/Jane/
In the kitchen, I quickly gathered several packages of cookies and chips, as well as some fruit and a few bottles of water before leading him across the expansive grounds and over to a little jetty at the rear of my parents' property.
"Which one do you want to take?" I inquired, directing my head in the direction of the rowboats moored nearby. They were all the same, they were only painted in a variety of colors.
When he asked for a color, I suggested blue because it was his favorite. He hopped into the boat and put his bag of food, which he had insisted on bringing with him.
When he turned around to assist me, I sneered and snatched his hand from his grasp. "I'm not some damsel in distress who requires everything to be done for her," I said, shaking my head, as I leaped softly
