Free Love Begins with Fate by Lindsey Owens Page A

eye!”
    “It was my first kiss too.” Kelsey mumbled.
    “And there was a date I went on back home…” She dragged out then paused “Ah forget that… I’m not mentioning that one.”
    “You know…” Ryder said remembering something “it’s not possible…”
    Kelsey looked away. “I can’t tell you.” She replied.
    “Did someone threaten you?” Ryder said defensively, his voice lower with a tinge of anger within it.
    “NO!” Kelsey barked out “Why can’t you just drop it?” Kelsey groaned.
    “Fine ” Ryder smirked. “I’ll drop it, for now. Take your shower and get packing.”
    Kelsey’s face lit with horror. “What?!” Kelsey groaned out accidently.
    Hannah had to go home and get her things packed before she stayed the night. She had also said she was going to take a shower before they left as well.
    Ryder smirked “We’re going out to the lake, you’re going with. I already told dad and the guys are expecting us both.” Ryder replied as if he wasn’t going to allow Kelsey to say no.
    “What? No…” Kelsey shook her head.
    “Come on Kels” Ryder grumbled. “I could just take you along without letting you pick out anything to pack…” Ryder smirked again.
    “Fine ” She groaned. “What do I have to bring?” She sighed.
    “Well, a swimsuit, something warm, shorts, jeans, tops, sweatshirt, you know the usual camping stuff, we have a cabin we’re staying in so you don’t need the tent and sleeping stuff. We’re going to be staying there tonight and tomorrow night. We’ll come back Sunday afternoon. I invited Hannah when you were busy talking on the phone. She’ll be here in half an hour so you better get a move on. She was more than eager… We’re leaving in forty-five.” He told her with a chuckle.
    Kelsey groaned but did as her brother had requested, hopping into the shower and then packing her bag. She had packed the usually things, pulled on a bikini beneath a pair of short and tank. When she made it down to the door Ryder was standing there evaluating the bags he had placed at the door. He looked up at Kelsey with a strange expression “We can take your truck right? I don’t think this stuff will fit in my car.” His brows furrowed more in confusion.
    “I don’t care. I don’t know where we’re going though…” She drawled.
    “No worries.” Ryder told her hiking bags onto his shoulders and walking out the front door.
    “Hey Kels.” Hannah called coming in the open door. “This is so amazing!” She beamed.
    “What is?” Kelsey moped.
    “I can’t believe your brother invited me and you didn’t! The annual trip to the lake is awesome, all kinds of people beg the guys to let them come every year but its super exclusive!” Hannah cooed.
    “I can’t believe you sold out on our over nighter to go to a lake with my brother.”  Kelsey shrugged, it wasn’t like she cared. She had planned on hanging out with her friend and forgetting about her old life back home and the problems with her mom. She had gone camping a lot with her friends and horse.
    “Come on girls, trucks loaded up.” Ryder called from the truck. Hannah giggled and raced out the door.
    When Kelsey and Hannah walked up Ryder’s face grew hard “give me the keys Kels.”
    “What, no!” Kelsey tried not to laugh and punch her brother at the same time.
    “You don’t know the way, I can’t be seen driven around by a girl, and you know I won’t ruin your truck now pass ‘em” Ryder snapped.
    Kelsey eventually gave in before settling in on the passenger side of her own truck while her brother was driving. She watched out the window as the trees and homes passed by. They took a right and Kelsey’s brows furrowed.
    Where were they going? This direction lead to the richest section of town; their home was big but it was nothing special just a home. The ones on this side of town were massive mansion type homes. When Ryder pulled up to a gate and pressed the intercom button she just had