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texts with a guy who was going through this kind of family trouble. He was always there for everyone.
    “I want to do more than talk on the phone.” One corner of Matt’s mouth kicked up, a reluctant smile starting. “There’s one bit of good news in all this.”
    “What’s that?” On the other end of the beach, someone lit a bonfire, the bright flare making me realize how dark it had gotten.
    “My dad knows he messed up, so it was a good time to ask for what I really wanted this summer.” Matt turned toward me, his fingers covering mine where they rested on the towel. “I told him I’m going to miss the first week of weight-training.”
    “You are?” Butler men played football, and players all hit the weights in an intensive program that started during the summer, even before practices began. It was tradition. “Why?”
    Being a gridiron hero counted for something in this town. Matt’s father still used footage from when he won the state championship in an ad for his car dealership.
    “I need a break.” Matt shook his head. “Playing three sports means I’m in training all the time. And I’ve done it because he’s always expected me to. But this summer, I just want time to—get away from him. From everything.”
    My heart pounded harder. A vague unease made me shift uncomfortably beside him.
    “What do you mean?”
    Matt tipped his forehead to mine. “I’m going to Camp Juniper Point with you.”
    I opened my mouth to protest, but he was so happy and oblivious that he took it as an invitation. He leaned in to kiss me while I shook in panic. Matt was coming to camp with me, and there wasn’t a damn thing I could do about it.
    How would I explain this to Seth?
    For that matter, how would I make Seth my boyfriend for real when I’d be showing up at camp with another guy?
    Suddenly, helping with Kellianne’s wedding felt like a cakewalk compared to the hell that waited for me in North Carolina next week.

Chapter Three
    The smells of evergreen, spruce, and pine drifted through the bus window, surrounding me like a favorite song. I inhaled and leaned away from the sculpted arm Matt had draped around my neck. His large hand dropped to my shoulder and pulled me back against the vinyl seat, trapping me in my role as his girlfriend.
    Un-freaking-real .
    Between Kellianne’s non-stop errands, and Matt’s trips to the lawyers’ offices for custody statements, and shopping expeditions to buy camp supplies, we’d barely seen each other. I hadn’t had a chance to warn him about Seth and now it was nearly too late.
    “I can’t believe we’re finally here.” Matt’s sparkling eyes reflected the setting sun. I couldn’t believe it either. After enduring a week as Kellianne’s wedding slave, a rerouted five-hour flight that took us to the airport in Charlotte instead of the one in Asheville, and an hour-long wait for the camp shuttle bus, it had seemed like we’d never make it. And I’d started thinking that might be a good thing.
    How could I avoid hurting Matt and be with Seth? Or help Matt settle into camp without causing Seth pain? If Hercules had had a thirteenth task, this would have been it. Impossible.
    “Welcome to Nantahala National Forest.” I pointed to a large wooden sign engraved with gold-painted letters, the last of the sun reflecting on the metallic finish. As we turned onto a smaller route, the bus lurched. Or was that my stomach? The shadowed blue-green summits of the Appalachian’s Smoky Mountains loomed in the distance –Tennent, Cold, and Toxaway, I recalled, having hiked them all. A familiar red barn flanked by a weeping willow and grazing chestnut horses told me Camp Juniper Point was less than fifteen minutes away.
    “Beautiful,” Matt murmured in my ear before nibbling it. I pushed him away, pretending to be playful but feeling serious. Arriving at camp late, with a stylish look, designer gear, and a hot new boyfriend would put me on the diva list. And prima donnas at