Chapter 5: Falling for Ian
Ian and I were inseparable for the rest of the vacation. We didn’t see much of Travis and Michelle either. The parents thought we were out hanging around. That’s all they needed to know.
The night before we were going to leave, I lay next to Ian, sweaty and sated. We were quiet, thinking about what would happen once we left the lake house.
“I’m going to miss you,” I said quietly.
“I’m going to miss you too.” He hugged me closer. “But I’ll come see you. I promise.”
“How, when you guys don’t live here?”
“There’s always a way.” He was silent for a moment. “I’ve been watching you for a long time, Ty,” he finally said softly. “When we met when I was 15 and you were 13 and we came here to the lake house, and we played and swam. We spent the days climbing trees a
