Pulling Me Through

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Chapter Twelve

Andy's POV

When I woke up Riley had just come back into the tent. She must have known that I was confused because she sat down and began to explain it all to me.

"I've just come back from my bath" She said. She was shivering slightly and to be honest I didn't blame her, the bath was the coldest thing that I had ever been in and, not to sound vain, but I thought I was strong. At least I had endured it and was finally clean. I unzipped the sleeping bag to make it bigger so she would be able to slot in beside me and get warmer. She jumped at the chance and soon I was feeling how cold she actually was when she wrapped her small arms around my waist. She was freezing! I tried my best to warm her up so I kept her close to my side and rubbed her arms in hope of her getting warm. I think it finally started to work as her shivering slowed until she was able to endure it without the violent body movements. I felt awful for her, I hated it when anybody was put in an uncomfortable situation but when that person is your girlfriend it hits closer to home. I felt as though it was me who had been getting put through the pain of the cold water that she had to bathe in.

"Thanks I think I'm getting warmer now" Riley sighed whilst getting out of the sleeping bag. She pulled on a hoodie and her boots and went back out the tent so I could get ready for the day ahead of us. I managed to pull myself away from the sleeping bag that I took comfort in and summoned up enough strength to pull on my shirt and jeans I couldn't possibly go a day without eye liner so I made it a challenge to try and put it on in the tent and surprisingly it worked wonders for me. I stepped out into the sunlight that managed to practically freeze my face off. It was the type of days that is misleading. You think that because it's bright then it means that it will be warm but trust me it really isn't. It has to be one of the coldest days I've ever experienced in my life. I must admit that it was warmer than that bath but not by much.

"Morning" Sammi said cheerfully when I walked past her. I gave her a small wave and done a silent headcount. Ashley wasn't here but he always liked to sleep in so that was where I was placing my bet. I sat down on the small carpet that we had put on the grass and lay back.

"It's so cold" I growled. I was freezing my ass off and quite frankly I was in the mood to go home with Riley. I missed my bed and I missed Riley cuddling up by my side when she got cold. Instead I get her cuddling up to me in an uncomfortable tent. I wanted to make the best of it for Riley so I was going to stick it out because she looked like she was having fun. I opened my eyes again to see Sammi lying next to me. She looked like she was deep in thought so I didn't want to interrupt her but curiosity got the better of me, like it always does.

"What are you thinking about?" I asked.

"You and Riley" She answered truthfully. I was baffled to say the least. I thought Sammi thought about her and Jinxx not me and Riley but hey maybe she can tell me if she thinks we're on the right track.

"Do you think me and Riley go together well?" I asked slightly nervously. Her facial expression showed that she was in even deeper thought. Her eyes showed that she had finally come to a conclusion.

"I think only time will tell but so far you guys look solid as a rock" She said. I couldn't stop the grin from being planted on my face. It just came naturally and I was beginning to hate myself for having these annoying features. They made me look like an idiot and I didn't want to look like an idiot but I was just so happy over the fact that Sammi thought Riley and I were solid as a rock! I gave Sammi a quick smile and stood up. I looked into the sky to see what the weather was going to turn out like. From what I have observed it doesn't look to good. The sun's already going in and it's getting colder, you can feel dampness in the air and I'm sure that it's going to start raining any minute soon. Sure enough a drop landed on my arm, then another and another until it started to get heavier and heavier. Sammi began to roll up the rug and packed up everything that was lying on the ground which was quite a lot. I gave her a hand and soon we were piling up into our tents. The rain was beating down hard and fast until you couldn't see anymore. We had no choice but to zip up our tents and try and ignore it. It wasn't even midday and we were cooped up inside. This is why people need to start planning better times for going camping.

I shuffled over to Riley and sat next to her. She had a headphone in and the other was dangling by her side so I picked it up and put it in my ear. She was listening to 10 years today by Bullet for my Valentine. I had always loved that song since the poison came out. I couldn't even stop myself from singing along. It had been so long since I had listened to the song but I still remembered all of the lyrics from it.

