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Eventually, Kenzi and I peel off from the heat of the bonfire. We end up sitting on a dried-out husk of fallen tree, drinking and watching the sea creep up.
Kenzi points at the stars. “That’s Big Bird.”
“I think you mean Big Bear.”
“No. Big Bird. Look at his beak!”
I laugh. The beers have made me hazy. “So I guess you’re going to be an astronaut when you get older, huh?”
“I might.” She turns to me. “What about you?”
“Doctor.”
“Seriously?”
I nod. “It’s all I’ve ever wanted to do. When my mom got sick…chemo and all that. The doctors that took care of her; they were my heroes. I want to do that for someone else.”
“That’s beautiful.”
“Plus. The salary is nice.”
“Ah, there it is.”
We laugh. Out of the corner of my eye, I see Jason leave the bonfire to come join us.
He’s lost his shirt, and it’s hard to avoid looking at the glint of his muscled abdomen.
“Hey, beautifuls.” Jason flops down beside us. He’s got his back on the sand, and when he moves, I see it sticking to his shoulder blades.
“I think it’s flirting with you, Kenzi,” I tell her.
Jason cranes his neck back at us. “You having fun?”
“Not as much fun as you.” Kenzi pokes his side with her toes. “You have lipstick on your neck, champ.”
Jason rubs the side of his neck. “Is it my color?”
“A little bright.”
“Hey,” Jason says. “You guys wanna play a game?”
“What?”
“Spin the bottle?” Jason ventures.
“I’d rather give myself a lobotomy,” I answer.
“Truth or dare?” Kenzi offers.
Jason snaps his fingers and points at her. “Bingo. Truth or dare, Kenzi?”
She grins. “Dare.”
“Alright. I dare you to jump in the water.”
Kenzi snorts a laugh. “Alright. Can do.”
With that, she stands up and starts unbuttoning her shirt.
