Page 66 of Unsupervised
“Travis,” Diane laughs, glancing around.
“They can’t hear me.” Travis shakes his head and scoffs, “Kids. You can tell them all day to say please and thank you and it won’t sink in but call one person a cockface...”
Diane regards Kelly. “Come on, we can watch these two try to figure it out. Want a drink?”
“Sure.”
They sit on a nearby picnic table, talking and laughing while we get the tents up. At some point, they walk over to play frisbee with the kids.
Just as Travis and I get my tent set up, Dalton pulls into his campsite. He gets out of the car, along with a tiny brunette, slings his arm around her and heads over to us.
“Hey, you guys, this is Amber.”
She gives a shy wave. After the introductions and all the niceties are exchanged, Dalton glances around. “I thought you were bringing your chick?”
“Kelly,” I remind him, gesturing to the field where she tosses the frisbee to Seth.
“Oh.” His lips form a smirk, and he gives me a sideways glance. “She playing with the other kids?”
“Fuck off.” He knows I can’t comment on his choice of women with the poor girl standing right there. She doesn’t look much older than Kelly. “Better get your tent set up.”
Dalton shakes his head. “Don’t need one. Got an air mattress in the back of my SUV. Seat lays down, plenty of room.”
Kelly and Diane return with the kids, and we decide to hike down to the lake. The water is too cold to swim, but Travis wants to fish. “It’ll be peaceful,” he says, “the kids will spend forever just chucking rocks into the water.”
The hike through the woods is gorgeous and when Kelly smiles up at me, it strikes me in the moment how lucky I am. I was sure I’d never have this with her. After we spend some time with my friends by the lake, we take off on our own down another trail that’s not quite so clean cut.
“Are you sure you know where you’re going?” Kelly asks when the trail fades, a sliver of worry in her voice.
“I’ve camped here plenty of times. I could find my way back in the pitch dark. Trust me.”
Her hand slides into mine. “I do.”
Bending over, I caution her to duck and lead her through a low overhang of trees. I’m happy to see the spot hasn’t changed. It isn’t littered with beer bottles and condom wrappers that would surely be the case if the average park goer knew about it.
“Wow,” she breathes, taking in the scenery. “It’s beautiful here.”
A small stream runs down the slight slope, gurgling pleasantly. The area is surrounded by thick trees, but near the creek the ground switches from the fragrant pine needles to a soft carpet of moss.
“It is. That water is probably cold enough to feel like knives right now, but it’s nice to watch.”
I sit down beside the creek and pull her down in front of me. She sits between my legs, leaning back against me. For a few minutes, we just sit there, soaking in nature and listening to the forest. “I see why you like hiking and camping. This is wonderful.”
I’m thrilled to share it with her. A beetle crawls up her leg and she plucks it off absently, placing it on the grass where it runs away. “I’m glad you think so. There are a lot of beautiful places I want to show you. We’ll have to come back in the middle of summer and swim in the lake.”
“I like your friends. Diane’s nice. She invited me to hang out with her sometime. She said she doesn’t get out much because of the kids.”
“I don’t doubt that.”
Silence reigns again as we sit together. “We can hang out here for a while, or head back if you’re bored. Whatever you want.”
Her grin is mischievous. “Whatever I want?” She rubs her cheek like she’s considering it. “Well, I’m not opposed to having my vagina licked.”
This fucking girl is going to kill me. There’s a clear challenge in her eyes when she glances around. “Unless you’re worried that we’ll get caught.”
I’ve spent countless hours in this spot and never seen another person. We won’t get caught, but I’m not going to tell her that. If she wants to try a little possible exhibitionist scenario, I’m all for it. Besides, I haven’t got to make her come since we’ve been back together. All the sex stuff has been off the table.
Until now.