"Ten years ago I got a call that nearly killed me" I sang under my breath. Riley looked up at me and smiled. I couldn't even sing another line as her lips were on mine. She smelled, tasted and looked so good. She was completely overwhelming, the second she looked at you then you were drowning in her beauty. She was everything that Scout wasn't. I'm not trying to say that I wasn't happy when Scout and I were together because we were but what Riley and I have can't even compare to anything that Scout and I had. We were kids who were just experimenting and now the verdict is that we were definitely not right for each other. I don't know about friends but I can say for sure that we will never being going out together again.

Riley's POV

When I pressed my lips to Andy's I felt as though fireworks were igniting between us. So much passion was held in that gentle kiss. I was in control which made me feel great. Andy wrapped his arms around my waist and I couldn't stop myself from smiling into his lips. Why was he so amazing? I could feel him grinning back at me as he started to kiss back. His lips followed mine and that was when I lost control of the kiss and Andy gained it. I didn't mind though it was nice to see what Andy was going to do. He was so gentle yet passionate that it felt so impossible. Countless times I wanted to pinch myself just to make sure that this moment was in fact real but I managed to stop myself. I didn't want to ruin the moment. I was so caught up in the kiss so when the clap of thunder sounded I almost jumped out of my skin. I leapt away from Andy and hit the side of the tent. When I looked back at Andy he seemed to be a little shaken up. That was a good thing it shows that he was as caught up in the kiss as I was. I thought that it would be just a one off but it wasn't, the claps of thunder were close together which scared me slightly. The storm was close to us, very close.

"Andy do you think it's safe to be out in the woods?" I asked. I tried to ignore my voice shaking but it was noticeable.

"Come on, we just try and get home" Andy said. He grabbed our stuff and shoved them in bags and ran to the boot of the car. When we got outside, Jinxx, Sammi, Jake and Sandra were doing the same things but something was off with CC.

"CC what's wrong?" I asked. He shook his head but then turned worried.

"I can't find Ashley" He said. I could have dropped the bag I was holding right then on my foot.

"CC stay here with Sammi, we'll go to find him" Jinxx shouted whilst tossing the car keys to CC who caught them and got Sammi into the car. That was when we ran for it. Ashley was outside in a thunder storm and nobody knew where he was. It wasn't like Ashley to be so secretive so something must be up. Running through a forest when there's a huge thunder storm wasn't easy either. We had been running for about five minutes when we finally stopped.

"He can't have gone much further" Jake shouted over the sound of the thunder and rain. He nodded in agreement and sighed.

"Let's split up" Jinxx voiced. That's what we did. I was about to give up hope when Andy shouted something.

"He's here" He shouted. We all ran to where Andy's voice came from and sure enough we saw Ashley lying at the bottom where a small stream was. I ran down the small hill and went to Ashley's side.

"Ashley, are you ok?" I shouted. I was about to shout again when he stirred. His eyes fluttered open and he smiled as though he was high.

"Ashley, what happened?" Jinxx asked. Ashley's high smile was wiped off his face when memories of last night came tumbling back to him.

"Oh shit I think I had a bit too much to drink" Ashley groaned. I could have slapped him across the face. He had us worried sick because he had gotten drunk last night and decided that wandering round in the middle of the night was suitable.

"Come on let's just go home" Andy grumbled. I nodded lightly and we power walked hand in hand back to the car where Sammi and CC were chewing their nails in worry for Ashley. God they are going to be angry when they found out why Ashley had went missing. We all got in the car and Ashley smiled sheepishly whilst Sammi flung her arms around his neck.

"Don't do that. He got drunk that's why he wasn't in his tent" Jinxx explained. Sammi shot away from him and glared. She slapped his arm as hard as she could in the cramped car which wasn't very hard but at least he felt something.

"You idiot you had us worried sick" She shouted at Ashley. Ashley tried his best to come up with a cute smile and for a while there it looked like it was failing but Sammi put her arms back around him and sighed. "I'm just so glad that you're ok though so I can't stay mad at you"

"Sammi!" Jinxx shouted.

"What is it?" Sammi asked.

"He doesn't deserve that. He was an idiot and made us worry" Jinxx answered.

"I'm sorry about the trouble I've caused how about I cook for you when we get back?" Ashley offered. There was a small chorus of yeses and then Andy turned the key in the ignition and we were leaving the woods and driving away from the thunder storm.

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