A/N: I am so sorry it has taken so long to get this chapter up, hope it hasn't made the story too hard to follow with the gap in time.
All i can say is thank you all so much for taking the time to read my story and for leaving comments/reviews. I do read them all and always respect each and every one of your thoughts and opinions.
There were a couple of comments after the last chapter, not happy that Lauren is portrayed as a victim and Bo as a cheater. It's not the way i intended for this storyline to come across, so my apologies if i'm doing a crappy job at it!
Anyway, hope you all enjoy the next installment and please let me know what you think either way!
Chapter 10 - Truth is beauty
Camp Chipewa Lodge, Monday 6:50am
"Hold on a sec Loz, I need to sit down! OK, so, let me recap...just so i'm sure i've got every detail correct before we tackle this lovely shitstorm! So, you go to Boston for your planned weekend with the chicks and you FINALLY decide to put your big girl panties on and tell Kenzi and Ciara about you and Bo - which by the way - i'm so freaking proud of you! THEN blondie shows up at the club and Bo freaks and you wonder why. So you ask her about it and she feeds you the "she's just an old friend" line which you don't really believe but you're trying to do the trust thing so you brush it off and get with the hot, hot loving on every surface in the apartment - which again by the way - i'm so freaking proud of you - and i'm glad I no longer feel the need to revoke your vagina!"
I collapsed forward in the phone booth and banged my head against the plastic in front of me. "This isn't a joke Nicole! I need to vent and I need some objective advice from my best friend. I'm still so bloody angry and I couldn't sleep, I just kept going over things in my head. You know me and tired does NOT mix well". I wanted to be objective but I couldn't seem to shake my anger this morning. Last night after I left Bo and walked out of the Dal, I was surprised Ciara had followed immediately and provided a willing shoulder if I wanted to cry on it. I was even more surprised when Kenzi had then emerged only mere minutes later, looking wounded and pissed off about it.
We all piled into the beast and Kenzi drove us back to Chipewa in silence. I didn't cry then, but I saw quiet tears running down Kenzi's face and it almost made me break. I had hoped that Trick was looking after Bo. Even in that moment, I hated the thought that she was hurting alone.
Ciara had been such a good friend, offering anything and everything, but I was never the type of person to cry it out with someone. I liked to dwell in my own sadness all by myself. It wasn't until I was tucked up in my bunk, the girls sleeping peacefully around me that I cracked and the tears I had been holding in were set free, my insecurities and fears flooring me completely. Had what Bo and I shared been meaningless to her? Was this just a game? How the hell could I have allowed myself to be open and hurt again so easily? No, it felt so real, it felt so right. I had never felt a connection like the one I felt with Bo, ever. I had been exactely like Dyson at one point, I knew I shouldn't take everything he said literally. But Bo had admitted to sleeping with him, probably only a couple of months ago. Did she still have feelings for him? Then there was Tamsin, she hadn't told me that she was Dyson's sister. What was the big deal with that? Why all the half truths? So I hadn't slept, I just alternated from angry to distraught and back again.
"Yes I do recall you without sleep Loz and it's not a pleasant memory! So you get back to the Dal, all loved up and you run into the ex who tells you that he knows all about you and Bo from his sister, who turns out to be the blonde from the club and then proceeds to hit you right where it hurts with the 'Bo just loves the magic' speech".
I heard Nicole taking exaggerated breaths and I couldn't help the hesitant smile that graced my face. She could always make me smile, no matter the situation.
"Is that everything?"
"Yep, that's the situation i'm in! I'm angry, i'm hurt but do I have a right to be? I mean Bo never made any promises to me, I never made any to her. I knew about her past with Dyson when things started to progress between us. Maybe I should take this as it is, a casual thing and stop being so sensitive. It's just, it felt..." I sighed and stopped my train of thought, frustrated at myself for being such a fool and opening up so easily.
"It felt what? It felt right? It felt good? It felt like love? It's not a dirty word Lauren".
I didn't want to admit it, but the word had been on the tip of my tongue a few times over the weekend. The thought of loving someone had scared me for such a long time but it just felt so natural with Bo. That's what made this whole situation so damn sad.
