Hi guys,
I greatly appreciated the reviews. Thank you so much. Here's a new chapter. This chapter deals with an issue not everyone might feel comfortable with, but don't let that keep you from leaving a review and tell me what you think. The Emmy issue won't actually become a big part of the story, in case it bothers too many people. I just needed it for the cliffhanger.
Any ideas for future chapters is always welcome.
This chapter does not have a lot of Zade, but I'm a massive Zade fan, so please stay with me. It will happen.
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Two hours into the drive Zoe had gotten well acquainted with Jesse. He was very easy to talk to. She found out he came from a small town in Bluebell, he was 23 years old and this would be the first time visiting a summer camp. He and his younger brother were "kindly forced" by their mother to work at a summer camp to stay out of trouble back home.
After the camp, he was going to enlist into the army, fulfilling his lifelong dream of joining the marines.
Wade had been at the front of the bus, he was enjoying his time with his new found friend, Ben.
He met him at the meeting point before they got on the bus and started talking about fishing, camping and the great outdoors in general.
Better yet, he found out he would be running the outdoor program at camp with Ben. Ben being from New Zealand made it even more interesting, as his experiences had been very different from Wade's.
They had spent the drive talking about the different fish they caught and all the rare specimen they had come across.
Whilst talking to Ben, Wade was definitely not blind to the girls around them, staring at him and Ben, shooting them looks and batting their eyelashes as soon as their eyes met. He found it hard not to ditch Ben and get to know the girls a little better, but he had promised his mom he would try and be more serious and find a proper direction in life. Besides chasing skirt.
However, he was sure he would have enough time during these weeks at camp, to get get acquainted with some of the girls, or maybe even most of them.
Shaking these thoughts from his head, he excused himself to Ben and headed to the middle of the bus to find the toilet.
Just as he turned to the toilet he could hear a familiar voice. He looked up to see his brother talking to a pretty petit brunette. She saw him looking at them and flashed him a shy smile. Jesse turned around to see who Zoe was looking at and smiled at him as well. Jesse beckoned him to come over.
Wade walked over to the pair, squeezing trough the aisle toward them. "This is him, this is my little brother Wade." Jesse said, pointing at Wade.
"Little brother?" Zoe asked, giggling. She just couldn't help herself. The guy was huge. If she thought Jesse was tall and muscular before, she was clearly mistaking, taking in the form of Wade. The white shirt he was wearing wasn't tight around his body, but his muscular arms made the sleeves look a bit too tight.
He had broad shoulders and was much taller than Jesse. She was sure he had a good six pack hiding underneath that tshirt.
He did have the same sandy blonde hair, deep green eyes as Jesse, but as Jesse had kind and serious eyes, Wade had a playful and cheeky look in his eyes and a dazzling smile that made her blush.
He reminded her of a rugged homegrown version of the many models she and Gigi loved to gawk at when visiting the many fashion shows in their free time. Front seats always taken care of by her mother.
He leaned froward a bit to shake her hand. "It's very nice to meet you Zoe, I'm Wade, I hope my brother hasn't bored the pants off you yet." Wade smirked but Jesse scowled.
"No Wade, we were just fine, thank you." Shooting Wade a look that only meant "Get lost."
"Well Zoe! It was a real pleasure meeting you, hope to see you again real soon when we get off this bus." He smiled at the pair of them. He nodded to Zoe as a goodbye and saluted his brother, walking back to find his way to the toilet.
As he walked back to his seat at the front of the bus, he thought about making his brother move seats again, so he could get to know Zoe. Something about her had something flutter in his stomach although he did everything in his power to ignore it. He didn't want Jesse to suspect anything.
Jesse would surely make a move on her then and there, only to make sure Wade wouldn't.
They usually didn't go for the same type of girl.
Zoe did seem more like Jesse's type. Sophisticated, from the big city, very well groomed and clearly high maintenance.
Wade went for, well... The complete opposite of that.
As he approached his seat, he saw a girl now occupied in his seat and making googly eyes at Ben.
she was in deep conversation with Ben. Giggling and touching his arm while she laughed at all his jokes. Wade groaned out of annoyance.
Wade looked for an empty seat and found one across the aisle from Ben. He sat down and looked at his new neighbor, a pale girl with blonde curls who was engulfed in a book. Clearly not bothered by all the flirting going on around her. She looked up from her book, blue eyes meeting green.
She smiled at him friendly and gave a small wave "Hi, I'm Emmy." "Wade," he replied, pointing at himself.
What are you reading? Pointing at the book in her hands. "The catcher in the rye," "a must read." According to my dad." "Have you read it?" She asked him. "Nah, I'm not really into books, more of a practical guy me."
