Disclaimer: If you've been reading, you know which characters are mine and
which aren't
Author's Note: warning—some of the love starts in this chapter, not much but a little
"The tracks are gone!" exclaimed Emily.
"Oh, bugger," said Alex.
"What do we do?"
"Hope they realize we're missing and try to find us. Meanwhile, since we don't know our way around the desert, I think we should just stay put."
So Alex and Emily set up a tent nearby a small oasis that happened to be nearby.
"I know its not that late but camels really wear me out so I'm going to bed," said Emily.
"Me too," said Alex.
So they lie out some blankets and try to fall asleep. A few hours later though neither could fall asleep.
"Alex? Are you sleeping?"
"No"
"I'm so worried. What if we never find them again? My father is all I have. I've already lost my mother."
"It's ok, Emily. I'm sure we'll find them. We have to."
"I'm still worried though. I'm never going to be able to sleep."
"Shhh…it's alright. Come here." Alex pulls Emily up and gives her a hug. He rocks her back and forth gently. "Everything will be fine. At least you have me and you're not all alone out here. We can't be too far from the Med-jai camp." Alex continues to comfort her for a while.
"Thanks Alex. That helped a lot," said Emily as she pulled away. The moonlight sent a stream of light all of a sudden that flew over them. Alex was staring at Emily. "What?" she asked.
"Your…your just so beautiful Emily. I've…I've never felt like this before." Alex was caught off guard as Emily reached up, brought his head down and kissed him.
"You can call me Em now, Alex."
"…ok" Alex was basically speechless. Emily turned on her side and fell right to sleep. Alex lay there thinking for a while but fell asleep a few minutes later.
The next morning Alex woke up from bright sunlight streaming through the tent.
"Morning!" said Emily.
"Morning, Em," said Alex.
"Um…should we feel weird about anything that happened last night?"
"Why? We just kissed."
"Your right."
"Are you ok?"
"Yeah, fine. Why?"
"You just seemed so quiet."
"Oh, Alex…I love you."
"I love you too, Em." Emily came up and kissed him again.
"You know, I'm glad we got lost in the desert."
"Oh. Alex."
Author's Note: warning—some of the love starts in this chapter, not much but a little
"The tracks are gone!" exclaimed Emily.
"Oh, bugger," said Alex.
"What do we do?"
"Hope they realize we're missing and try to find us. Meanwhile, since we don't know our way around the desert, I think we should just stay put."
So Alex and Emily set up a tent nearby a small oasis that happened to be nearby.
"I know its not that late but camels really wear me out so I'm going to bed," said Emily.
"Me too," said Alex.
So they lie out some blankets and try to fall asleep. A few hours later though neither could fall asleep.
"Alex? Are you sleeping?"
"No"
"I'm so worried. What if we never find them again? My father is all I have. I've already lost my mother."
"It's ok, Emily. I'm sure we'll find them. We have to."
"I'm still worried though. I'm never going to be able to sleep."
"Shhh…it's alright. Come here." Alex pulls Emily up and gives her a hug. He rocks her back and forth gently. "Everything will be fine. At least you have me and you're not all alone out here. We can't be too far from the Med-jai camp." Alex continues to comfort her for a while.
"Thanks Alex. That helped a lot," said Emily as she pulled away. The moonlight sent a stream of light all of a sudden that flew over them. Alex was staring at Emily. "What?" she asked.
"Your…your just so beautiful Emily. I've…I've never felt like this before." Alex was caught off guard as Emily reached up, brought his head down and kissed him.
"You can call me Em now, Alex."
"…ok" Alex was basically speechless. Emily turned on her side and fell right to sleep. Alex lay there thinking for a while but fell asleep a few minutes later.
The next morning Alex woke up from bright sunlight streaming through the tent.
"Morning!" said Emily.
"Morning, Em," said Alex.
"Um…should we feel weird about anything that happened last night?"
"Why? We just kissed."
"Your right."
"Are you ok?"
"Yeah, fine. Why?"
"You just seemed so quiet."
"Oh, Alex…I love you."
"I love you too, Em." Emily came up and kissed him again.
"You know, I'm glad we got lost in the desert."
"Oh. Alex."