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Sterling smiled a bit. "This is one problem I don't mind having."
𝓟𝓻𝓲𝓿𝓪𝓽𝓮 𝓡𝓟 𝓦𝓲𝓽𝓱 𝓙𝓪𝓬𝓴𝓼!
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"Exactly." She smiled a little.
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Sterling chuckled a bit and pulled away. "Okay, now we really should get to work on the clues. You ready?"
"As I'll ever be."
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"Sounds good enough to me!" Sterling declared as he got out of the bed. He grabbed her hands, turned backwards, and carried her piggyback style.
She squealed and laughed, resting her head on his shoulder.
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"Did I successfully surprise you?" He asked with a laugh as he started toward the door.
"Yeah, you surprised me pretty well." She giggled.
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"Good," Sterling said with a grin as he walked outside.
She shivered a little as the early morning wind blew through. "Brrr, maybe I should've changed."
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Sterling glanced at her over his shoulder. "There's still time. Would you like to?"
"Nah. If I have the excuse to stay in my pajamas, I will."
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"Well, all right, then," Sterling chuckled, making his way to the tree.
"Yeah, see? It just doesn't look real to me."
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Sterling kissed slowly as he took it in. "Yeah, you're right… I wonder if there's a compartment anywhere…" he murmured, starting to walk around it.
"Well, let's see." She scanned the tree up and down.
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Sterling hummed and ran his hand along the "bark," feeling for anything that might not seem right.
She saw a small compartment with a keyhole up in the leaves. "There!" She pointed to it. "Damn, that's really well hidden."
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Sterling looked up, grinning when he saw it. "I think I'm going to have to set you down to grab it," he chuckled.
"You do that. Not like I can run away."
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Sterling set her down against the tree and kissed her quickly. "I'll be right back."
"Don't leave for too long, I'll start to miss you."
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"Don't worry. I'll miss you, too, he chuckled before he started to climb up.
"Don't fall on me, okay Spiderman?"
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"I won't! I've been climbing trees for as long as I can remember," Steelkng called down to her.
She smiled a little and stared out at the horizon, watching people buzz around the camp on their daily routines.
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"Got it!" Sterling declared as he grabbed the key from his pocket. He fumbled it and nearly dropped it, his breath quick from being scared that he would drop it. "That was close…"
"Don't drop that, we need it."
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"Shh… Stop distracting me," he chuckled as he stuck the key in the lock and turned it. It swung open with such force that it surprised him, nearly making him fall over.
"What did I say about not falling on me?"