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and
smiled, wishing she felt the things for Kent that she’d felt for
Colin.
    “ Thanks, but I’ll be okay.
I don’t want to cramp your style and ruin your chance with the
ladies,” she responded playfully, trying to soften her negative
response.
    Kent looked down at her seriously, his heart
in his eyes. “Bree, you know all you have to do is say the word,
and there will be no other ladies.”
    She nodded, wishing she could give him the
answer he wanted.
    He smiled again, all seriousness leaving his
face. “You still want me to pick you up at one tomorrow?”
    “ You sure you still want to
go?” she asked, giving him an out if he wanted one. “If you have
other plans, I’ll understand.”
    “ Nope,” he replied. “I’m
all yours.”
    “ Okay. One o’clock will be
perfect.” She tip toed up to give him a quick kiss before turning
to go back to the kitchen. “I’ll see you then.”
     
     

Chapter Six
     
    Briana and Kent were among the first people
to arrive at the gravel pits. They parked along the side of the
dirt road and unloaded the stuff from the car. Kent grabbed the
charcoal grill and started walking.
    “ Hey, Bree, if you can
bring the bags and blanket, I’ll come back for the food and
charcoal,” he grunted back at her, as he carried his heavy
load.
    “ Okay,” she replied,
grabbing the backpacks and following him down the lane.
    Once they reached the end of the path, they
walked through a hole in the chain-link fence. It opened up to a
large pool of crystal blue water.
    Kent walked up to their usual spot by the
water and set the grill down. He turned and stopped to kiss
Briana’s forehead before heading back to the car to get the rest of
their stuff.
    She set up their blanket and put their
backpacks down to hold it in place. It was a pretty hot day
already, so she pulled her hair back into a ponytail and put her
sunglasses on, then applied some sunscreen and chapstick. When she
saw Kent coming back in through the fence, she went over to grab a
bag from him.
    “ Kara texted and said that
she and Pete are almost here. They just stopped to put ice in the
cooler,” Briana said.
    “ Sounds good. I’ll just get
the charcoal started. That way it’ll be hot enough to start cooking
when everyone gets here. If you want to jump in while you have the
place to yourself, go ahead.”
    Briana loved swimming, and Kent knew she
cherished these moments of solitude in the water. Pretty soon the
pits would be filled with people, so she decided to take him up on
his offer.
    She looked out over the water as she
shimmied out of her cutoff shorts, so she didn’t see the look on
Kent’s face as he watched her get undressed. She took her top off
next, then ran to the water and dove in.
    She swam around, enjoying the feel of the
cool water on her hot skin. When she came up for air, she turned
back to say something to Kent, and saw that Pete and Kara had
arrived. They were setting up next to Kent. She swam back towards
the shore to get out and join them.
    She walked out of the water, her hair
slicked back with droplets cascading down her body.
    That was the image that greeted Colin when
Rich ushered him in through the fence. He stopped abruptly. Rich
ran into his back, and Colin stood there, mouth open, as he watched
her.
    “ Dude,” Rich yelled. “What
the hell?”
    Briana looked up at the sound of Rich’s
voice and saw Colin watching her. The look on his face was enough
to make her body tingle, and she couldn’t help but feel some
satisfaction in the stupefied look on his face.
    Kent looked up at Rich’s shout as well, and
was less than happy to see the way Colin stared at Briana. The only
one who seemed oblivious was Rich, who was still trying to shove
Colin through the gate.
    “ Colin, I can’t walk
through you, dude.”
    Rich’s voice finally registered, and Colin
said, “Sorry, man,” as he got out of the way.
    Briana walked over to her friends and pulled
Kara off to the side. “What the hell