For the remainder of the trip Wade had really enjoyed talking to Emmy. She was very easy to talk to and seemed to have no interest in him, as far as romantic interest went or just an interest to get into his pants. He was so used to flirty behavior whenever he was around women, he noticed Emily was very different. He discovered he really enjoyed the change.
Just before they pulled onto camp Shawnee, Gemma, the camps assistant director got up from her seat and stood up in the front of the bus with a microphone in her hand.
"Hello everybody, I hope the trip has been treating you well so far." "We are 30 minutes away from camp Shawnee, when we arrive, please wait for your luggage to be removed from the bus and take yourself with your luggage to the picnic area that is straight ahead when you get off the bus." "There will be people there to guide you if needed."
"Thank you, and again, welcome to camp Shawnee!"
Everybody clapped, mostly because they were happy to get off the bus and being able to stretch their legs.
Emmy and Wade followed the stream of people towards to picnic area and sat down at an empty table. They were soon joined by Ben, the girl that sat next to Ben with the googly eyes, Erin and Aoife. Just as they were making introductions, Zoe and Jesse joined them too. Wade scooted over for them to sit, Zoe sat down next to him as Jesse sat next to Emmy.
As Zoe spotted Gigi in the crowd, she put her arms in the air to motion Gigi towards their table, who looked quite flustered and annoyed. A tall spectacled guy, hot in her pursuit. "I'm just going to join my friends again Joel, but it was very nice talking to you." "Maybe you should mingle and meet some cool people."
Zoe could tell Gigi was very anxious to get rid of the guy. He hung his shoulders and moved towards another table.
Gigi let out a sigh, rolled her eyes and looked at Zoe. Happy she was finally rid of the guy. He had bored her silly, he was even more boring than her stepfather, who she believed to be the most boring human being on the planet.
She squeezed herself next to Zoe, which caused Zoe to be pressed up against Wade's side. She could feel his strong arm muscles and the heat from his body. Making her mind wandering to places she didn't really want to go.
"So how do we all know each other?" Gigi asked everyone at the table. Looking at the array of diffrent people.
The googly eyed girl spoke up, "We sat next to each other in the bus, looking at Ben with adoration.
"Oh did you now?" Wade asked her, I clearly remember sitting down next to Ben when I got in the bus."
"Well, the seat was left open when you vacated it."
"Wait, you were all bus neighbors?" Gigi said with indignation "No wonder I was left with Joel from loser vile." "All the good ones were already taken," eying up Wade as she said it. Her glance was only noticed by Jesse.
Zoe snorted slightly at Gigi's comment, she loved her friend but she could be quite obnoxious sometimes.
The first 2 weeks were going to be spend on staff training and role playing to prepare the staff for various situations with the campers. The group that sat at the picnic table on arrival was getting closer by the day, hanging out together whenever they could.
They staff were currently in their first week of training and the new group of friends already had a blast together.
The third day of staff training was dedicated to safety, medication and calamities. It had been a long, boring and grueling day. Everybody was ready for the day to be over.
The camp had rental cars available for the support staff, so during their evenings and days off, people with a permit would be able to leave the camp. Gigi and Zoe had promised Erin, Emmy and Aoife to take them into port Jervis to go out for a bite to eat and a few drinks. When Wade overheard their plans, he convinced Ben and Jesse decided to follow them into town.
"So what bar are they going to? Jesse asked Wade who was driving to port Jervis. Which was only a 30 minute drive.
"Dunno, something about a daddy?"
"A daddy?" Ben asked, laughing. "That makes no sense at all Wade."
"Well that's what I heard, just be glad I heard that they were going to point Jervis. Aren't you happy you will get to see your googly eyed girl again?" He asked, looking at Ben in the rear view mirror. "I saw she begged the girls to take her with her.
"How the 6 of them even managed to all fit into that car is a mystery to me." Wade laughed, he could just imagine the girls squeezed together in the back of the car.
"I'm not too fussed to see Rebecca again tonight." Ben said.
"Rebecca?" Jesse and Wade asked
"The girl you keep on calling, googly eyed girl, she has a name you know."
"Sorry we ruffled your feathers dude." Jesse laughed.
"Besides, more fish in the sea, and tonight, the pretty fish are in port Jervis." He said
Wade and Jesse glanced at each other, thinking the same. They better not start fighting over girls this summer. Not when they all got along so well.
"Any particular fish you'd like to reel in?" Wade asked, trying to sound cool whilst thinking to himself. "Please don't say Zoe." However, his brother was bound to go after Zoe.
Ben didn't answer immediately.
"Well, any girls you have seen so far, you would like to reel in?" Ben asked them, evading Wades question.
