Lauren sings outside our tent as the morning light barely breaks. “No,” I mumble. “Is she always this peppy in the morning?” Cooper asks, half-asleep. “Yes. It’s the only reason I ever made it to classes or work on time.” Lauren begins another round of our old Rise and Shine camp song with the addition of banging pots. “Shut up!” Jess’s voice shouts angrily at Lauren from another tent. “We have to get up.” Cooper kisses my cheek and does a push up to spring to his feet. I find myself staring at his nakedness longingly. “I promised Leo we’d hit the fishing early this morning.” “So why do I have to get up early?” “To entertain Lauren. It’s her day, too.” “I suppose, as maid of honor, I should be grateful that I got off easy with no bachelorette party.
