"Ok, who's sleeping where?" Bryan takes charge when everyone has settled down around the fire. Everyone looks at each other before looking at me.
"What?" I say.
"I'm with uh, Maya!" Ruby says eyeing Maya.
"I'll bunk with Mase." Caleb shrugs.
"I'll be with myself." Bryan says.
It leaves only me and Hunter. âCoincidence, I think not. "â You guys are in on something." I sigh, crossing my feet.
"I ain't complaining." Hunter mutters and I sigh. To be honest, I'm not up for arguing with him and I don't wanna be the bitch who complains all the time.
"Fine. I'm going to set up the tent." I stand up while the others leave to do the same. Hunter grabs a tent from his car, bringing it over to an empty space near the fire.
"So..." I say, grabbing the instructions sheet.
"Fuck that." Hunter throws the sheet on the floor.
"Oh-k then. Show me how you do it, camper boy." I smirk as he attaches the poles together, forming a frame.
"Hold this here." He shows me, and I stand holding one of the poles while he attaches the fabric to it. I struggle to not look at his biceps straining as he constructs our home for the weekend. Do you think I can just pretend he doesn't smoke? Great plan Bree...
Once the tent has been put together, I grab my sleeping bag and shove it in the surprisingly large space.
I begin to walk away to Maya but Hunter grabs my waist forcing me to stumble toward him.
"Now tell me what's wrong." His breath tickled my face as he held me against him.
"You'll think I'm an idiot. And I don't want to wreck this trip for you by complaining."
I say, my breath hitching in my throat from the closeness.
"I will never think your an idiot. And you being upset will wreck this trip." He lowers his head to line up our faces.
I sigh knowing I can't get out of this one. "Trevor used to smoke...a lot. Mixed with the alcohol, I dreaded the smell of tobacco. It was the smell of abuse and when I smelt the smoke, I knew he was around and I wasn't safe." I sigh. "That's why I'm worried, even thinking about that smell makes me fucking sick."
Hunter loosens his grip on my waist and his face softens.
"I don't think your an idiot B." Then he runs his fingers through his hair, "we'll make a deal."
"Mm?" I press.
"You promise to let me know when something's worrying you and I'll...I'll try not to smoke. Not that I'm fucking addicted or anything."
As much as I want him to not smoke, do I really want to worry him with my issues?
I trust him though right?
"Deal." I smile, "I'll whoop your ass if you break the deal."
"You love my ass too much for that." He somehow turns it into a dirty conversation.
"Not as much as you love mine." I smirk, and his hands slowly creep down to my ass.
"Watch it mister." I push his chest and he gives my ass a squeeze before letting go.
"Oh you better fucking run!" I yell as he runs to the others who are now at the fire.
When I catch up, I sit down, not bothering to whack hunter as much as he deserves it.
"Yo let's play truth or dare!" Maya hollers and we all scoot closer together.
Maya and ruby share a quick look before maya says, "truth or dare...Bree."
"Dare." Who in their right mind picks truth?
"I dare you to...straddle Hunter for the rest of the game." Hunter smirks in my direction.
"Aight. Easy." I walk straight over to Hunter and sit on his lap, one leg on either side.
"This isn't too bad aye?" Hunter keeps smirking.
"Oh I know how much you are enjoying it." I smirk back and know exactly what to do. I make small, subtle movements, moving around on the area of his crotch.
"Bree..." he hisses and I feel him hardening beneath me.
"If you start this, you gotta finish the job." He says.
"Mm no I don't." I take control but stop squirming. See, I'm nice.
"Whoa whoa, settle down." Bryan says, across from us when he sees hunter looking down my shirt.
"Yea eyes up here Bud." I smile.
After a few more rounds of the game, Ruby says, "I'm getting tired...Let's play another time yea?"
I stand up and off of Hunter who I must say, isn't too uncomfortable to sit on.
When I climb into the tent, I see that Hunters sleeping bag is beside mine. What's wrong with that I guess...? Before hunter comes in, I slip on a pair of sweats, before tying my hair into a top knot.
"Did he do that to you?" I feel a warm hand slide over my bare upper back, sending tingles over where he's touched.
"Do you not have any sense of privacy?" I say, throwing on the shirt and facing Hunter.
"Nah not really. But for real, he did that?"
"Who did what?" I ask even though I know what he's asking.
"Did Trevor give you that scar?" He asks somewhat demanding.
"Yea he did, ok? but what can I do now."
"I'll fucking kill him." He whispers, fists clenched.
"Nope, no killing." I smile slightly at his protectiveness. "He's in jail anyway."
"Well good." Hunter sighs, laying down on his sleeping bag. I do the same.
"I'm glad we're good again." Hunter whispers but I freeze up.
"What's wrong?" He asks his breath tickling my ear.
"Nothing, I'm glad we're friends too..." I say, wishing we were more than that. But if this is the only way I can be around Hunter, then I'll have to deal with being just friends.
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"Morning clumsy," Hunters husky voice helps me realise where I am. Camping. I turn to face him but find it difficult as our limbs are tangled like a jigsaw puzzle... he shoots me a crooked smile, his hair ruffled and his eyes still half closed.
How does he look so cute even after he just woke up? I probably look like a drowning rat!
"Morning asshole." I reply with a smile.
"Rise and shine fuckers." Maya unzips the tent in an olive coloured bikini. "We're going swimming!"
****
"How's this?" I say showing Ruby and Maya my black triangle bikini.
"Yep that's fire!" Maya says once it's on.
"Hunter will love it." Ruby says and I throw my pillow at her head.
"Speaking of guys, how's Mason?" I wiggle my eyebrows.
"Well actually...we kinda hooked up again last night."
"while I was in the same fucking tent?!" Maya yells.
"No hell no, we uh went in his tent..."
I laugh. "you do you I guess."
"Bro you gotta actually become a thing." Maya says.
"Chill it takes time." I say to Maya.
"Anyway, I'm freezing and I don't even wanna swim." I pout.
"Well suck it up." Maya replies. On the way out, I grab the first hoodie I see, and chuck it on. i realise it's hunters, but whatever. It smells like him though...which is nice and safe.
Ok this is the worst chapter I've written... like ever ð¬
But like I'll try harder...sorry xx
-L