But don't you think it's sort of stalkerish, the way he found out where we were and just invited himself over?"
Kelsey shrugged and dropped the subject.
"Who the hell invited that ass clown?" Shane asked, gesturing to Camden.
Mark shrugged. "No one. He just showed up. Unless Kaine invited him. Are they going out or something?"
Shane laughed. "No, I don't think so. Not if you ask her, at least. He follows her around like a lost puppy dog. It would be cute if it wasn't so fucking pathetic."
Mark watched as Kaine gave Camden a sponge and sent him to the other side of the yard. The look on her face didn't seem like she really wanted him to be here. "So he won't mind if I ask her out then?"
Shane glanced at him. "You want to go out with Kaine
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