a weird look.
“You’re twenty-one! How does that happen?” Kay-Kay laughs through her tears .
“Oh. Jo.” Sam shakes her head. “That guy behind the bar would take you in two seconds, and I might pay money to see that man naked.”
“I totally would,” Kay-Kay chimes in.
I flop back down. “I can’t just…sleep with him.”
“Why the hell not?” They both ask at the same time.
I cover my face with both arms. “Because I’m me.”
“He would be the perfect man to deflower you.” Kay-Kay say s.
“We’re not talking about this!” I’m going to actually die of embarrassment. The first person ever to not survive humilia tion. “And no one says deflower. ”
“With you. We use deflower.” Kay-Kay ’s laughing so hard I can barely understand her words , which I guess is better than a crumpled mess of tears .
“Well, I wish I could be you for one night and sleep with him.” Sam nudges my arm so I know she’s teasing.
I’m trying to bury my face deeper into the mattress.
“We’re a fine mess, aren’t we?” Kay-Kay laughs a little as they both flop back.
“Something like that,” Sam says.
“And no more giving me crap,” I say.
And we lie together in silence. Because sometimes, you’ve said all you need to say and being there is enough.
“Deflower,” Kay-Kay whispers.
And we break into another round of hysterics. I have a serious love/hate relationship with these girls.
For the next four days I keep to myself. Organize the camper schedule to perfection, and stay away from the Little Minnow. I’m exhausted because I’ve been over-working myself every day. And also tired because I’ve been thinking too hard about Liam , what he might want, what I might want.
There’s a knock at my cabin door, and I freeze.
“I brought you food.” Liam .
My heart sprints. Liam brought food. To me. He sure didn’t waste any time. I search for a small mirror, but realize it’s probably better not to know what I look like after chasing campers all day.
I jerk open the door and melt a little at his smile and the two bags of food he’s holding.
“ Um. Wow. We could eat in the Crow’s Nest. It’s this empty room above the dining hall.”
He winks at me and my stomach flips. “Empty, eh?”
I step around him and the two of us walk in silence to the Crow’s Nest. Evening activity is happening and there’s no one around. I lead him in, but once he’s inside, I wonder if I want to be in this close of quarters with him.
“ Actually, maybe we should eat downstairs or somewhere outside. There’s lots of picnic spots,” I offer.
His eyes are everywhere, maybe trying to take in the surroundings of what is essentially a small bedroom .
“Yeah. Sure.”
He puts both bags in one hand and touches my cheek with his fingertips. “Ye’ve had a rough day.”
My whole bo dy quivers from that one simple touch. “Something like that.”
He drapes his arm over my shoulders, and I stiffen. He gives me a squeeze. “Relax, Jody. I’m not after you. Sometimes we run into people just because we need someone right then. I’m not asking for any more than friendship.”
I relax and let the weight of his arm pull me into him. With his hard body against mine, I know I want more from him, but it’s too soon for me. I’ve been wrapped up in the wrong person for too long, and that doesn’t seem like something I’d do, but I did do it. And as far as I’ve come, I’m still reeling a bit from the situation.
“Well… ” he says, “ I’m not after more than friendship. Yet .”
I chuckle and he gives me another friendly squeeze, kissing my temple and sending ripples through my body.
We take the food and opt to walk about a mile up the trail that circles the lake . We sit at the top of the hill; a perfect spot where we can see almost everything, but no one can see us.
Liam pulls out two burgers, and neither of us says anything. We eat in silence. It’s the weird awkward
“You’re twenty-one! How does that happen?” Kay-Kay laughs through her tears .
“Oh. Jo.” Sam shakes her head. “That guy behind the bar would take you in two seconds, and I might pay money to see that man naked.”
“I totally would,” Kay-Kay chimes in.
I flop back down. “I can’t just…sleep with him.”
“Why the hell not?” They both ask at the same time.
I cover my face with both arms. “Because I’m me.”
“He would be the perfect man to deflower you.” Kay-Kay say s.
“We’re not talking about this!” I’m going to actually die of embarrassment. The first person ever to not survive humilia tion. “And no one says deflower. ”
“With you. We use deflower.” Kay-Kay ’s laughing so hard I can barely understand her words , which I guess is better than a crumpled mess of tears .
“Well, I wish I could be you for one night and sleep with him.” Sam nudges my arm so I know she’s teasing.
I’m trying to bury my face deeper into the mattress.
“We’re a fine mess, aren’t we?” Kay-Kay laughs a little as they both flop back.
“Something like that,” Sam says.
“And no more giving me crap,” I say.
And we lie together in silence. Because sometimes, you’ve said all you need to say and being there is enough.
“Deflower,” Kay-Kay whispers.
And we break into another round of hysterics. I have a serious love/hate relationship with these girls.
For the next four days I keep to myself. Organize the camper schedule to perfection, and stay away from the Little Minnow. I’m exhausted because I’ve been over-working myself every day. And also tired because I’ve been thinking too hard about Liam , what he might want, what I might want.
There’s a knock at my cabin door, and I freeze.
“I brought you food.” Liam .
My heart sprints. Liam brought food. To me. He sure didn’t waste any time. I search for a small mirror, but realize it’s probably better not to know what I look like after chasing campers all day.
I jerk open the door and melt a little at his smile and the two bags of food he’s holding.
“ Um. Wow. We could eat in the Crow’s Nest. It’s this empty room above the dining hall.”
He winks at me and my stomach flips. “Empty, eh?”
I step around him and the two of us walk in silence to the Crow’s Nest. Evening activity is happening and there’s no one around. I lead him in, but once he’s inside, I wonder if I want to be in this close of quarters with him.
“ Actually, maybe we should eat downstairs or somewhere outside. There’s lots of picnic spots,” I offer.
His eyes are everywhere, maybe trying to take in the surroundings of what is essentially a small bedroom .
“Yeah. Sure.”
He puts both bags in one hand and touches my cheek with his fingertips. “Ye’ve had a rough day.”
My whole bo dy quivers from that one simple touch. “Something like that.”
He drapes his arm over my shoulders, and I stiffen. He gives me a squeeze. “Relax, Jody. I’m not after you. Sometimes we run into people just because we need someone right then. I’m not asking for any more than friendship.”
I relax and let the weight of his arm pull me into him. With his hard body against mine, I know I want more from him, but it’s too soon for me. I’ve been wrapped up in the wrong person for too long, and that doesn’t seem like something I’d do, but I did do it. And as far as I’ve come, I’m still reeling a bit from the situation.
“Well… ” he says, “ I’m not after more than friendship. Yet .”
I chuckle and he gives me another friendly squeeze, kissing my temple and sending ripples through my body.
We take the food and opt to walk about a mile up the trail that circles the lake . We sit at the top of the hill; a perfect spot where we can see almost everything, but no one can see us.
Liam pulls out two burgers, and neither of us says anything. We eat in silence. It’s the weird awkward
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