Jesse was almost like a kid. Ray lost count of how many roller coasters they had been on, but it was somewhere around ten or a dozen. Jesse had not seemed to mind the long waits in line. And he’d stuck his hands in the air and yelled like a kid when the various cars they were in plunged. For Ray it was old, stuff he had done as a teen. But Jesse had missed out on the experience, and Ray was happy to be with his friend, sharing the thrill. And he was secretly amused that Jesse Crofts, famous model, who had been all over the country and to several parts of the world, could be so excited by an amusement park ride.
Since it was a hot afternoon and they both wore tees and shorts, Jesse reminded Ray to keep slathering on the sunscreen. He used some himself from time to time, smiling as he remar
