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"Oh? What do we smell like? You smell like suede to us," Bowie said, his warm breath on my skin making me shiver.

"Promise you won't laugh?"

"We won't."

"Fresh baked bread," I admitted.

"Aw!" Beckham cooed. "Sounds mouth-watering! I'd make a crude joke about you having a taste of us, but Bowie hasn't recovered from your hard comment yet and would blush."

Bowie's chest vibrated against my spine as he laughed, and I squeaked as I caught his meaning.

"Shh. We know you're innocent," Bowie breathed in my ear. "We won't rush or push you into anything you're not ready for or comfortable with."

"We've never been with anyone, either," Beckham told me. "We'll learn it all together, okay?"

"Okay. Beckham?"

"Yes, baby girl?"

"I love you. Bowie?"

"Yes, toasted marshmallow?"

"I love you."

"And we love you," they chorused.

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As soon as the Hall boys joined the party, Bram and I looked at each other and giggled.

"Let's clear everyone out," I whispered to him. "Yola especially is going to be self-conscious."

"Yeah. Good idea. Let's head to the field. We put out a bunch of blankets so people can stargaze."

"Oh! The Percys are still going, right?"

"The... Thewhat?"

"Mason!" I called and he was at my elbow before I could turn around to look for him. "Tell Bram about the Percys while I get the others to help move everyone to the field for stargazing."

"Perseids," was all he said, and I rolled my eyes, but that seemed to be all Bram needed to hear.

"Ah, yes! Perfect time of year to see them, although last weekend would have been better."

"It was!" I chirped as I linked the rest of my mates what I wanted them to do. "We stayed up all night watching them."

"Not the only thing that stayed up all night," Mason murmured, and my whole face turned red.

"And I'm out!" Bram squeaked.

Grabbing Gamma Reuben's hand, he tugged him out of his camp chair and pulled him along to disappear on the other side of the bonfire.

"Behave, Mason," I scolded. "That's bedroom talk for in private."

"Sorry, baby. You make it so easy to tease you." He waited until we were halfway to the field before he added, "And it got you back for that fake turd you left on the toilet seat."

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