Free Stepbrother With Benefits 10 (Second Season) by Mia Clark Page A

feisty if you're looking for a challenge."  He winks at me.
    I don't know why he winks at me, but I guess I look like someone looking for a challenge?  I'm fine with it, because it's probably true.  Who wants to do easy stuff?  Yawn, boring.
    "Caleb knows his way around there and he loves fishing if you want to ask him," John says.  "He gets kind of bored hanging out at the campground all day, so he'd love an excuse to take off for awhile."
    "Yeah, maybe," I say, gritting my teeth.  Do I look like I want to hang out with Caleb?  I guess so, if his dad just said that, but whatever.  "Is he here?"
    "Nah, he went to get food.  He's at the grocery store."
    Wow.  Seriously?  I guess this could be a coincidence, but I don't know.  He just coincidentally goes to the grocery store when Ashley and her mom are also coincidentally going to the grocery store, and that little fuck is going to have a chance to be alone with her now?  Seriously, what the fuck bullshit is that?  Obviously I'm not there, either, and that pisses me off, because who knows what he's saying?
    I bet he thinks he's smooth and suave, too.  Talking some crap about wanting to lay out under the country sky and look at the stars with her or something.  Let's go into the woods.  It's magical.  Also, take your pants off and let's fuck.
    I really don't like him.  Only I'm allowed to tell Ashley to take her pants off so we can fuck.  I'm pretty sure one of the perks of being a boyfriend is that you get to say stuff like that.  I mean, I don't know for sure, but I'm just pretty sure that's one of the perks.  Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.
    The stars and shit, too.  Only I'm allowed to ask her to look at the stars.  Why the fuck didn't I ask her if she wanted to look at the stars yet?  Fuck.  I'm not good at this boyfriend thing.  I need to step up my game here.
    Fuck you, Caleb.
    "Are you alright?" John asks me, looking at me funny.
    "Yeah, I'm fine," I say, frustrated.  "Just can't fucking wait to go fishing, that's all."
    Yeah, that's it.  Makes sense, right?
    I guess so!
    "Ah," John says, giving me an understanding nod.  "I know what you mean.  There's nothing quite like the sense of calm and relaxation that comes over you when you first cast your line.  It's truly amazing."
    "Yeah," I say, trying not to laugh.  He sounds so into it.  Fishing is pretty nice, though.
    "I'll tell Caleb you might want to go," he says.  "I've got to head out, though.  Let me know if you all need anything back at the campground, alright?"
    "Sure," I say.
    I decide not to add that I need his son to stay the fuck away from Ashley.  I mean, he asked if I needed anything, and I think that kind of counts, but maybe it's not the best thing to say.
    I head over to my dad and the taxidermy guy.  They're looking at a fish now.  I don't know why anyone would ever do that to a perfectly good fish, because it looks like it would have made a great dinner, but whatever.  Apparently you can taxidermy a fish.  What the fuck, is that even what it's called?  Taxidermy?
    "Worms!" my dad says as I join him.  "Great."
    "Did you want to get some of that deer jerky I mentioned, too?" the shop owner asks him.  "It's as fresh as it gets.  Genuine country flavor and I smoke it at home myself."
    Holy fuck, deer jerky?  Seriously, that sounds amazing.  I guess I'm drooling or something, because both my dad and the shop owner seem excited by the look on my face.
    "You think we should get some for the ladies?" my dad asks.
    "Yeah, but I don't think we should tell them it's locally made.  They're going to think it's Bambi's mother or something."
    My dad laughs.  This is kind of nice, just hanging out with him.  I wish we did it more often.
    That's what the camping trip is for, though, right?
    Yeah, maybe.  Hopefully.

*** Ashley
    By the time my mom and I get back to the campsite, Ethan and his dad are already there.  They're just mulling around, goofing off, and it's