“Yes,” I said defensively. “Hmm. That surprises me.” Caleb regarded me for a long moment. “What happened with your mom...” I stiffened. I couldn’t believe he was bringing up my mother! “What does she have to do with anything?” Caleb’s expression lost its seductiveness, and he took a small step ba
-Caleb- “Caleb, we need to slow down,” Jocelyn said after about a minute. We were wearing life jackets, because Jocelyn insisted again. I could still see camp from where we were, so I shook my head. “No can do. If I squint one eye, I could probably see your father flipping me the bird.” “He... ok
“Jesus. Jesus FUCK!” I swore, gripping the back strap on her life jacket and pulling her with me as I set out for shore—any shore. I turned my back to the waves and let them carry us. It didn’t take long before I saw trees ahead. “Thank fuck,” I said just before my socked foot connected with a sha
That assessment hit me like a punch in the gut. I had been treating Jocelyn as though I expected her to be easy, ever since she’d seen me naked in the woods and telegraphed her clear desire for me. I should have known better. Jocelyn deserved better. “Look,” I said. “I have had a hard-on for you si
-Jacey- It was freezing, so cold that Caleb’s warm hand on my numb, wet cheek actually stung. That was not, however, the place where most of the warmth in my body was bubbling up from. My heart beat a ba-thump ba-thump when he touched me, and his words touched a broken place in my soul. I blinked,
I covered my face with my hand and groaned. “This day just keeps getting better.” “It is from my perspective,” Caleb chuckled. I took a tired swat at him. Caleb laughed more and stood to hang my clothes to dry as well. When he returned to my side, Caleb sat down cross-legged on the ground. I fro
“Um, gross.” But I giggled just the same. Caleb put his mouth right up against my ear. “Do you touch yourself at night when you think about me?” I shivered. “W-Weren’t we worried about a bear?” “I’ll take that as a ‘yes,’” Caleb said smugly. I groaned and buried my face in his neck again. Caleb
-Jacey- I waited while Caleb took our silverware and the empty can down to the lake, praying he didn’t get lost on the way back. The sun was just starting to dip down from its peak outside the window, and I knew my father and Jeanie probably wouldn’t even be worried about our absence until sunset.