**Chapter Twelve**
After dinner everyone gathered around the bonfire that had been made and exchanged stories of their lives over a lot of Corona's. The evening had been a success and everybody acted as though they had known each other all their lives.
At about 5 minutes past two in the morning they finally decided it was time to turn in. "So what's the sleeping arrangements?" Corrin asked as she stood up and stretched her arms above her head. Getting head rush from standing so quickly she sat back down again.
Brian and Mia looked at each other and grinned mischievously. "We're gonna crash out here tonight." Brian said as Mia and him retired to the tent.
"I GOT THE TOP BUNK!" Jesse shouted as he jumped up and tapped Leon on the head. They all went off to fight over which caravan they were gonna have.
"Looks like it's you and me hunny." Vince said as he put his arm around Letty's shoulder.
Letty looked at him and he quickly removed his arm. "You try anything funny and I swear to god you won't be able to produce kids EVER." Letty warned as they moved to the second caravan.
Corrin and Dominic were left there watching the last dying embers burn on the fire. She leaned back in her deck chair and smiled at Dom watching her. "What are you looking at?" she asked playfully.
He smiled, that devilish smile of his and replied, "nothing. Nothing at all. But it looks like we're the only one's left."
Corrin rolled her eyes. "Wow, how did ya work that one out?" She had a habit of being sarcastic all the time. Something that could get her into trouble quite a bit. "I don't wanna go to bed. I'm not tired." She complained, throwing away her empty beer bottle.
"Yeah, but you're drunk." Dom said, getting up and walking over to her. He held out his hand and Corrin stared blankly at it. "Come on, lets go for a walk Miss 'I ain't tired'."
She grabbed his hand and he helped her up. They began walking toward the trees on the other side of the stadium. "Just so you know," she began, "I'm totally not drunk! I can handle my beer just like anybody else can, a'ight?"
He laughed at her sterness. "I gotcha. So what was up with you this afternoon, and don't bullshit me or I'll leave you out here for the crows to get you."
"Oo wow I'm scared shitless now!" she replied sarcastically. "Nothing was up, I swear. Just, wasn't feeling too good that's all. Too much excitement for one day I guess."
Dom could have sworn she was lying but accepted her excuse anyway. He noticed Corrin shivering in the cold air and instantly took his jacket off and put it around her shoulders.
"Thanks." She said shyly looking up as he did so. They stared at each other for a while, stuck in that stereotypical stare that you normally see in the movies. Corrin began laughing. She continued to laugh and Dom finally had to think if she had a serious mental problem or something.
"What are you laughing at?" he asked smiling at how cute she looked.
In between laughs she managed to say, "I think we just had a moment."
Dom held her shoulders, trying to contain her from falling over as she continued to laugh. "What's so funny about that?"
"I don't know, but laughing seems to thin the air out a bit." Corrin said calming down a bit.
Dom couldn't handle it anymore. Grabbing her gently by the cheeks he pulled her in and kissed her hungrily. He devoured her lips and probed endlessly with his tongue in her mouth. At first Corrin resisted but soon gave into temptation. She wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him in closer. They seemed to be locked in that embrace for a while, then finally they came up for a breath.
They stared at each other, chests heaving and eyes full with passion.
"Wow." Corrin finally said as the time seem to pass slowly.
"Wow alright." Dom said agreeing with her. He watched how uneasy she looked and thought maybe she hadn't wanted that. "Look, I'm sorry about that, I just, I thought, you know." He mumbled.
"No, no don't be sorry." She assured him.
"Look, I think we should head back now." He said turning and walking away from Corrin. 'You stupid fool' he thought to himself. 'You know better. She probably hates your fucking guts now'
Corrin looked on disappointed. He continued to walk, not looking back to see if she was following. Feeling like shit she folded her arms across her chest and slowly began walking back to the caravans. She felt like she had let him down, like she wasn't all he had expected. Not the first time that had happened, 'get used to it Corrin'.
By the time Corrin got back to the caravans, Dom had already taken a few blankets and pillows from the caravan and had made a bed for him outside under the stars, leaving the caravan all to herself. He didn't say one word to her, not one when she got back. Just turned his back on her and went to sleep.
