She wore a big smile, flashing her white teeth at me as they stepped toward the truck. Sarah took Katie’s camping gear and stuck it in the bed in be...tween the other bags. “Hey Skyler” Katie greeted me as she scooted in the back, next to Sarah. I said “Hello” back and drove off, engaging the GPS for our final destination. The girls chattered away in the back while I turned onto the highway, listening to the radio at low volume. I wanted to reach the campsite before it got dark because I knew from. My students... my daughter." I'm not really one to judge what you do in private," I said. "And you said you didn't know until after that Katie was your daughter, right?" I asked, already knowing that was the case. He had told me it was a one-time thing with Katie, although he and Stacey were very open about what went on between them, even knowing she might be around. "I'm surprised you behaved that way with your students, but... it has to be tempting," I admitted."It's not you they want," he. “Are you sure she’s here?”“Come in, young man” a female voice called from inside. They were sultry tones spoken in a haughty British accent.Dan stepped inside and the concierge took his leave. The pneumatic device pressed the heavy door closed and re-established its air-tight seal as he walked down the short hallway to where the room opened up.Once through the foyer, Dan was in a dark but spacious room with a beautiful view of the city below. The night sky was lit up with other fancy hotels and. " He laughed, and despite not really wanting to, I joined in laughing with him."Well, that was fun. Hey, you like Marvel movies?" he asked, standing up with a lot of energy, moving upstairs. He added, "I swear, I have the biggest collection on the planet."Ugh. I hated to admit this to myself. I genuinely hated to. Carson was a nice guy. He won fair and square, and try as I might to find traits to make him an asshole in my mind, he was a good friend. The only thing that changed was he had a date.