"You forget, I know all about you Loz. I was there when all the shit went down with Mark, I watched you sink into yourself for months and then party yourself into oblivion for months after that. I also know you like to think you were closed off, but you weren't Lauren, not really. I know that you've wanted to find love for a while, it just didn't happen until now. You want my objective advice, here it is. I think you want to take the easy out. You feel yourself falling in love and it scares you, so the first hint of dishonesty or mess and you want to bail. I love you Lauren, I really do, but one of the things you really need to get is that life isn't a fairytale. It isn't always easy or neat and tidy. Everybody has a past, everybody makes mistakes. I get that what Mark did to you was hell and that you have trust issues, but you can't expect Bo to be perfect and you can't allow yourself to project someone else's mistakes on to her. She said she would tell you about Tamsin, she just needed some time. How do you know she wouldn't have told you everything later? As for Dyson, come on Lauren! The guy is clearly still hurting and people do and say stupid shit when they hurt too much. You of all people should know that, or have you forgotten so easily?"
I know the barb wasn't meant to intentionally hurt me, but it stung nonetheless.
"You need to decide if Bo is who you want. If you do love her, then you need to swallow your anger and give her a chance to explain. Get into the messy shit of her life and tell her all about yours and then see where you both stand".
"I know you're right Nic, I really do. But this is crazy right? We live in different countries, everything is going to be so hard".
"Isn't that what life's all about? It's hard and it's messy and it's fucking beautiful! If you two love eachother, anything is possible. I guess the question is do you want her enough to make the possibility into a reality?"
I stayed silent for a long time, just taking in Nicole's advice. Her voice through the phone almost made me jump. "I want to tell you something I've never told you before". There was a long pause before she continued. "I know you thought Mark was the one for you. But when I found out about him and Ness, I wasn't surprised. He was everything you THOUGHT you wanted, but I'm not sorry that it ended. I'm sorry that you got hurt and that he broke your trust. He wasn't the one for you and I think deep down, you know that now. So if there's any possibility that Bo could be that person for you, then fight for it and give her the chance to fight for it too".
"Wow! Who are you and what did you do with my best friend? What happened to my frustratingly glass half empty, 'get your head out of the clouds' cruisader?"
I heard her laugh and it warmed my heart instantly. "This is the first time in a year I didn't have to pee into a bag that was attached to me. That's gotta be cause for some happy right?"
I smiled brightly, wanting so much to be able to hug Nicole in this moment. "Yep that's definately happy news. But I suspect it has far more to do with the hot physiotherapist who's been keeping you from answering my calls".
"I never kiss and tell Loz, you should know that".
"I WILL be getting ALL the details off you soon, no arguments". I grimaced when I heard the camp wake up call "Goodmorning Camp Chipewa. It's another beautiful day. Rise and shine, rise and shine. Flagpole in 15 minutes, I repeat, flagpole in 15 minutes".
"I'm really sorry Nic, but I have to go. Thank you so much for the advice. I miss you so much. Can't wait to see you soon!"
"Yeah I miss you too mate. See you soon, bye".
I sat in the silence of the booth for another minute or so, trying to clear my cloudy thoughts, but having no luck. I know I needed to talk to Bo, I wanted to talk to Bo, but I just wasn't quite ready. I needed some time to let my anger dull a little and I was going to take that time, so I did what I could do for now. I got up, took a deep breath and put one foot in front of the other, heading back towards my bunk.
Camp Chipewa Bunk 10, Monday 5:30pm
I sat on the front porch of our bunk, freshly showered and amazed at how the day had evaporated right before my eyes.
I had done nothing more than simply go through the motions of life, starting as soon as I got back to the bunk this morning. Nicole's advice had circulated over and over through my thoughts and I kept imagining all the scenarios and explanations I could possibly be presented with when I did speak to Bo, both good and bad. All the while I made beds, piggy backed the girls in turns up to flagpole, ate breakfast, got dressed, worked on the climbing wall in the moring and then rode groups through the woods and around the lake in the afternoon. To anyone watching me it would seem an ordinary day, but on the inside I was blazing a buffet of emotions. Breakfast had been horrible, not only for me, but clearly for Bo, Ciara and Kenzi as well.
Again to an outsider, everything would have looked happy, our campers were chatting and laughing, singing the usual camp songs before racing off for the day, but the four of us had all been affected by the thick atmosphere that had set in. It was exhausting and sad to feel this way after having spent an entire weekend together, feeling so much familiarity and contentment in each others space and company.
