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All Chapters of My Alaskan Mountain Man: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

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Town

First thing in the morning, Cammie is dressed in one of the two pairs of tracksuit bottoms, a green t-shirt and Robins grey hoody. She pulls the curtain aside and she can see that the sun is just starting to peak through the trees in the distance, but it’s still dark out. She knows it still pretty early and the chances are, Robin is still asleep, but she can’t lay in bed any longer, waiting for him to get up. Going into the kitchen now, she can see all of the lights are still out and the living room is still pitch black meaning Robin must still be asleep. Quietly, she stalks into the kitchen, waits a moment for her eyes to adjust to the dark, then sets to work making a pot of coffee and puts some porridge on to cook. May as well get a good breakfast in and make sure Robin is well fed before heading out to town. She doesn’t know how long the drive into town is, but she does know it’s a way off. Once the porridge is cooked and the coffee is made she decides its time to wake Rob
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Adam

Unaware as to what Cammie is currently witnessing outside the store, Robin scans the store for woman’s hiking gear. That’s when he hears the door chime go and then hears familiar voices over at the counter where Tobin is sitting. It’s none other then his twin brother Adam and Mindy his ex. He ducks down slightly trying not to be seen as he listens in on their conversation with Tobin. Tobin greets them both, “Mindy, Adam” “Tobin, good to see you”, Robin hears his brothers voice for the first time in nearly eight months. From where he is standing hidden behind the clothing racks he can see that Mindy looks like she’s about to pop that baby out any day now. Tobin, “thanks for offering to drive me Adam, the truck’s out back”, Tobin points toward the stores back exit. “Mindy much appreciated that you’re going to mind the store for me while we’re gone, especially in your condition. I’ll try my best to get the procedure done as quickly as possible. Any problems, please don’t hesitat
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News from the Sheriff

Cammie knows she’s fucked up. After sitting quietly for the whole two minute drive to the sheriff’s station Cammie breaks the silence with, “I’m sorry! I know I embarrassed you and I...” Robin interrupts what’s she’s saying with, “Cammie, do you know what you’ve done?” He says in an irritated tone, “everyone was supposed to believe that you are my long lost cousin.” “Now, the whole town thinks your my girlfriend.” Cammie gets defensive, “would it be that awful if the whole town were to think I’m your girlfriend? What exactly is the difference if I’m your girlfriend or your looong losttt cousin?” She says vehemently. Robin faces her now with a cross and angry furrowed brow. “You are the one who came up with the cousin idea in the first place!” “Besides, I’d love to call you my girlfriend, but you said yourself, that you are not my girlfriend!” He carries on with his rant, frustrated now, he continues, “now that there are two different stories floating about town, and now that t
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A tear gives it away

Cammie and Willow are both sitting in the rear seats of the truck catching up with each other as Robin drives the truck. The men are discussing Robins plan for the hike he and Cammie intend to embark on tomorrow morning. “Have you got everything you need for your hike?” Sheriff asks. Cammie and Willow stop chatting now so they can hear what is being said between the men. “I am pretty sure I have everything I need” Robin reply’s. “Please tell me you will be careful, I don’t like the idea of Cammie going back to that cliff” Willow interjects. “It will be fine, I’ll be careful and I’ll have Robin there to help me and to protect me if need be” Cammie reassures her. This leads Cammie’s thoughts down a totally different train of thought to the hike. Reminding herself of what Robin had said earlier in the truck. ‘it’s okay, I won’t let anything happen to you. I love you’, he said. Cammie is sitting smiling to herself as she looks out of her window and daydreams about Robin tel
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The morning of the hike

After a night of tossing and turning Cammie gets up before sunrise for a second morning in a row. Nervous about going back to the cliff edge, where Robin found her and where it had all happened. Terrified that she may find Callie’s clean picked bones scattered along the forest floor she gets up out of bed switches the light on and checks the time. It’s only three thirty am. Careful not to make any noise she goes through the bag of clothing from the Mountain Outfitters store. She lays all the items on the bed neatly. Checking the jeans over, they don’t look too bad, but she decides to go with the hiking trousers that have thermal lining in because she can tell there’s still a nip of cold in the air. Once dressed in her navy trouser, long sleeved baby blue top, fleece and burgundy coloured fluffy socks, Cammie checks the time again. It’s four-twenty-three am. Contemplating whether or not it would be okay to wake Robin up, Cammie decides she’ll give it another half hour before headin
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Eliza

