We cleaned our wounds,then cleaned up the mess we’d made in the kitchen. I put off the awkward conversation with my landlords about their broken table, settling instead on placing the pieces on the deck at the side of the house.
By the time we pulled up to our campsite, we were beyond late. Four tents were already up, and everyone was cleaning up the remnants of lunch set out on a couple tables not far from the fire pit.
I tried to climb from the Jeep with my head held high, but the minute Miller saw Trenton’s bandaged nose, all bets were off.
“You, uh, have a little trouble finding the place?” Miller rubbed under my chin with the tip of his finger. It came away with a small streak of reddish brown.
Bringing my hand to my chin, I wiped the remaining dried blood away while trying, and failing, to look Miller in the eyes. “We got a bit carried away. He kind of attacked me.”
He rubbed the back of his neck. “You okay?”
I shrugged, then hooked my thumb over my shoulder. “Trenton’s worse. We’re lucky he didn’t break his nose.”
A grimace cut across Miller’s face, and he turned to Trenton as my boyfriend came to my side. The two shook hands, Trenton’s grin not as wide as usual, probably because of the pain in his nose.
“About time you got here.”
Trenton’s brow rose, and he tipped his head. “You need us for something?”
Miller grimaced again, then gave a shrug. “We’re about to start the games. You two in?”
Trenton hooked his arm around my shoulders and pulled me into his side. “What kind of games?”
Luna, one of my friends from Razor’s Edge, rushed to Miller’s side. She rubbed her hands together as she checked him with her shoulder. “We’re doing a scavenger hunt.”
Grinning, I lifted my gaze to Trenton. He hadn’t bothered to pull his hair back up after our little tryst in the kitchen, and his long curls hung around his shoulders. But the gorgeous smile that he wore so well was absent when he looked down at me.
“We really should get the tent up first. Make sure we’re all settled before we get carried away.”
Nodding, I told Miller and Luna, “Wait for us?”
“Of course!”
Miller gave Trenton a once-over, then lifted his chin. “You sure you’re okay?”
That grin I loved came back, though this time it was directed at me. “I’m great,” he said as he pulled me to face him. “I’ve never been better.”
While he dropped a kiss to my lips that turned into something indecent, Miller strode away. The catcalls from our friends stopped me, reminding me we were here for a reason other than to make out. I could feel Trenton’s grin against my lips, as if he, too, didn’t want to tear away.
“We should get the tent up,” I murmured, and he kissed me again.
“I like that idea.” His hands gripped my hips, then lowered over my thighs. “We can test it out. Make sure it’ll be comfortable tonight when the sun goes down.”
“Trenton!” I slapped his chest, though my laughter shook my whole body. “You’re insatiable.”
“Can you blame me, love?”
“Not a chance.”
We pulled the tent from the Jeep, then set it up as quickly as we could. Each time I looked over to the clearing, I found Miller watching us with discomfort written all over his being. I wanted to go to him, to sit with him and Carson and Luna and Mae. Or with Fallon and Ryder, even though they didn’t seem to care about any indecent kisses while the others were forced to watch.
Once our belongings were stashed in our tent and I’d fought off Trenton’s advances once more between bouts of laughter, we climbed from our sleeping bags into the warm summer air. The trees were thick enough to hide the harsh glare of the sun, but there was still plenty of daylight left in the sky.
“So, how’s this work?” Trenton asked, taking a seat on one of the logs before dragging me into his lap.
“We’re going to split into pairs,” Mae said, raising a hand in the air almost immediately to stop everyone from talking. “But you can’t pair with the person you came with.”
“Are you kidding me?”