Charlene hesitated for a moment.

Gaylord just chuckled and said, "No worries. We'll eat when we're hungry. If

you're not in the mood for this, I'll whip up something fresh later when you feel like

it."

Charlene offered a polite smile. “...Alright, thank you for going to the trouble.”

For a moment, the three of them fell into an awkward silence.

That was when Connie and Stewart noticed Charlene's discomfort and quickly stepped in to rescue her.

Connie spoke up, "Mr. Young brought his guitar. Come on, let's go listen to some music."

Charlene followed Connie, leaving York and Gaylord exchanging a glance.

Without saying anything, they turned and wandered back to the newly lit bonfire.

Vesta and the others hadn't caught what Gaylord and York had said to Charlene, but seeing how things played out, Vesta paused, as if she'd picked up on something. Then she shrugged it off, thinking maybe she was reading too much into it.

well enough

away and asked, "Who's that girl? She's gorgeous, no wonder even Mr. Watson-who barely

be ridiculous. There's no way


the truth was, Leah couldn't accept the

everyone considered Charlene and Stewart a done deal-why would York

to mention, York wasn't the type to swoop in right in front

it was even less likely. Everyone knew Gaylord

thinking, Charlene had

was Stewart's friend, a pretty decent guitarist. The group gathered around as Mr. Young strummed

the extrovert, started calling out song requests and eventually joined Mr.

on the other hand, wasn't much of a singer and rarely listened to music. Just then, both Gaylord and York stood up

each other, they both paused mid-step, but just as quickly, they continued on, heading straight for

else at

guitar, and the whole group

nor

Gaylord spoke first. "brought a telescope. Want


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