Chapter 4

I walked into the cabin expecting to find Mitchie, but was instead met by an empty and quiet room. I noticed the bathroom door was closed as I walked over to the bed and flung my body down on it wincing slightly from the contact with my shoulder. I sighed and ran my hand through my hair slightly as I heard the bathroom door click open. I turned my head to see Mitchie standing in the doorway awkwardly now changed back into her short shorts and her motley crue t- shirt over her bathing suit. I saw her gulp slightly before walking over to sit down beside me on the bed.

"So…in the water…." I heard her clear her throat nervously as I shifted my body lightly to prop my head on my good arm. "That was…uh…different" She finished looking down at her hands clasped in her lap gulping again.

"Yeah" I replied not knowing what else to say as I suddenly found a loose string in the bedspread very interesting. I saw Mitchie open and close her mouth several times out of the corner of my eye before she finally closed her mouth altogether and went back to staring at her hands. I sighed and clenched my eyes shut realizing that it was gonna have to be me who started this awkward conversation.

"Look…I…I'm sorry if it wasn't what you wanted" I started still staring at the bedspread as Mitchie's head whipped up and started shaking.

"No…no that's…that's not it" Mitchie stuttered out cutting me off as I pushed myself into a sitting position. "I…I don't know…these last few days have been really confusing" She finished with sigh looking back down at her hands. I reached over and grabbed her fidgeting hands out of her lap and held them in my own.

"What do you mean?" I asked confused as to what she was talking about. I felt her squeeze my hands slightly before she spoke again.

"Well…you're my best friend…but these last few days…I've been having feelings that are a lot more than friendly" She answered me quietly staring at our hands the whole time. I let out the breath that I didn't realize I was holding.

"Trust me, I know the feeling" I replied with a smile as I saw her head snap up.

"It's a little different….you're used to liking girls" She replied whispering the second part as if someone other than me might hear her. "Its more than a little confusing" She finished clenching her eyes shut and leaning her head back letting a tear trail it's way down her cheek. I released one of her hands and reach forward wiping away the tear with the pad of my thumb.

"I've been there…the day I realized I liked you, was the day I realized that I was gay" I told her quietly not quite believing that I just admitted that to her. I saw her lower her eyes to stare into mine.

"How long?" She asked sniffling a little bit and then squeezing my hand.

"About five years" I answered with a whisper looking away from her gaze to stare at our hands.

"You should've told me" She replied quietly reaching forward to lift my chin so I had to look her in the eyes.

"I was scared…I couldn't risk losing you" I answered rubbing circles on the back of her hand with my thumb. I heard her sigh before she leaned forward and placed her forehead against mine.

"You could never lose me" She whispered staring straight into my eyes. I felt my breath hitch in my throat and I couldn't help but to lean forward and press my lips against hers lightly. I pulled back enough to look into her eyes to see if it was okay to continue. I saw her nod as a slight smile slipped onto her face. I reached my hand up and ran it down the side of her face coming to rest on the dimple in her chin that I found irresistible. I saw her eyes slip shut as I leaned forward again and captured her lower lip between mine hearing a slight moan slip from my mouth at the contact.

I felt her arms reach up to wrap around my neck as I grabbed her waist and pulled her closer slipping my tongue into her mouth at the same time. I heard small moans slipping from her mouth and with every one I could feel my body temperature rise a degree or two as I rubbed my tongue against hers one last time before pulling away. I pulled back slightly, but couldn't help but to lean forward and place a small kiss right in the dimple on her chin before leaning my forehead back against hers to see her eyes slipping open with a slightly dazed expression.

"You have no idea what you do to me" I whispered pushing her loose hair out of her eyes as a shy grin slipped onto her face. Suddenly, I heard my stomach give out a low growl of protest. I heard Mitchie giggle slightly as she pulled back.

"Make you hungry?" She asked with a grin as I felt my face heat up in embarrassment.

"You know swimming does that to me" I answered trying to get my face to go back to normal while Mitchie was still giggling. I saw her nod her head a few times before replying.

"Slip some clothes on and we'll go get some lunch" She replied standing from the bed and heading over to the mirror to fix her hair. I nodded before walking over and slipping my arms around her waist from behind seeing her raise her eyebrows at me in the mirror. I leaned down and placed a kiss in the crook of her neck before coming back up to whisper in her ear.

"Those sweatpants don't have a thing on these shorts" I whispered seeing her mouth drop open. I winked at her in the mirror before pinching her butt and darting into the bathroom so I didn't get hit.

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I glared at the empty seat next to Shane before looking up and spotting the only other available seat next to Nate. I saw Nate wave at me as I made my way over and plopped down next to him.

"Hey" I said tossing a chip into my mouth and nudging him in the shoulder slightly.

