“Yeah, definitely. That would suck.”
Crap, crap, crap! How was she supposed to get out of this? His hand wouldn’t leave her shoulder. She felt like the bad girl getting dragged to the principal’s office.
“Oh, oops. My shoelace is undone.” Oldest trick in the book, but would it work? “Don’t lose the group.”
“It’s okay,” he said. “I’ll wait.”
Oh, for f**k’s sake! Cherry kneeled down, setting her flashlight on the ground while she pretended to tie her shoe. The first time she’d set eyes on this guy, she’d gone all fluttery. He was still cute, but he was driving her crazy. As he led her to the clearing, all she wanted was to run back the other way.
As soon as the group dispersed, that’s precisely what she did.
Her heart pounded as she raced back the way she’d come. The woods
