A few more friends greet them

Kurt and Brandon were at the dock almost immediately after Ashley called for them. The two young men seemed very eager to help their friends unpack their canoe. This of course was not lost on Heather’s part, and she immediately pounced on an opportunity to tease someone other than her new boyfriend.

“Wow, Ashley! You got the guys down here rather quickly just by calling their names. Usually when I need a guy to move that fast, I gotta shake my ass in his general direction. You’ve got to tell me your secret sometime!”

Zack laughed as Kurt and Brandon groaned slightly in frustration.

“Ash doesn’t have a secret, my dear cousin. It’s just that I’ve had to watch EVERY SINGLE GODDAMNED movie ever made about hobbits, orcs, and elves. Right now, I am so tempted to throw Gavin and Vicky into the fires of Mount Doom along with that fucking ring!”

“HAHAHA! I guess nobody told Kurt to not let Vicky get a hold of the remote control, huh? I thought you knew better, Brandon!” Heather chuckled.

“Oh, he did know better! He knew enough to bring his sexy girlfriend with him!” Ashley chimed in. “Kurt, no such luck.”

With that, Kurt started taking gear out of the canoe.

“Let’s make our lives easier! Heather, see that line tied off to the bow handle and toss it to Brandon and Kurt. Guys, tow us onto the beach. We can unload from there,” Zack ordered.

“Yes, Sir!” Heather mockingly saluted her boyfriend, to which he replied by sticking his tongue out.

“Promising to use that on me later, Lover?” Heather mocked.

“Uh oh! I think Zack’s losing his edge, Bran. We better help our buddy out of the canoe so he can recover his wits. Don’t like seeing my cousin win!” Kurt laughed as everyone helped beach the canoe.

“Okay! Now that that’s done, the rest should be easy. Kurt, you carry all the heavy stuff. Brandon, get the canoe. Zack, you get everything else, while Ash and I make sure you three do a good job!” Heather said as she started to walk over to a beach chair. A cold splash of lake water stopped her in her tracks.

“EEEEK!” she screamed.

“HE DID IT!” the three boys yelled in unison as they pointed their fingers at each other.

“Well I’m sure ‘He’ did! I guess I’ll just have to kick ‘He’s’ ass!” Heather laughed as everyone began hauling gear out of the canoe.