I looked around and saw a lot of others from the group staring at Sam and I. I immediately blushed, and I looked up at Sam to see that he was blushing too. "Um, I guess I'll see you later then?" I asked.
"Uh, yeah, see you later." He replied. He walked towards the house and I walked into my tent. I laid on my sleeping bag wondering what the hell just happened. At my other camp, I kind of had a crush on Sam, but I never imagined it actually happening. Our kiss was so passionate though, and I'm not going to lie it felt really amazing. Maybe it will be good for me to have someone to love and care for. Maybe it will be nice having someone that will love me back. My head was spinning and I couldn't even think straight. It was amazing how crazy I became from just one kiss. I needed to go for a walk to clear my head.
When I exited my tent, I looked around to see if anyone was there. I couldn't see anyone except for Dale who was on the RV keeping watch. I walked along the fence, but I was careful not to travel too far. I stopped and sat on one of the fence posts. Not long after, I saw Sam come out of the house and start walking towards me. I jumped off of the post when he was near. "Hey." He said.
"Hey." I replied.
"So um… That was, uh…" Sam said. I could tell he couldn't find the right words, but I couldn't either.
Before he could say anything more I grabbed his shirt and pulled him towards me. I planted my lips on his and kissed him softly. He was a bit surprised at first, but after a moment he kissed back. He ran his fingers through my hair, and I rested my hands on the back of his head. When we broke away, he stared at me with lust. "Wow." He said.
"Yeah, wow." I replied.
"I guess you liked the kiss then."
I smiled, "Yeah, I really did."
He smiled back at me. "Do you realize how long I've been waiting to kiss you?"
"No, how long?" I teased him.
"Since the first day I met you. When you and your dad joined our camp, I knew immediately that I liked you. I was trying to work up the courage to tell you, but I never got the chance until now."
I looked at him, shocked. Instead of giving him a response, I kissed him again. This kiss was short but sweet, and it was just as good as the other two. "We should head back to the house; they're probably making dinner." I said. He nodded, and we walked back together. When we entered the house we received curious looks from everyone, but I ignored them. I walked into the kitchen where Lori, Carol and Maggie were starting to cook dinner. I picked up a knife and started chopping carrots, but I could feel everyone's eyes on me. I looked up at them, smiled, and shrugged my shoulders. "What?" I asked with a smirk.
The women smiled at me, "I remember my first kiss." Lori said. I blushed and continued chopping. "You never forget your first."
"How do you know he's my first?" I asked. All of the women giggled, including me.
"I can tell." She replied.
"Ugh, alright, he's my first kiss." The women smiled at me.
"So, how was it?" Maggie asked.
"Freaking amazing." I replied. This made all the women laugh. Andrea and Patricia walked in with curious looks on their faces.
"What did we miss?" Andrea asked.
"We were just talking about a certain something that happened today." Carol said.
They still looked confused, but the realization soon set in. "Oh, you're talking about you and Sam?" Patricia asked. I nodded, and she smiled. "I knew it would happen eventually. He talked about you, you know."
"He talked about me? When?"
"When we took him in, he kept talking about you. He said there was a girl at his camp that he needed to find. He wanted to look for you, but we wouldn't let him. Once he told us you were left behind we knew there was no chance that you were alive, but here you are." Patricia said.
My head was spinning. "He wanted to look for me? Even after he knew there was practically no chance of me being alive?"
"Yeah, he was still determined to look. He would pray every night that he would find you, and God answered his prayers." Maggie said. I was really surprised finding out that he wanted to look for me, and that he liked me ever since he first saw me. We finished dinner and sat down at the table to eat. There wasn't enough room at the table, so Sam, Carl, Beth, Maggie, Glenn and I sat at a different one. I was sitting across from Sam, and throughout dinner we kept looking at each other. Everyone was laughing and having a good time, but I couldn't take my eyes off Sam. After we finished and cleaned up, I sat on the porch. Sam came out and sat down in a chair next to me, and we just sat in silence for a little while.
"I heard that you wanted to look for me." I said.
"Huh?"
"When you got here, Maggie and Patricia said you wanted to look for me. Why?"
"Because I needed to find you. I knew it was a long shot, but I had a feeling that you were out there somewhere. And here you are. It looks like I was right."
"Yeah you were." There was a long pause before I spoke again. "Are you sure that no one else made it out alive? Are you sure they're dead?"
"Well, I saw Tom, Ian, Jeff, Michael and Steve go down, but after that I got my shit and left. I saw Liam go down just before I left. I don't think anyone else made it though, because it was pretty bad. I'm not positive, but they're most likely all dead."
"It seems like they got what they deserved." I said. He didn't say anything, and when I looked up he had a sad look on his face. "What's wrong?"
"I still can't believe they did that to you."
"Sam, it's okay. It happened a long time ago, and I'm still alive."
"Does anyone in your group know?"
"Glenn does, since he overheard us talking, but other than that, nobody knows."
"Are you ever going to tell them?"
"I don't know, maybe. I'm not ready to right now, but I'll probably tell them eventually." We sat there enjoying the peace and quiet, but I quickly grew tired. I kept yawning, and I was about to fall asleep on the porch.
"Come on, you looked tired, let's get you to bed." He said. He took my hands and pulled me up out of the chair. I was practically falling asleep in his arms. "You can sleep in my bed if you want. You look like you need a good sleep." I nodded and we walked into the house. Everyone was doing their own thing, but most of the people were sleeping. I saw Lori in the kitchen and she smiled at me when she saw me go upstairs with Sam. He pulled me into his bedroom and shut the door. His room was big, with yellow walls. There was a dresser and mirror on one side of the room, two chairs in the corner on the far side, and night tables on both sides of the bed. I collapsed on the bed and almost immediately fell asleep. Sam looked conflicted, and walked to one of the chairs and sat down.
"No." I mumbled. "Sleep here." I patted the bed, and he walked over and slipped under the covers with me. He turned off the lamp on the night table, and I snuggled into his chest. He wrapped his arms around my waist.
"Goodnight Jenny." He said and kissed my forehead.
"Goodnight." I said, and I fell asleep in his arms.
