6 Piper Gavin was surprisingly good at darts. I had a vague idea of the rules but not enough to know how to keep score. Gavin offered to keep score, but we agreed to a friendly game. Which turned competitive before long. “This is like H-O-R-S-E,” I said with a laugh. “I was never very good at that either.” He lined up to throw and flashed me a smirk. He had competitive written all over him. “It just makes it more interesting.” “And what does the winner get?” He froze as though he hadn’t considered a prize. “Well,” he said, tucking the dart and rubbing his jaw, “I’m already getting a ride home.” I scoffed. “And you’re so confident you’re going to win?” He raised an eyebrow. I laughed because we both knew he was absolutely going to win. “How about…” he moved closer to me. His voice