I hadn't been able to help myself and had glanced over to Bo and Kenzi's table and had wished right away I could take it back. Bo looked utterly broken and tired, never once looking in my direction, instead keeping her eyes on the food she was playing with and occasionally talking with one of her girls. What had me worried was that Kenzi wasn't talking at all and wouldn't even look at Bo. Ciara had taken in the whole situation that morning and I felt bad that she was stuck in the middle of all of this.
"Hey Lo! What are you and Ciara up to tonight?" Bec had snuck up on me, coming out onto the porch with Alice, both of them sitting down on the steps with a bowl of water and a razor, shaving their legs and waiting expectantly for my answer. I smiled down at them, amazed at how everything was a group activity at camp, even shaving your legs!
"Hey chicks! Well you are in luck, we are both staying in with you tonight. We wanted to catch up and get the goss!"
Ciara had understood my need to lay low for the night and had suggested that we take the girls on a 'sneak out'. We were allowed to lead our campers out of the bunk at night, 'sneaking' them to a camp location a few times throughout the summer.
Our girls had been completely surprised, this being our first 'sneakout' for the summer. We made it fun, grabbing torches and running in a formation, weaving between bunks and trying to be stealthy as we crossed over to the waterfront pavillion. We spent the night pumping the music and busting some moves.
Camp Chipewa Eco Shed, Tuesday 10:45am
I sat down at the small table in the middle of the eco shed, chugging some water to cool me down. It was my turn to clean up and service the bikes and to be honest, I was loving the quiet and the rare chance of some time alone.
Breakfast had been just as horrible this morning as it was yesterday. Bo looked worse and again Kenzi was quiet and hardly acknowledged Bo. I couldn't decide if I was secretly pleased that Bo was clearly hurting over this or disappointed that she wasn't begging me to talk to her. I know that's so screwed up and that if Nicole were here right now she'd tell me to get over myself because I had clearly demonstrated to Bo that I wasn't ready to talk to her and she was just giving me what she thought I wanted. Either way, I missed her like crazy.
I laughed when I heard the sudden sound of the phone ringing in the small building, "saved by the bell" flashing through my mind.
"Hello, Lauren speaking" It was strange to get a call down here, I think I had only heard this phone ring one other time in the entire camp season so far.
"Hey Lauren, it's Nat from the lodge office. Leah told me I could find you up there. You've got a visitor. Leah's cleared it with me, said you can make your way down here when you're ready". I couldn't help thinking there had been some mistake. All the people I know are here at Chipewa and don't need to 'visit' me. The only other person I could think of was Trick and he saw me all the time at the Dal.
"Nat, are you serious? Is this some kind of prank or something? Who is my visitor?"
"Hold on a sec, I only just swapped shifts, so I'll have to have a look through the sign in details. OK got it, her name is Tamsin. She's waiting for you out on the lodge porch".
I was thankful I was sitting down otherwise I think I might have collapsed on the spot. I could feel my anxiety skyrocket, my palms sweating as I gripped the phone in my hand for dear life.
"Lauren? Hey Lauren, you still there?" I nodded my head mutely a few times, willing myself to speak.
"Sorry, yeah I'm here. I'll be there in a couple of minutes". I didn't say anything else to Nat, I just hung up the phone and started walking. Why was Tamsin here? Why the hell did she want to see me? If she was anything like Dyson, I knew this meeting was not going to go well, but I couldn't stop myself, my feet just kept moving, one in front of the other, like a programmed robot. Everything else around me faded away as I walked and I didn't even realise i'd reached the lodge until I felt her penetrating gaze on me.
"Hello Lauren. I was starting to think you weren't coming". I looked up and locked her gaze with one of my own. She was standing up on the porch, blue eyes clear and curious, tapping her foot slightly with inpatience. She was pissing me off already.
"What do you want?" She moved down the stairs of the porch, reaching my level on the grass and smiling, clearly amused.
"Straight to the point and a little fiesty. Those are qualities I appreciate in a person". Her smirk remained but I noticed her eyes soften.
"In answer to your question, in all honesty, I was curious. Bo came to see me last night and made me see some home truths. She also told me all about you. I wanted to meet the person who had so easily stolen and apparently freshly broken her heart".
I didn't know how to answer that. I just stood there, silent and staring into her eyes, trying to read her motives. I could see her foot starting to tap again, her impatience returning.
