Halcyon Nights by Duncan MJ

Author:Duncan, MJ
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-05-26T00:00:00+00:00

Emerson stepped out of the camper she’d borrowed from Lance for the weekend, and tugged her hoodie down past her hips after putting their dinner dishes away. She found herself instinctively looking for Sasha before remembering that the pup was back in Mystic having a sleepover with Ava. It’d felt strange driving off without her constant companion, but as her eyes found Mari looking all kinds of beautiful and outdoorsy and warm beside the dying campfire, she had to admit that it was worth it to have the little sixteen-foot trailer to themselves.

“You know,” Mari said when she spotted her, “camping wasn’t what I had in mind when you said you’d prove to me that you’re fun.”

Emerson laughed at Mari’s adorable little pout. “Camping can be loads of fun.”

Mari just arched a brow that said, Yeah, right.

Emerson returned the look as she gave their home away from home for the next two nights an affectionate pat. It wasn’t anything fancy, but it had four walls and a roof and its own amenities so that they wouldn’t have to use the public ones in the center of the campground, and that was all she really cared about. “I’ll prove it to you later. But do I at least get credit for not making you sleep in a tent?”

“You’re cute, thinking that I would have agreed to this if I’d had to sleep in a tent.” Mari gave up the ruse and made her way over to Emerson with a grin. She ran a playful finger down the center of Emerson’s chest. “Where I’m from, camping means Motel 6.”

“Ah. Got it,” Emerson played along as she caught Mari’s hand and lifted it to her lips to kiss her knuckles. “But, for real, tell me this”—she hiked her chin toward the trees that framed their corner site and the glimpse of Lake Superior that could be seen through the gaps—“isn’t, like, a million times better than some shitty motel.”

Mari obligingly glanced at the view, and then sighed as if it were costing her everything to do so as she looked back at Emerson to concede, “This is a million times better than some shitty motel.”

“I knew it.” Emerson grabbed Mari by the belt loops and tugged her closer, and there was no stopping her smile from widening when Mari didn’t even pretend to resist. Between the tournament the weekend before and then work, it’d been too long for her liking since they’d had time together like this. She nuzzled her cheek as she teased, “Was that so hard?”

“You’ll never know how much it pained me to admit it,” Mari drawled as she looped her arms around Emerson’s neck. Her eyes sparkled with laughter as she pulled away from the kiss Emerson tried to drop to her lips. “Can I help you?”

Emerson chuckled at the sass and traded her hold on Mair’s belt loops for a more secure one on her hips. “I think the question is, can I help you?” she countered as she spun them around to pin her to the side of the camper.

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