Twenty minutes later Corrin was tucked in bed and only the sounds of insects playing in the night could be heard.
Corrin jerked awake, hearing someone screaming. She threw back the covers and ran outside into the cold night in her boxer shorts and singlet. Dom's bed was empty and to the end of the stadium a ball of flames was burning. "Oh shit." She said quietly as she sprinted off into the direction of the flames. As she got closer she recognised the car stuck in the middle of the flames. "DOM!" she screamed. The flames on the car intensified as something blew in the car. She shielded herself from the heat and tried to get as close to the car as possible. "SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME!" she screamed. "DOMINIC!" she focused on the person slumped over the steering wheel. She sniffed the air smelling Nitrous Oxide. "Oh shit the NOS tanks". She got in closer reaching for the door handle but it wouldn't move. Looking closer the person slumped over the steering wheel had hair. It wasn't Dom. There was a ring on her middle finger. Her eyes grew as she looked down at her own middle finger. The rings matched!
"Corrin wake up!" Dom said shaking Corrin awake.
She jerked awake again and looked around. Dominic stared down at her, a worried look on his face. "Oh, god. It wasn't real." She sighed as she lay down again.
"Are you alright?" he asked having a seat on the bed next to her.
She nodded her head and smiled at him. "Yeah I'm fine, thanks. Was I like having a full blown mental fit in my sleep?" she asked getting all embarrassed.
He laughed and nodded his head. "Well, you weren't thrashing about so much, just crying. I thought I had upset you so I came to see if you were ok."
Corrin finally took notice of what he slept in. Nothing except boxer shorts. Her stomach flipped remembering the kiss and she smiled shyly. "You worry too much. Anyone would think you're a chick!" Then there was that awkward silence.
"Well, I should let you get your sleep." He said as he got off the bed.
Without realising what she was doing Corrin's hand reached out and held his wrist. "Stay with me?" she asked shyly.
He nodded, finally smiling like he had her. He pulled the covers back, climbed into bed with her, then let her nuzzle into his chest to get comfortable. Stroking her hair lightly the pair drifted off into a blissful sleep.
After dinner everyone gathered around the bonfire that had been made and exchanged stories of their lives over a lot of Corona's. The evening had been a success and everybody acted as though they had known each other all their lives.
At about 5 minutes past two in the morning they finally decided it was time to turn in. "So what's the sleeping arrangements?" Corrin asked as she stood up and stretched her arms above her head. Getting head rush from standing so quickly she sat back down again.
Brian and Mia looked at each other and grinned mischievously. "We're gonna crash out here tonight." Brian said as Mia and him retired to the tent.
"I GOT THE TOP BUNK!" Jesse shouted as he jumped up and tapped Leon on the head. They all went off to fight over which caravan they were gonna have.
"Looks like it's you and me hunny." Vince said as he put his arm around Letty's shoulder.
Letty looked at him and he quickly removed his arm. "You try anything funny and I swear to god you won't be able to produce kids EVER." Letty warned as they moved to the second caravan.
Corrin and Dominic were left there watching the last dying embers burn on the fire. She leaned back in her deck chair and smiled at Dom watching her. "What are you looking at?" she asked playfully.
He smiled, that devilish smile of his and replied, "nothing. Nothing at all. But it looks like we're the only one's left."
Corrin rolled her eyes. "Wow, how did ya work that one out?" She had a habit of being sarcastic all the time. Something that could get her into trouble quite a bit. "I don't wanna go to bed. I'm not tired." She complained, throwing away her empty beer bottle.
"Yeah, but you're drunk." Dom said, getting up and walking over to her. He held out his hand and Corrin stared blankly at it. "Come on, lets go for a walk Miss 'I ain't tired'."
She grabbed his hand and he helped her up. They began walking toward the trees on the other side of the stadium. "Just so you know," she began, "I'm totally not drunk! I can handle my beer just like anybody else can, a'ight?"
He laughed at her sterness. "I gotcha. So what was up with you this afternoon, and don't bullshit me or I'll leave you out here for the crows to get you."
"Oo wow I'm scared shitless now!" she replied sarcastically. "Nothing was up, I swear. Just, wasn't feeling too good that's all. Too much excitement for one day I guess."
