Chapter 4
My body thrills at the thought of his closeness, however imagined. Maybe I can steal a few minutes alone in the cabin before my parents return. Slip naked between my sheets, pretend it’s hishand between my legs, hisfingers grasping me tight.
Just thinkingabout him makes me hardQuickly I leave the deck and hurry down the short path leading to our cabin. Dusk has descended, thickening around the resort—I can barely make out the path ahead. A few lit windows cast squares of light into the darkness. Farther away, down by the lake, the ball courts are lit with large, tiki-style torchieres throwing off thick smoke to keep away mosquitos. A handful of kids toss a volleyball back and forth in a half-hearted game. Along the lake, couples stroll hand in hand or cuddle together on the piers, feet dangling into the water.