"Look, i'm not here to cause trouble. I know you don't know me and I know what went down between you and Dyson, so I understand if you don't trust me. I'm heading back to school in California tomorrow and there are some things I need to say to you. I'm just asking for 15 minutes, that's all". I couldn't deny that I was curious too. I wanted to put the Bo/Dyson/Tamsin puzzle together, it was important if Bo and I were going to move forward.
I nodded OK and led us both over to the large fire pit area we use for full camp meetings, sitting down at one of the tables, Tamsin sitting directly across from me and suddenly silent.
"You're Dyson's sister". The words just tumbled from my mouth before I could stop them.
"Yes, his older sister". She had a strange look on her face, like that was important somehow. "I'm also Bo's friend". I reeled at that one. "Really? Because from what I saw in Boston and from what Bo DID tell me, I was thinking the opposite". She smiled sadly at me and finally it felt like I was seeing the real her.
"I can see how it would seem that way. But apparently not everything is black and white. That's why I'm here. Like I said before, Bo came to see me last night. After Boston, I had been half expecting it but was wondering if she would actually have the balls to face me. She did! I don't know how much you know about me or Dyson, but I'll tell you some of the story. Bo and I were friends long before she and Dyson started their relationship. We were more like sisters and my mum and dad were like surrogate parents to her. I was really happy when she and Dyson got together, happy for both of them, she was already part of the family anyway. Then when Dyson called me to tell me they had broken up, he was devastated and furious, certain that she had to be cheating on him. He told me that she had explained to him that she just wasn't 'in love' with him anymore, that her feelings for him were more like those you have for a friend and that she wanted more than that. I was furious too, I mean it sounded like such a piss poor excuse. I couldn't believe she had betrayed him, that she had hurt my family. I didn't tell Dyson at the time, but I made the trip to Boston to confront her and I didn't hold back. At the time I was too blinded by the anger and the hurt I felt and I didn't believe anything she told me. I made the choice to side with my brother, with my family which meant I forfeited my friendship with Bo. I don't regret it, he's my brother and I love him".
I watched Tamsin pause to gage my response. I refused to give anything away just yet. I wanted her to continue.
"Dyson called me a couple of months ago and he sounded…off somehow, different. I knew it must have had something to do with Bo because he just couldn't seem to get over her. Then I saw you and her, together. It made my blood boil because she looked so….happy and I know that Dyson is hurting so much".
Tamsin paused again, shaking her head and smiling lightly as if to fend off her emotions.
"Bo came to see me last night. Basically we screamed at each other and we cried. It was pretty pathetic actually! She refused to leave until I agreed to listen to her. I still don't like the way she hurt Dy, but I do understand why she ended things. I also have to admit that I hadn't realised how hard it must have been for her. She knew she would not only be losing Dyson but that she would have to lose the love she had for my parents and she also lost me. She lost a whole family, but still she was honest with Dyson".
This time when she paused, I threw myself into the equation. "Why are you telling me all of this?" Tamsin got that cocky smile back on her face before answering me.
"Bo also told me all about you. Like I said, I don't regret siding with my brother, but I know I should have at least listened to her. Bottom line is, I threw away one of my best friends and I've missed her. I guess coming to see you is my way of apologising to her without having to actually apologise to her! Bo is one of a kind and if you feel about her the way she feels about you….." Tamsin paused again, rolling her eyes, still uncomfortable with her emotions. "You won't find another Bo, anywhere in the world, so what I'm trying to say is…..just talk to her. She's going crazy right now without you".
We both sat in silence for a little while, I was lost in my thoughts and Tamsin was just sitting seemingly enjoying the fact she was driving me to distraction. She moved to stand up and I followed her lead.
"Well Lauren, I guess it was nice to meet you! Who knows, maybe we'll see each other again one day". Without another word she turned to leave. I let her get a few metres away before finding my voice and calling her name.
"Tamsin wait! Just…thanks". She smiled and gave me a wave, this time I let her walk away back towards the car park.
I stood still for a long time before my body began moving on autopilot again. The universe and every person in it was apparently wanting me to talk to Bo and subconsciously I must have agreed because before I knew it, I was standing down at the waterfront, searching for her.