After one last discussion about how to stay safe while hiking in the Alaskan mountains and the forest, which animals to look out for and how to keep from getting injured. Robin grabs his rucksack and rifle before they head out the door, lock it and start walking. Robin takes Cammie to the edge of his property line, it’s a large area that is attached to his fathers property. The further they go, the denser the forest becomes as they walk uphill towards the cliff that can be seen in the distance. Once the cliff comes into sight, Robin immediately sees a change in Cammie’s demeanour. From the moment she laid eyes on the cliff side, he could see she’d become withdrawn, quiet and her face furrowed along her brow. Her lips pursed together tightly with worry and he could tell her mind was in a dark place. Trying to keep her distracted from it, Robin shows Cammie where the path is that both he and the local wildlife use in order to get through the thick brush. Although it’s only just t
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The lie

Robin comes in from outside just as Cammie is about to dish the food up. It’s nothing special, just eggs and toast because she’s too tired to defrost something from the deep freezer. Robin comes in and gives Cammie a smile, “hmm a girl after my own heart, I’m starving!” Cammie feeling pleased with herself for taking the initiative to make them some food, places two plates on the counter. Robin comes in and leans the rifle up next to the front door as he comes in, takes his coat off and hangs it up on its hook near the door, just as he’s about to remove his boots he hears a truck coming up the road. He looks to Cammie, who also heard the truck and looks pale as a sheet, as if his poor dove hasn’t had enough of a scare today. “Go to the bedroom and stay there until I say it’s clear”, Robin orders her. Cammie immediately runs to the bedroom and closes the door, leaving it slightly ajar so she can hear who it is if they come in. Hoping it’s the Sheriff and Willow. Cammie looks
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Can you handle it?

Cammie goes back to the bedroom to change. This time she puts a pair of the jeans on with one of her new t-shirts and puts her boots back on as she thinks to herself, I can’t loose it like I did earlier on the mountain. I need to keep my head straight. Determined not to let her fear control her, she tries to convince herself that she is the same tough and fearless woman she was before the attack. She is still the same woman who survived an arrow through the stomach and hyperthermia. If she could face these fuckers once, she could do it again. Heading back out into the living area, Robin in the kitchen with the eggs being reheated in the pan. Cammie sees a shotgun leaning up against the wall next to the hunting rifle and a hand gun is laying on the kitchen counter close to where Robin is reheating the eggs. Determined she is going to defend herself at all costs she asks Robin, “are you going to show me how to use one of those?” Robin looks up at Cammie, “have you ever shot a gun b
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Cammie’s thoughts

I wonder if I should pack some things in a bag, Cammie asks herself. We might need to do a runner into the forest if someone comes. Looking at Robin who is checking out of each window every few minutes. He’s definitely on edge and is expecting something to happen tonight, I’d better pack a bag. I walk into the bedroom and head straight over to my pile of folded clothes. I figure the jeans I’ve got on are fine to wear more then a day but I grab fresh underwear and socks and spare T-shirt. I also grab the fleece and put it into Robins hiking rucksack. It’s not big so I have to be careful what I put into it. Scanning the room, I walk over to Robins drawers and grab a fresh T-shirt and a yellow and grey plaid button up shirt that feels nice and thick which should help keep him warm if we have to stay out in the cold all night. I grab some thick socks for him too and stuff them in the bag. Okay, so we’ll definitely be needing food and water. In the kitchen I find our water bottles,
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I’ll blow you to kingdom come!

My legs are starting to ache, I can’t stay in this squat position behind this chair for much longer, where the hell is Robin? Falling forward, I grab the chair to stabilise myself and it scrapes along the wooden floor, “Shit!” Worried they’re going to hear me in here. I gently slide the chair back into position and re-adjust myself so I’m distributing my weight more evenly. I lift the handgun and rest the end of the barrel on the top of the back of the chair, pointing it dead centre of the doorway. If anyone comes into the room now I’ve got a clear shot. It’s quiet, all I can hear is my own heart beating and my loud breathing, which is heavy and deep. Breathe Cam, just Breath…. I try some calming deep inhalation through my nose and out through my mouth in an attempt to slow down and steady my breathing and my racing heart. Everything’s dark, I can see the slit of light coming through underneath the door from the study lamp in the other room. All of a sudden, I see a shadow
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