Then, he said to me “Wake up, sunshine.” I threw the bow at his face, but I missed. The Peeps scattered all over the ground. “Oops,” I smiled. “Look what you just did,” exploded Hunter. “I’m sorry,” i managed to squeak out. “You just wasted a box of perfectly good Peeps!” “They are sugary marshmallows. They are replaceable!” I was so fed up with that jerk I didn’t notice that the rest of the boys had left. Hunter stood up to leave, but I needed to ask him a question. So, I blurted out, “What is your obsession with Peeps anyways?”
“When I was little my grandpa brought me Peeps every time he visited. I used to do everything with my grandpa. Then last year he passed away. Peeps make me feel like I have my grandpa back.”
It made me smile to think that the big bad wrestler had a heart. It was the first time he had ever opened up to me. We sat in silence for a while, until I finally got the nerve to ask one question. “Why did you kiss me Hunter?”
“Huh”
“You know what I said.”
“I don’t know it just came over me. I felt like I needed to tell you to shut up somehow.”
“Did it really have to involve all that tongue?”
He laughed, at least I could make the situation less serious.
“What can I say, that’s just the way I