Dom could have sworn she was lying but accepted her excuse anyway. He noticed Corrin shivering in the cold air and instantly took his jacket off and put it around her shoulders.
"Thanks." She said shyly looking up as he did so. They stared at each other for a while, stuck in that stereotypical stare that you normally see in the movies. Corrin began laughing. She continued to laugh and Dom finally had to think if she had a serious mental problem or something.
"What are you laughing at?" he asked smiling at how cute she looked.
In between laughs she managed to say, "I think we just had a moment."
Dom held her shoulders, trying to contain her from falling over as she continued to laugh. "What's so funny about that?"
"I don't know, but laughing seems to thin the air out a bit." Corrin said calming down a bit.
Dom couldn't handle it anymore. Grabbing her gently by the cheeks he pulled her in and kissed her hungrily. He devoured her lips and probed endlessly with his tongue in her mouth. At first Corrin resisted but soon gave into temptation. She wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him in closer. They seemed to be locked in that embrace for a while, then finally they came up for a breath.
They stared at each other, chests heaving and eyes full with passion.
"Wow." Corrin finally said as the time seem to pass slowly.
"Wow alright." Dom said agreeing with her. He watched how uneasy she looked and thought maybe she hadn't wanted that. "Look, I'm sorry about that, I just, I thought, you know." He mumbled.
"No, no don't be sorry." She assured him.
"Look, I think we should head back now." He said turning and walking away from Corrin. 'You stupid fool' he thought to himself. 'You know better. She probably hates your fucking guts now'
Corrin looked on disappointed. He continued to walk, not looking back to see if she was following. Feeling like shit she folded her arms across her chest and slowly began walking back to the caravans. She felt like she had let him down, like she wasn't all he had expected. Not the first time that had happened, 'get used to it Corrin'.
By the time Corrin got back to the caravans, Dom had already taken a few blankets and pillows from the caravan and had made a bed for him outside under the stars, leaving the caravan all to herself. He didn't say one word to her, not one when she got back. Just turned his back on her and went to sleep.
Twenty minutes later Corrin was tucked in bed and only the sounds of insects playing in the night could be heard.
Corrin jerked awake, hearing someone screaming. She threw back the covers and ran outside into the cold night in her boxer shorts and singlet. Dom's bed was empty and to the end of the stadium a ball of flames was burning. "Oh shit." She said quietly as she sprinted off into the direction of the flames. As she got closer she recognised the car stuck in the middle of the flames. "DOM!" she screamed. The flames on the car intensified as something blew in the car. She shielded herself from the heat and tried to get as close to the car as possible. "SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME!" she screamed. "DOMINIC!" she focused on the person slumped over the steering wheel. She sniffed the air smelling Nitrous Oxide. "Oh shit the NOS tanks". She got in closer reaching for the door handle but it wouldn't move. Looking closer the person slumped over the steering wheel had hair. It wasn't Dom. There was a ring on her middle finger. Her eyes grew as she looked down at her own middle finger. The rings matched!
"Corrin wake up!" Dom said shaking Corrin awake.
She jerked awake again and looked around. Dominic stared down at her, a worried look on his face. "Oh, god. It wasn't real." She sighed as she lay down again.
"Are you alright?" he asked having a seat on the bed next to her.
She nodded her head and smiled at him. "Yeah I'm fine, thanks. Was I like having a full blown mental fit in my sleep?" she asked getting all embarrassed.
He laughed and nodded his head. "Well, you weren't thrashing about so much, just crying. I thought I had upset you so I came to see if you were ok."
Corrin finally took notice of what he slept in. Nothing except boxer shorts. Her stomach flipped remembering the kiss and she smiled shyly. "You worry too much. Anyone would think you're a chick!" Then there was that awkward silence.
"Well, I should let you get your sleep." He said as he got off the bed.
Without realising what she was doing Corrin's hand reached out and held his wrist. "Stay with me?" she asked shyly.
He nodded, finally smiling like he had her. He pulled the covers back, climbed into bed with her, then let her nuzzle into his chest to get comfortable. Stroking her hair lightly the pair drifted off into a blissful sleep.