Wade was not in the mood to play this game, but decided to challenge the guys, he wanted to know who he was up against.
"Let's just count to three and say the name of the girl we would like to get to know better this summer and have this stupid fishing game over with." "I want to be able to talk about real fishing again."
"What are you Wade, 5 years old?" Jesse retorted.
"Got a better idea?"
"Fine, call to three then."
Wade counted to three.
"Emmy." "Emily"
"What?!" Jesse and Ben looked at each other. Wade laughed.
Wade was glad he didn't say a name, he knew nothing good was going to come from this, but he was very glad and very surprised Zoe's name didn't come up.
"You like Emmy?" Ben asked Jesse
"Do you like Emmy?" Jesse asked Ben
"Game on." Ben said, smirking at Jesse
"Better get googly eye girl off your back before you start the hunt Ben."
"Thank you again Zoe, for taking us with you." "We can't really go anywhere without a car." Aoife said.
"No problem at all" smiling at Aoife in the rear view mirror before focusing on the road again.
"I really hope there will be some cute guys out there tonight!" Erin said excitedly.
"I must say, some of the guys at camp are not half bad." Gigi said.
Rebecca looked at her. "Who do you think is not half bad?"
"Well let's see, there's Jesse, I would definitely do him, then there's Wade, I know for sure I would do him."
Zoe swallowed hard as she said this.
"And then there's Ben, I am very certain I would do him." Gigi finished.
Aoife, Emmy and Erin laughed
"But I called dibs on Ben!" Rebecca said in a high pitched voice.
"Girls, lay off the fighting over men, we are educated and smart women." Emily said, dismissing Gigi's comment.
"So girls, if you had to choose between either of the 3, who would you do? "Erin asked the girls, completely ignoring Emmy's comment.
Actually, I'll go first myself. "I would do Ben and Wade, not at the same time however, but this must be a tie." "They are both to die for! Erin announced proudly. Rebecca glared at her and Zoe swallowed.
"We already know Rebecca would choose Ben as well, so now it's Aoife's turn." Erin finished.
"Probably Jesse," Aoife spilled out, clearly happy to share her view.
"I just can't withstand a man in uniform and his accent is sexy!" "And if Wade would be happy to wear a uniform, it's a tie for me."
"What about you Gigi?"
"Well like I said, I would do all three, but if you are making me choose I would go for Ben."
"Care to elaborate? Rebecca asked her, looking at her.
"Don't want to make you upset," she said, whilst smirking.
"You won't upset me." Rebecca challenged her.
"Well..." "There's his dark long hair and blue eyes, as blue as the ocean, long eyelashes, five o'clock shadow, well defined six pack, sun kissed skin as if he spends all his time at the beach and a perfectly toned ass."
"Oh and please do not to forget that well stocked package."
"Excuse me?" Rebecca said, eyes wide.
"Gigi stop it." Zoe said warningly.
"Oh please tell me you did notice his package when we were at the pool the yesterday Rebecca." "I can't be the only on that noticed." She wagged her eyebrows at her and let out a wolf whistle.
Erin Emmy and Aoife giggled, Rebecca looked horrified.
zoe remembered she had noticed as well, but only after Gigi had nudged her, nearly pointing at his crotch.
"Zoe, your turn," Emmy said with a loud voice, before things got out of hand. Rebecca looked as though she wanted to discuss Ben some more with Gigi.
Zoe was taken aback, she hoped this game would have been over with Gigi and Rebecca fighting over Ben.
Yeah Zoe, you've been quiet on the subject, Aoife said.
"Well I'm driving, I need to concentrate on the road." "Let Emmy go first."
Emmy went bright red. "Let's not play this game anymore guys, it's not important.
"It only takes a second." Aoife teased.
"I don't feel like discussing it." Emmy said, crossing her arms, she started to feel vulnerable.
"Just name one," Aoife pressed her.
"Just not my type." Emmy said quietly.
"Who's not?" Zoe asked, curious now as Emmy's behavior became nervous. She and Wade had been very close on the bus, Zoe remembered Rebecca telling her.
"None of them." Emmy said, bowing her head and gazing at her lap, her cheeks flushed.
"Why not?" Gigi moaned, poking her, as she pushed her head into Emmy's lap and turned her face to look at Emmy's face. Emmy had a concerned and scared look on her face. Gigi frowned at her.
Gigi suddenly recognized the look in Emmy's eyes, her sister Angelina had given her the same look before she told her some big news last week.
"Omg" you're gay!" Gigi exclaimed
A tear trickled down Emmy's face as gave a slight nod, her head still bowed.
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So this was it for this chapter. I'm working everyday this week so I can't make any promises on a fast update. Please leave a review and tell me what you think.
