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hunt where they have to read maps to find the stuff. We can say they’re treasure maps, and they have to learn how to read them properly and figure out coordinates and stuff. But let’s just see what they’ve already got planned. Your Mom said the other volunteers have already set up a bunch of stuff for them to do.”
    His scavenger hunt suggestion was actually not a bad idea, and I stared curiously at him out of the corner of my eye. Was he actually taking this whole volunteer thing seriously? I honestly thought he’d only agreed to come to get on my nerves, but he was going out of his way to make cool suggestions for the benefit of the kids at the camp, which I doubted he’d make any effort to do if he was only trying to piss me off.
    The cluster of wood cabins soon came into view, and Drew parked up the car before helping me get my small suitcase and sleeping bag out.
    “We’re only here for two days until the rest of the volunteers arrive,” he said. “Did you really need to bring a whole suitcase?”
    I laughed. “You’re the one who brought five extra blankets.”
    “I get cold, so sue me.”
    I half expected him to make some crack about needing me to keep him warm at night, but he didn’t. Weird. He was really off his game. Some of the other volunteers greeted us, and we were introduced to all the kids soon after. They’d been in the middle of playing a game of tag.
    “Who wants some lunch?” Drew said, his voice booming over the excited chatter.
    There was a chorus of young voices all saying the same thing. “Me!”
    “All right, Sophie and I are gonna go get that ready for you all, so you guys finish your game and then meet us in the main cabin. Got it?”
    The kids nodded and then dashed back off to play, aside from a couple of small girls who decided to hug him before giggling and running away. I couldn’t help but smile as I watched the way he interacted with them. Who knew Drew the prick could be so good around kids? They all seemed to love him, and we’d only been here for five minutes.
    We headed into the main cabin, which had been renovated by my Mom’s friend a few years ago when she’d had the idea to set up the summer camp. One side of it was a kitchen for food prep and storage, and the other was a sort of general area with chairs and tables that could function as a meeting room, dining room or indoor activity room. As Drew got acquainted with the kitchen, he let out a low whistle.
    “Pretty decent set-up,” he said, motioning towards the dishwasher in the kitchen. “At least we don’t have to do any dishes. By the way, where do we sleep?”
    “I’ll be in the big cabin to the left where the girls sleep, and you’ll be in one of the other ones with the boys,” I replied. “Don’t worry, they’re sectioned off so you don’t have to sleep right next to a bunch of snoring kids.”
    “So there’s no special adult cabin for us?” he said, waggling his eyebrows at me and accentuating the word ‘adult’.
    “You wish,” I replied with a snicker.
    He quirked a brow at me, and I felt a hot rush to my cheeks. Don’t even think about it, I chastised myself. I’d been on three dates with Dan now, and I needed to concentrate on him, not my evil yet sexy stepbrother. I pushed my feelings of attraction aside and got started on making stacks of ham and cheese sandwiches, and Drew got the grill going. The cabin soon filled with the heavenly scent of grilled ham and cheese, and he looked over at me.
    “Why does your Mom keep this land? You know, it’s gotta be worth quite a bit these days, seeing as they’re developing everything around it.”
    I shrugged. “Financial worth isn’t everything. The kids love coming out here every summer, and if she sold it that probably wouldn’t happen anymore.”
    “Yeah, I guess so,” he said. “Anyway, I’ll put the plates and cups out. Can you go get the kids?”
    “Sure. Plates are in that cupboard,” I said, pointing to the cupboard