"So…you and Mitchie looked pretty cozy in the water" He whispered back foregoing the greeting altogether. I felt my face heat up as I busied myself putting mayo on my sandwich. I cleared my throat before replying.

"Please tell me you were the only one that saw that" I whispered looking up at Shane nervously across the table. "I'm not really sure what we are exactly, so I'd really like it to stay on the down low" I finished popping another chip into my mouth and glancing at him out of the corner of my eye.

"Relax, I'm the only one that saw…I won't tell" He replied now digging in to his lunch with a small smirk. I looked up when I felt Mitchie's presence and saw her coming towards the table with her lunch in hand. I glanced around the table noticing that there was still only one seat open…right next to Shane. I saw Mitchie glare at Shane when he gave her one of his leering gazes before she turned and walked in my direction.

"I am not sitting next to him" I heard Mitchie say as she neared the table coming to stop in front of me and Nate. I giggled lightly before motioning for her to come over to me. She looked at me curiously before nodding her head and rounding the table. I shifted my lunch to the left and then scooted my chair back.

"Sit" I said answering her questioning stare before grabbing my sandwich and taking a bite. I saw her glance around nervously before sitting her lunch down next to mine. "C'mon I won't bite" I finished glancing up from my tray to see her biting her lip nervously. Finally, after clearing her throat she lowered herself down into my lap. I grinned over at the expression on Nate's face before wrapping my injured arm around her waist and grabbing my sandwich again. I felt Mitchie shift in my lap and couldn't help the sudden coughing fit that overtook me as I choked on a chip that I was eating.

"You okay" Nate asked clapping me on the back loudly hitting my injured shoulder in the process.

"Owww….jeez" I groaned before coughing a few more times and then glancing up to see Mitchie looking at me with an amused expression on her face. "What are you grinning at?" I asked poking her in the side lightly hearing her giggle in response as she shifted her body again. I felt the butterflies start to flutter in my lower abdomen.

"You're like an accident waiting to happen" She answered with another giggle as she turned and poked me in the side back not helping my butterfly situation at all.

"I'm not usually this bad…it's worse when I'm around you" I answered back quietly as I brought my hand down to run lightly over her thigh. I felt her tense slightly at the contact and then shiver.

"Why's that?" She asked in a shaky voice as I was now running my fingers along the edge of her shorts tickling her skin.

"You make me nervous" I answered leaning forward to rest my chin on her shoulder placing a small kiss right behind her ear. I felt her shiver slightly before responding.

"Huh…that's weird" She answered back with a small giggle making a grin come onto my face. I felt her reach down plucking my hand from the edge of her shorts before lacing our fingers together. "Maybe I could use that to my advantage" She finished wiggling her hips against mine again causing me to have to stifle a moan in my throat.

"Trust me…you already do" I replied reaching my unoccupied hand down to grasp her hip. "And if you don't stop squirming with those gorgeous hips of yours…I'm going to be the one that is taking advantage of you right here" I whispered in her ear causing a bright red blush to appear on her cheeks before she cleared her throat nervously.

"Hey…what are you guys talking about over there?" Nate asked spotting the blush on Mitchie's face and the slightly dazed expression on mine.

"Nothing important" I replied nonchalantly leaning forward and grabbing some chips off my plate offering one to Mitchie before throwing a couple in my mouth. I grinned when I felt Mitchie move slightly before stopping and glancing at me with a nervous smile on her face.

"Are we staying here tonight?" I asked her seeing a curious look come on to her face at my question.

"Ummm…If you want…I guess we could" She answered looking at me as if I had grown three heads when I nodded that I wanted too.

"I like it out here…its nice spending time with you alone…like vacation" I said pulling Mitchie closer so I could hug her. I felt her lean her head over to rest on mine before she replied.

"Yeah…it is nice" She whispered finishing off the last of her sandwich.

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I watched Mitchie from my spot on the bed as she pulled her hair from its messy bun and let it cascade down her back. I licked my lips slightly as she moved her hair to one side exposing her neck to me.

"Do you wanna go for a walk around the lake?" I heard her ask as I stood and made my way over to stand behind her. I saw a surprised expression come onto her face as I laced my arms around her waist from behind before a smile slipped over her features.

"You are so beautiful" I whispered leaning down to suck lightly on the crook of her neck as she brought her hand up to hold my head in place. I felt my stomach do a little flip flop at the small moan I heard escape through her lips. I felt her turning her head to the side as I trailed my lips lazily up the side of her neck to suck lightly on her earlobe, and the she whimpered slightly as I released it and placed one last kiss on her cheek. "A walk sounds nice" I finished with a little chuckle as she raised one eyebrow at me in the mirror before shaking her head with a smile and grabbing my hand to pull me out the door.