Chapter 21: Photo

Blue lips un-kissed.

My lips were blue from the cold lake. And un-kissed because they had been so close to his but just missed.

Someone I had mistreated by not trusting - by falling for stereotypes instead of falling for him.

Someone so hot it hurt.

"Here you go," Tamara handed me a hot cup of tea.

I thanked her, confused by everything that had happened. Stacey was taking care of all our campers, settling them in to bed. Alicia and Dupree had taken hot showers and were dressed in warm pajamas and socks. Tamara walked towards Luke, offering him a cup of tea as well. He shook his head and she reached out to touch his arm. "Why is she here?" Tony pointed up at Stacey, as he was being ushered to bed by her.

The kids knew why Tamara hung around, but Stacey was new.

"Malik asked her to dance," I said. And she'd used it as the perfect excuse to come over and see Luke.