“I wouldn’t lie to you,” I say. “About anything.” I look her in the eyes, but she quickly diverts her gaze as if she can’t stand to make eye contact with me. Not wanting her to brush off my comment, because I need her to know this about me, I close the space between us and then press my finger under her chin, lifting her gaze to meet mine. “I’m serious, Scottie. I won’t lie to you. Okay?”

“O-okay,” she says.

I release her and then stick my hands in my pockets. “And, you know, if you want to tell your husband that you don’t plan on lying to him either, it would be appreciated,” I say, lightheartedly.

She rolls her eyes. “I don’t plan on lying to you.”

“The way you said that, with such promise and conviction.” I press my hand to my heart. “I truly felt it all the way in my bones.”

“God, you’re annoying,” she says, moving past me. “Do you have the key to our sex palace?”

“Yup,” I say, and then together we head out of the cabin, only to be stopped at the door by Sanders.

“Hello, you two,” he says while holding a football.

“Oh, hello,” Scottie says, taking a step back and running into my chest.

I decide to hold her hips, keeping her in place.

“I’m glad I caught you before you headed over to dinner. I’ve given our day some thought, and I wanted to deliver this to you.” He pulls out an envelope. “It’s your task for tomorrow. I’m also having dinner delivered to you so you can eat in your room and spend some time thinking about the session we went through.”

Scottie takes the envelope and thanks him.

“There seems to be a lot of tension between you, more than I expected, and I think it would be good for you to think about if you want to continue with the camp or maybe…go home.”

“Go home?” Scottie asks.

“Yes.” Sanders twirls the ball on the palm of his hand. “I’d recommend weekly, maybe biweekly sessions with me to work through some of these issues. I don’t know if we’ll be able to handle it during camp though, and I don’t want to put you two in a tough spot. So the decision is up to you. If you’d like to stay, then we’ll see you bright and early in the morning, but if you’d like to go home, we can discharge you around ten. Just stay in your cabin, and staff will come and get you.”

“Oh, okay,” Scottie says.