Spring Break and Stranded at a Cabin with Eight Men, Chapter 1

Chapter 1

Layla hadn’t expected to get stranded in a cabin with him, but the first thing she thought about was the fact that Charlie had always made eye contact with her when she’d been at her friend Marla’s house. Charlie and Marla were twins, but Layla saw nothing similar about them. Marla was outgoing and flirty, the life of the party, whereas Charlie was the guy hiding in the corner, downing a half bag of Cheetos. Not that he wasn’t fun—when he’d relaxed and Marla and Layla played a board game or video game with Charlie, he was a different, and a way more relaxed guy. Layla figured he was just socially awkward, so he needed the structure of some sort of game to be social.

She glanced his way, and he quickly withdrew his eyes and shifted them to the floor. She sighed, then rolled her eyes to the ceiling. This would be all up to her. “So, when do you think Marla will get here? I’m starving.”

“I don’t know.” He looked at his phone and shrugged. “She texted an hour ago and said she was getting ready to go, so I figure it will be at least a few hours.”

She had endured a pretty much silent drive up to the cabin with Charlie, and now being forced to sit on the couch with a mute Charlie was even more painful. Her car had died, and since Charlie lived near Layla, Marla had convinced her to...