A House at the Bottom of a Lake

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It’s the best first date I’ve ever heard of.

Amelia smiled big and nodded.

“Yes?” James said, not sure he’d read her right.

How can I say no?

“How can I say no? Canoeing with a stranger? Yes. I’d love to.”

Both seventeen. Both afraid. But both saying yes.

James ran sweaty hands through his brown hair then wiped them again on his apron. This wasn’t the first time he’d seen her in his father’s store. It was the fourth.

“My name is Amelia,” she said, wondering if he already knew that, if he’d found her online.

“James,” he said and smiled, too. “And wow was I nervous to ask you out.”

“Really?” She asked it earnestly but knew he was. The fidgeting revealed that. She was anxious, too. “Why?”

James snorted a single awkward chuckle.

“You know… boy girl… people meet… I don’t know! It’s scary!”

Amelia laughed. It felt good to have a boy ask her out. God, it felt great. How long had it been since she’d gone on a date? And here, at the very onset of summer, it felt… natural.

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