Page 24 of His Curvy Distraction

Dammit. But good for her.

“What are you up to today?” she asked. The Monday after New Year’s Day, we were both back to work and happy to be diving into our normal routines again.

“I’m at the community center today. Amelia wanted to talk about summer camp since we need to make some decisions.”

“Do you think you’re going to be able to make the campground work?”

I shrugged. “I don’t know. When we were there, it was a lot of work.”

“And you’re going to ask for help, right?” Daisy said.

I snorted. “Yeah, yeah. When I figure out what I need to do.”

“I thought you were going to do some fundraisers.”

“That was Amelia’s idea, but it feels like begging. Please come give me money, then give me more for camp.”

“Yeah, but it’s what you need to do in order to make it happen. You can’t just ignore the budget.”

“I’m not ignoring the budget. But I’m going to do what I can. I might spend some time there later today. The power company confirmed everything to the site is completely shut off, and with the ground a little warmer over the weekend, I want to see if I can dig out some of those lines.”

“By yourself?”

I shrugged. “If it doesn’t work, I’ll figure something else out, but I have to try. It’s a lot of work, Daisy.”

“I know, but… I worry about you.”

“I’ll be fine. I won’t do it if it’s too hard. I promise.”

“Just be careful. It’s pretty isolated out there.”

“I’m not worried. Plus, I won’t be there for long.”

“Please text me when you go. So I know if you don’t come home that I need to worry.”

“I will.”

“Thank you.”

“You’re welcome.”

Amelia was walking out of her office when I walked into the community center twenty minutes later.

“Oh, you’re here! Good. Can we talk about summer camp?”

“Yeah, let me put my coat in my office.”

“Good. I’ll grab my notes.”

I nodded, worried that she had notes. I didn’t realize there was something for her to make notes about.

I picked up a notepad and a pen from my desk and met Amelia on the stage to talk about summer camp. And whatever else was on her mind.

“Last week was good, don’t you think?”

I nodded. “It was. We had a full house, but it was a lot of fun for the kids. And a big help for the parents.”

“I agree. Which is why I was thinking we have an opportunity to turn your summer camp into so much more than a summer camp.”

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