Okay so this is going to be a romance/horror fiction. So please bare with me, this is my first and I have been wanting to try this out. Please let me know what you think.

Getting Away-Chapter 1

She couldn't believe she was letting her friends talk her into a camping trip. She hadn't really done much camping before. Her father had just died last month and her friends wanted to take her out and cheer her up. Her big nature freak friend stated, "The fresh air will do you some good. Trust me it's very relaxing. You will be at peace." His words kept playing in her mind. She shook her head as she packed for the little weekend trip. She was told to bring boots but otherwise they were expecting perfect weather. She grabbed her swim suit figuring there was going to be some form of body of water and she loved to swim. Her other friend Chase had a small cabin that they were going to be staying at. He was bringing a friend who Layla had never met before. Chase was bringing his fiancé Lexi who she was friends with. So the five of them were all going to crash together and have a fun weekend. Chase and Lexi were getting married in a few months and wanted one last fun weekend before getting married and wanting to start a family and Hank her nature friend was coming because they had been friends since they were in elementary. She wasn't sure who this Elias guy was that Chase was bringing or why but it didn't bother Layla either way. She always loved making new friends. She was just hoping she wasn't going to be a buzz kill this weekend still being sad about losing her dad. That was when she heard honking coming from outside. She looked out her window and saw her three friends. She smiled and grabbed her suitcase getting ready to exit the house.

While waiting in the suv Lexi looked over at Chase. "Is Elias still meeting up with us at the cabin?" "Yeah, he had to work today and couldn't get out of it. But he was at least getting off early." "Oh, you know I still can't believe you're trying to set him up with Layla. She's not going to fall for it." "Why? Elias is a cool dude. I think he would be a good fit for her. She needs a fucking life Lex, so does Elias for that matter. The dude literally works like fifty hours a week doing construction. The guy needs a girlfriend big time." "You're a handful you know that?" "Yep, and you also said yes to marrying me." "I still could change my mind you know." "Not cool!" They all laughed as Layla locked her front door and approached them all. "Hey guys." She slumped her shoulders. "Hey Layla, just throw your suitcase in the back and let's get this show on the road!" Chase hollered. She laughed knowing this was going to be an interesting weekend. She followed the small instructions and then hopped in the front with Hank. He grabbed her hand and squeezed it giving her a small smile. "It'll be fun, trust me." He reassured her. "I hope so." Just like that they were on their way.

After the four hour drive they had finally arrived. Luckily Chase's parents were just there two weeks prior so it wasn't going to be too dusty and there was probably going to still be liquor left over. They pulled in on the side of the cabin and hopped out. The guys went for all the luggage while Lexi and Layla opened up the cabin. Lexi had been there before so she knew where everything was. It just had a main room and two bedrooms. One was bigger than the other so the guys were all going to stay in there while the girls stayed in the smaller room. Lexi looked in the fridge and was surprised it was empty but they had brought food anyway. She was however pleased with the three bottles of good liquor sitting on the counter. She grabbed the patron and held it up. "Oh it's party time girlfriend." Layla looked at her and smiled. "Get the shot glasses." "Outstanding! That's my girl, let's do this." She looked in the cabinets and found the glassware. She wiped the glasses and filled two of them up and handed one to Layla. They clinked them together and polished them off both making scrunchy faces afterwards. "Man this weekend is going to be awesome!" Layla laughed at Lexi. Lexi was the party girl who dropped out of high school and was the wild child. But after getting a dui she got her act together and got a great job then met Chase a few years back. So the few times she let lose you could see her wild side come out.

It had been a few hours and the sun was starting to set, they had all done a few shots and were sipping on beers sitting on the porch laughing and joking and just being loud. Layla had to admit that she was having fun. At first she thought it was stupid to go out but now that she was here she was having a great time. She went for a drink of her beer when she saw headlights of a big truck pull up next to their suv. She figured it was Chase' friend Elias. It was a little dark where he was at so she couldn't see him at first. Chase got up from his chair to greet his friend. "Elias you motherfucker! You finally made it man!" Chase went to bro hug his friend who she could see was pretty built wearing a plain white tee and darker jeans maybe blue or black. He had long dark hair thrown up in a bun. He had his bag hoisted over his shoulder. As he got closer she saw he had a few necklaces around him one with a cross and a black beard. He was definitely attractive. He had a gorgeous smile that she noticed when he was greeted by Chase. He set his bag on the porch and Hank stood up to shake hands with the stranger. "Hi there, I'm Hank nice to meet you." "How you doing man, Elias." "Hey Elias, it's nice to see you again." "You too Lexi." He and Lexi shared a hug. Chase jumped in front of Layla. "This gorgeous young thing is my good friend Layla." Elias stuck his hand out. Layla put her much smaller hand in his shaking it back. "Hi, Elias right?" "Yeah, it's nice to meet you." "You too." They were all standing there quiet for a second and right on queue Chase patted Elias on the back. "Well big guy, you got some catching up to do shall we go inside where the booze lies?" Elias smiled and shook his head at his friend as he walked inside. He looked at Layla in the corner of his eye as he walked past her.