After checking the dock, the waterfront pavillion and office and still not finding Bo, I decided to try her bunk. I felt nerves rise up in my stomach, almost getting the better of me but pushed them away and knocked. It felt so strange knocking because really no one at camp ever did; you usually just opened the door wide and walked right on in. Not only that, Bo was my…I sighed thinking I really didn't know what we were at this point or what we were going to be.
When I didn't get a response, I made the decision to do the usual and walked in. The large bunk space was empty but I could hear a loud bang and a frustrated growl escaping from behind the bathroom door. Soon after emerged Bo, eyes red and tired but of course looking beautiful, freshly showered and wrapped in a white towel.
When our eyes met we both stopped and stood frozen. I tried to slow my breathing, but it was difficult when she was so close to me, her vanilla and peach smell steaming out of the bathroom and her body only covered in a thin layer of cloth. Even with the anger and hurt she had inflicted on me, she still had such a profound effect on my senses.
The shock at seeing me was evident on her face but the thing that really got to me was the sad and resigned twinge to her gaze. She grabbed at her towel, trying to wrap it tighter around herself as if it were a shield to be used as protection from me. It was the first time since I'd met Bo that she was not physically open with me and it hurt more than I could ever imagine.
"Lauren…." The way she said my name with so much longing and fear made me instantly want to hold her but it soon faded enough for me to talk.
"Hey….I didn't mean to barge in. I was hoping we could talk". The minute the words left my mouth, I could see the tears starting to pool in her eyes.
"God Lauren, I am so, so sorry about everything! But please…..if you're here to tell me you don't' want to be with me….just don't. I don't think I could handle hearing those words coming out of your mouth".
And with that, my anger had returned with a vengeance. "Would you honestly just give up on us so easily? Maybe I should just go!" I went to leave but was pulled back with force, Bo looking at me with desperation.
"Please stay, I need you to stay, please…"
"If I stay, we need to talk Bo, really talk. I need to ask you some things and you need to give me the truth, the full truth. There are also some things that I need to tell you". We both moved, Bo sitting on her bunk and me across from her on the opposite bed. I took a deep breath, preparing myself for what I needed to do.
"I know that you're sorry Bo and I accept that. Tamsin came to see me today". Bo went to speak but I held up my hand slightly, signalling her to stop. I needed to get the words out before they threatened to suffocate me. "When everything went down with Mark, yes it hurt like hell and yes it broke my trust but the thing that really cut me was that it made me feel like such a fool, to my own feelings, to my own life. When I saw Dyson at the Dal, after what he said and finding out Tamsin was his sister and you couldn't open up to me and just let me in with that…...god Bo, it made me feel like a fool all over again. You can't do that again. I know that I still have trust issues and I know you weren't the cause for them, but honesty is not negotiable for me, it's what I need from you if we're going to make this work. So the question is can you give me that? Even if you think the truth is something I'm not going to like, even if the truth burns your mouth coming out, will you give it to me?"
Bo looked thoughtful for a long while before she answered with hopeful eyes a simple "yes". I swallowed hard and nodded in acknowledgement.
"Tamsin told me quite a story! I think I understand some things now about why you needed some time to process before you told me about her, but I need you to tell me about Dyson. Are things really over? Why did you sleep with him again after you ended things?"
Bo took my hands in hers tentatively, obviously waiting for me to pull back, but I didn't. Encouraged by that she looked up into my eyes intently. "It was the biggest mistake of my life Lauren. What I told you about my feelings for him, it was the truth. But I'm not perfect Lauren, I've made mistakes and that was my worst. It had been a few months since I ended things and he just wouldn't believe that I wasn't cheating on him. He kept telling me he'd change, be whatever I needed him to be. It's no excuse I know, but I was lonely and I missed the safety and comfort the relationship brought me, really that his whole family brought me".
Bo paused looking up at me to gage my reaction. I kept it neutral, maintaining eye contact to encourage her to continue. "I started to wonder if I'd made the right decision. I thought that maybe if I gave it some more time, my feelings for him might grow or change to what I wanted them to be. But then when we…when we…"
"It's OK Bo, just keep going, please, I need you to".
"He kept telling me he loved me, that he'd missed me. God it just felt so horrible to me, I felt nothing else. That's when I knew I'd made a mistake. I had to break his heart all over again and it just made everything so much worse. That's why I can't blame him for all the shitty things he does and says, because I deserve them all" The tears were flowing freely now down Bo's face and I couldn't' help my reaction, I moved forward and wiped them away tenderly.
