It was the next week and Ashlyn, Amy, Mitchie and Shane were all sitting in the limo on their way to Camp Rock. There was a SUV following them with their entire luggage, they each had about four bags, including Shane. Ashlyn and Amy were watching a movie, Mitchie was gazing out the window and Shane was very into a video game on his phone. He was muttering under his breath and frowned at the game. "Ugh. I lost again! Oh did I tell you guys that the Gray girls get their own private cabin?" Amy looked up from the movie.
"Are you serious? That's awesome! Me and Ashlyn get our own private cabin."
"Well, not exactly. Uncle Brown called yesterday. It turns out that Jason and Nate are teaching at the camp too, so that means that Rosalie, Mathew, and Amberly will be there." Ashlyn looked up and frowned at her dad.
"Dad! You know we don't get along with Amberly! How are we supposed to spend a whole summer with her?" Shane's smile turned into a frown.
"Ashlyn! She is your cousin and she is your age. You can get along with her! Anyways, if you really want to, I can call Brown and you can move into someone else's cabin. They will be a lot smaller though. And you won't have indoor plumbing..." Amy quickly cut in.
"No, no that's alright. We will survive. Will Aunty Caitlyn and Aunty Kandace be there?"
"Well Caitlyn is coming up with Nate, I think that she is teaching here too, but Kandace is staying home with little Jayden. You will see them both at Final Jam." The rest of the trip passed in silence. The girls were watching out the window for the Camp Rock sign. Finally they spotted it as the limo pulled around the final corner. Through the trees, Amy could spot glimpses of the lake in the distance. The limo drove up the long drive to the camp. When they pulled up, some people stopped and stared. The girls looked out the windows and could see hundreds of people. Ahead of them was a huge bus that people were piling out of. More people were in the field to the left of the drive and were pulling suitcases towards their cabins. Even more people were just standing around hugging or talking. Ahead of the bus were several cars and a truck and way ahead of everyone else was another limo. Suitcases and bags littered the ground so the limo stopped where it was. Andy, the limo driver, got out and opened the door for them. Ashlyn and Amy looked nervously at their parents. Shane and Mitchie smiled at them and motioned them out. Ashlyn went first and slowly stepped out of the vehicle. Amy came right after. Most people who were looking at them did a double-take when Amy stepped out. It looked like they were seeing doubles. Shane and Mitchie came out soon after the girls.
"Welcome to Camp Rock!" Shane was smiling as he took in the familiar scenery.
"Yes welcome indeed!" All four of them turned around at the familiar voice. Uncle Brown was walking up behind them with three boys in tow. "I thought you guys might need some help by the looks of all the stuff in your vehicle." Brown laughed. They all went to the back of the SUV and opened up the back door. Shane grabbed four bags, Mitchie grabbed two, and each of the girls grabbed one suitcase. The other boys grabbed what was left and followed the little party that was being led by Brown to the Cabins. Luckily their cabin was one of the closer ones. It turned out that the camp had built new staff cabins last summer so the girls got to sleep in one of the old ones. It was huge! There were four double beds in it and four dressers. There was also a two desks and a door at the far end that Amy assumed was the bathroom. There were already bags on one of the beds. Ashlyn and Amy quickly claimed beds and dumped their stuff. The boys had disappeared a long time ago. Mitchie smiled at the girls' obvious joy.
"Well we will leave you two to get settled in while we go find our cabin." Their parents and Brown left just as their cousin Rosalie ran through the door, her dirty blonde curls bouncing and dragging her brother Mathew behind her. She ran and gave both Amy and Ashlyn a huge hug. Mathew stood by the door and smiled and waved at the twins.
"Oh my god! Did you know that Seth Tyler is here?" The girls started talking and Mathew made his escape. The girls hung out the rest of the day. When Amberly arrived, they dutifully went to go say hi and then they ditched. They went and got their schedules for their classes and went and sat on the dock until supper. Finally the girls heard the bell ringing in the distance that signalled that it was time to go eat. They sat at the table with the rest of their cousins, Mathew's new friends Jasper and Bradley, and Amberly's new found 'group'Jessica and Leah. After everyone ate, Brown made an announcement about the Opening Night Jam tonight and then everyone left the mess hall. On their way back to their cabin, Ashlyn saw her dad sitting out by the dock. Ashlyn told everyone that she would be right back and then wandered down to the dock and sat next to her dad. The sun was just setting over the lake and it was very beautiful. Ashlyn leaned her head against her dad's shoulder and Shane wrapped his arm around her.
"Me and your mom always used to come and sit out here at night."
"It really is beautiful." Shane and Ashlyn just sat there and watched the sun set. There was no need for them to talk. Ashlyn started to feel sleepy as she leaned against her dad's warm body, so when the last of the light disappeared behind the hills on the other side of the lake, she wriggled out of her dad's embrace and walked quietly to the end of the dock. She slipped out of her sneakers and dipped her feet in the cool water. The water lapped gently against her shins when she heard someone else step onto the dock. The footsteps came about halfway down the dock and then stopped. Ashlyn heard the footsteps backtracking down the dock and a soft splash in the water near the shore but she was too comfortable to turn to see what was going on. A few seconds later the footsteps approached again. Ashlyn looked up and saw her dad sit down beside her. His pants were rolled up to his shins and there were wet footprints trailing down the dock. He also had a mischievous smile on his face.
"I have a present for you." Ashlyn raised her eyebrows. "Come on. Close your eyes and put out your hands." Ashlyn did as she was told and screamed when something wet, slimy and moving slid into her hands.
"EWW! THAT'S DISGUSTING!" By now Ashlyn was jumping around on the dock and Shane was rolling around laughing as the little black frog hopped back down the dock and into the water. Both were very close to falling off into the water. Finally Shane stopped laughing and Ashlyn calmed down."I am so going to get you for that!" There was a smile on Ashlyn's face. Shane just laughed.
"I would love to see you try." Shane smiled at his daughter and put his arm around her shoulders. Together they walked back to the main path and after saying 'goodnight', they both went in opposite directions to their cabins.
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