Come with Me (Let It Be Me #2) by Tiara Bosh

of it. Alex joined also for the other team. It was quite enjoyable to watch Henry loosen up a bit as he raced with one of Steve’s girls. There were a couple of times they nearly tripped, but they righted themselves just in time.
    It was Ben’s turn after, with the other daughter of Steve, and Kayla couldn’t help but notice that he seemed like a fun and thoughtful guy. He was laughing and making sure that he wasn’t being too fast for Haley. 
    Kayla wondered then why she always caught him at a bad time.
    Or was it her? 
    She hoped that wasn’t the case. She hasn’t done anything that would cause him to dislike her. 
    Her mind went back to the game as Alex got everyone’s attention as he exaggeratedly counted off like a drill sergeant so he and Miranda’s son Caleb marched their way around the chair. Everyone laughed while watching them.
    Alex’s team won by only a few seconds, but everyone was okay with it. 
    The third game was a simplified version of Capture the Flag. It required a lot of running, so Sarah and Will decided to just have the kids participate in that one. Each team of kids had a color-coded handkerchief hidden in their base and each time had to steal the other team’s flag and bring it back to their own base to win.
    It was fun to see the kids enjoy and run around, as the adults cheered them on. Some of the kids were too little but were allowed to run around. The older kids were just told to watch where they were going.  
    The other team won the game again, when Miranda’s daughter managed to find the flag and bring it to their base. The kids were all good sports, and they were all getting along.
    Everyone was required to play in the last game. It was a caterpillar game where each team formed a line – with each person holding on to the shoulders of the person in front of them – and everyone would be blindfolded except for the one at the very end. The one at the end of the line would direct the one in front of him which direction to go by tapping his left or right shoulder. No one was allowed to say anything. The objective of the game was for the one at the front of the line to tap anyone from the other team.
    As Will and Sarah explained the rules, Liz just knew it was going to be a riot. And when they said the winning team would get two points, everyone got excited. The other team was only ahead by one, so whichever team won the caterpillar game would be the champion.
    As they finished explaining the rules clearly until everyone understood, everyone shuffled to their teams to form their lines. All the kids went to the front. They were each handed a large handkerchief for their blindfold. Liz found herself behind Haley. She helped Haley with her handkerchief before blindfolding herself. She then rested her hands on the child’s shoulders.
    She then felt hands on her shoulders. 
    “Who’s that behind me?” she asked cheerfully.
    She heard someone clear his throat. “It’s Ben.”
    She instinctively stiffened when she heard his voice and his name. 
    “Hi,” she said, willing herself to relax. She didn’t want Ben to notice her grow tense because of him.
    She heard a whistle and Will announce the game was about to start. 
    Must have been because of the blindfold, as throughout the game, Liz’s senses were on high alert. She managed to focus in the game – mimicking Ben’s tap on Haley’s shoulder. But his hold on her shoulders and each tap made her very conscious and careful that she didn’t screw up.
    It seemed like it lasted an hour – but she was sure it wasn’t really that long – when a cheer broke out and Sarah announced that there was a winner. 
    Everyone took off their blindfolds and squinted to find out who won. They saw Paul sprawled on the floor playing dead as Sarah picked up little Adam in celebration. 
    Adam tapped Paul! Their team won!  
    “We won!” Liz cheered, jumping up and clapping her hands. She and Haley hugged. Liz turned around and almost forgot