"I felt so sick about what I'd done. I didn't even tell Kenzi about it. Well she knows now and she won't even talk to me, she barely even looks at me".
"I can understand why you didn't tell me about Tamsin and I can even understand what happened with Dyson but…" I looked up at Bo, suddenly afraid to ask what I need to.
"He told me that you were in love with the magic of being together and that when things get too normal or too serious that's when you bail. It made me think and feel like what we had was nothing to you. I know we never made any promises to each other, but to me it felt….special".
"Please you have to believe me Lo, what I feel for you is not like anything I've ever felt before. It just completely took me by surprise. Having this connection with you, it's amazing. I'm so sorry for what Dyson said. I guess to him, that's how it would seem, but it's not the way I feel".
I could see the sincerity and the intensity in her eyes and I knew what she was saying was the truth. "I feel it too Bo" I squeezed her hands a little tighter, our skin touching again, even in that small way made everything feel whole.
"I understand everything and I know you're sorry, but I just need some time OK?" Bo still looked so sad and I knew deep down I wanted to fix that, but I also needed to let things sink in and settle a little bit otherwise I would just react. I was tired of doing that, I was tired of not feeling like I had the clear picture or any control.
Each step I took away from her I could feel my legs and heart getting heavier, apparently trying to revolt against my brains decision to move while I could. Once I reached the door, I turned to look at her one last time, giving a smile I hoped would heal her a little before I closed the door. The distance between us felt wrong and again I couldn't decide if I was impressed at her for giving me the time I'd asked for or disappointed that she wasn't grabbing me, pulling me to her and never letting me go.
Camp Chipewa Climbing Wall, Wednesday 9:50am
"If you two love eachother, anything is possible. I guess the question is do you want her enough to make the possibility into a reality?"
Nicole's words kept running through my head on repeat. All night I tossed and turned, thinking about all the conversations I'd had yesterday, with Nicole then Tamsin and finally with Bo. I'd been right to take the time to sort through the jumble of information and emotions i'd experienced.
I knew the answer to the question, i'd felt it, deep inside myself ever since I first laid eyes on Bo and I refused to allow the distance between us to last one more minute. It was time to throw down! I moved with purpose, unclipping the harness from around my waste and jumping down from the climbing wall interior, leaves crunching under my feet as they impacted with the ground.
I felt a smile spring to my face as I walked away from the wall and out towards the main track, completely ignoring Leah's perplexed face and the questions I heard her firing at my back. When I reached the track and turned to my right I ran straight into Bo...
We instantly sprang apart, both laughing nervously at our seemingly synchronised meeting of bodies. When my eyes met hers I started to drift away, lost in her warm brown ones. This felt like the first time our eyes had held in my bunk all those weeks ago but everything had changed so much in that small space of time.
The first time we'd met, I had been the one to break the trance but this time it was Bo. "Lauren there's something else I need to tell you, something that I haven't been completely honest about".
She looked so nervous and it automatically made the previous warmth of the moment melt away and solidify to dread. She looked at me again, her entire body geared to mine in resolution.
"I love you. That's the entire truth Lauren. I am absolutely, crazy in love with you. I know we've only known each other a short while, but it feels like i've been waiting to find you my whole life. I know I screwed up and I've been giving you space because that's what I thought you wanted, but I needed you to know that I love you".
Bo's words spanned the distance between us, breathing new life into me and healing the ache my heart had felt these last few days without her.
"I love you too Bo. I love you so much". That was all I wanted to say before I moulded my body to hers, kissing her slowly and with purpose, trying to push my love into her so she could feel it everywhere.
There were some ugly truths we'd just faced and I knew there were still more truths and realities to discover and overcome as we moved forward but in that moment I didn't care because this truth, the one where she loved me and I loved her was beautiful.
END CHAPTER 10
I know there was a lot of conversation in this chapter, but I tried to make it flow as well as I could. The things they faced and learnt about eachother were important for them so that they could move in the direction I want to take them.
I said a little turbulance was on the way...but I was never going to crash the plane! Life has enough of that without having to write too much of it into my story!
Will have another chapter up as soon as I can and promise Bo/Lo will reconnect properly! Bo is sure as hell going to have to work hard for Kenzi's forgiveness, a bestie scorned is never a good thing!
Again, thank you all so much, hope you're still enjoying this story! More summer love and craziness to come!