Elias and Chase were inside grabbing a couple shots and a beer when Elias was looking outside as if he could see Layla through the wall. "So that's Layla huh?" "Yep, I told you she was a babe. So what do you think?" "You're honestly trying to set me up dude? Come on, isn't that a little cheesy?" "What? You don't like her?" "No, she's a babe. It's just that she doesn't seem like the type that needs help getting a guy." "That's the thing, she's like a female version of you." Elias gave him a quizzical look. "I mean as far as working and not having much of a life." "Thanks dude." Elias rolled his eyes. "You know what I mean dude, ever since you and Stacy broke up you haven't dated since. That was like last year dude." "Well I haven't met anyone worth dating since then did that occur to you?" "Well no, but she's a good girl. She deserves to be happy, her father just died last month. She's been pretty down." "Well I'm not making any promises." "Hey whatever man, we're all just here for a good time anyway right?" Chase held up his shot and they both threw them back. Elias put his bag in the bedroom and followed Chase outside on the porch.

They were all having a really good time just kicking back listening to Johnny Cash when Layla looked over and thought she saw something moving in the bushes that had a little light hitting them from the moon reflecting off the lake. Chase of course made fun of her but it was when he saw it too that it got all their attention. Layla was going to go look when Elias stopped her. "Don't, we'll go look." The three guys all walked over there and looked around but after a couple of minutes there was nothing. The girls still being a little freaked out convinced everyone to just move the party inside. Hank came across a deck of cards and they started playing poker. "Hey let's play strip poker!" Chase suggested. "No Chase!" Layla yelped out. "What? Why not? Come on, I've seen you almost naked it's not like we're going to do anything. Besides Hank here plays the other side of the fence and I could give too shits if he sees me naked. Elias you in?" "Seriously dude?" "Yes, come on live a little people." "I'm down!" Hank said with an excited tone. Layla giggled, "Fine, but as soon as someone is naked we're done. Last time I played this bullshit game was in high school and we all played because the guys just wanted to see all the girls naked." "Okay deal, now we all have to be wearing the same exact amount of clothing." Elias was wearing his shirt, jeans, briefs, socks and boots. Figure that was seven articles if he only removed one boot or sock at a time. The guys made sure they had the same. The girls both were wearing a top, bra, underwear, shorts, socks and they both just put on a hat to make it a seventh.

They all sat around the table and started to play. After a half hour Chase was in his shirt and underwear. Hank hadn't lost a hand yet, Lexi was only wearing her underwear and was one hand away from losing. Layla was in her shirt, bra, and panties. Elias was in his jeans and briefs. Layla had to admit he looked good when he took his shirt off. He had an amazing body. They all set up for another hand. Hank had folded and Chase bet making Lexi fold. It came to Elias and Layla. They both called and after playing out the hand Layla had the worst hand. "That's right girlfriend, you lose." Chase' drunk as taunted her. She gave him a dirty look as she lifted her shirt over her head. She was wearing a matching set of black lace underwear and she was bigger in the chest so it was very hard for Elias not to just stare at her as her shirt came over her head. Her body was incredible. Chase started dealing out the cards and Layla was hoping for a bad hand because she didn't want to risk losing the bra. She lucked out as she watched Hank and Elias play it out till the end. Once again Hank was the victor and Elias went for his jeans. Both Layla and Lexi were looking on as he pulled them down admiring him on only in his briefs. Well it looks like we have a face off! Elias versus Lexi. Let's do this!" Chase ranted. "Dude, you are way too excited." Elias shook his head laughing. But the hand was dealt and it was between Elias, Layla and Lexi. Layla was sure she was winning so she wasn't going anywhere. Elias and Lexi stuck around and Layla' full house beat Elias' straight beating Lexi's three aces. Lexi slumped down realizing she just lost. But like a true champ she took off her panties showing off her birthday suit. She danced around in a circle as her breasts bounced up and down. Everyone was laughing as they all decided on another shot. They all pretty much put their clothes back on except Elias left his shirt off and Layla wasn't complaining. They kept the party going till around one when they decided to call it a night when Chase passed out on the couch. Elias and Hank just crashed in the room leaving him there while the girls went in their room.

I'm gonna call that good for now. I had fun starting this one up. Let me know if ya'll like it so far. This is my first horror story so bare with me. I have wanted to do something like this for a while. I understand it may seem like the typical horror movie style but hey those have their popularity and I don't mind keeping things simple. So please your input is much appreciated.