they built these boats too well . an idea hit her . she wiggled forward on her hands and feet until she knelt directly below the drawer . no more dozen attempts . she leaned down to the floor then burst upward , her head smashing through the bottom of the drawer . the pain caused her to see stars as various objects rained down on her , including broken parts of the drawer

'' wel , i suppose i should see to the rest of my guests . go assure your wife you 're wel . she must have thought you at death 's door to be so shocked now , '' landon said with a laugh . '' i fear you must have overplayed it a bit , boy . next time you want to slip out to see your mistress , just give a sniffle or two and a cough

i waited for around ten minutes , until i could spot the morning sun in the horizon , and then shouted out his name , but there was no response . i shouted three more times and then got worried that he may have slipped into the stream . i went in the direction of his bush . there was no fresh night soil , but i noticed that there was a circular hole in the ground next to the bush

'' hey , gavin , '' kelly and molly said at the same time which they apparently thought was hilarious and started laughing . '' hello . '' becca turned away from jake to look at me . her glance was tentative , as if she was afraid i 'd rebuff her again . i guess she had every right to expect it . i did n't disappoint . she looked down at the table for a second before turning back to
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