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At twenty-seven, Larissa considered herself adventurous enough to sleep in a tent, provided there was coffee waiting the next morning. She reached the riverside campground first, humming as she unloaded her gear, expecting her brother Tom, her best friend Lisa, and Lisa's ridiculously handsome older brother to arrive any minute. Instead, Lisa's brother's pickup rolled in alone. "Looks like we're early," he said with an easy grin. "Either that or everyone else secretly agreed to let us do all the setup." Moments later, both their phones chimed. Larissa blinked at Tom's apologetic text about a last minute out of town work assignment. Across from her, he laughed as he read Lisa's message explaining she'd come down with the flu. He slipped his phone into his pocket. "Well... it looks like our chaperones have officially abandoned us." Larissa smirked. "Should we act offended?" "I was thinking we act like two people who already drove three hours and refuse to waste a perfectly good rafting weekend." She pretended to weigh the idea. "That's a surprisingly convincing argument." "I have several more if needed." Their laughter came easily as they set up their gear together, traded stories over a crackling campfire, and discovered they shared a love of bad puns, strong coffee, and getting hopelessly competitive over card games and yahtzee. By sunset, the awkwardness had quietly disappeared. As the river shimmered gold, he raised a mug toward her. "Here's to unexpected itineraries." Larissa smiled, tapping her mug against his. "And to making mishaps into the best adventures."