Chapter 4
Steph lies in the sand next to the lake, trying to get a suntan. Andrew, Paul and Chris are showing off by diving and jumping off the top off the cliff they had to scale just a day before. She looks up watching them throw themselves into the water. There was no way In hell there were getting her to jump off that thing, unless she got to hold onto Chris of course, then she might think about it.
"Your in my sun, Cant you see I'm sunbathing here?" She says looking at Chris who stands above her blocking out the sunlight; he shakes his head and his making the water splash onto her. She kicks her legs out trying to get him to move out of the way but he grabs her ankle.
"Come in, it's really warm" Steph wriggles free from his grip and shakes her head closing her eyes again and going back to her tanning. "Plllllease, come on. You can't see me diving from here," he protests dropping himself down into the sand next to her.
"Why would you care about me watching you dive" Steph laughs "Who says I haven't been watching you anyway?" Steph rolls over onto her side and smiles at him. He lies down next to her tucking his hands under his head and closing his eyes. Steph traces her finger through the sand drawing pictures in the light colored grains. Chris rolls over onto his stomach and rests his head on his folded arms watching her; she quickly wipes the sand flat with her hand.
"Aww they were beautiful little hearts, Stephy's in lurve!" Chris laughs "Is it..Paul? Or maybe Aaaandrew!" he says drawing a big heart and writing her initials and a question mark with it in the heart. Steph brushes it away quickly and gets up and walks away from him "Stephy, I was only joking!...STEPH!" Chris yells after her, she ignores him and walks back to their little camp. Adam is sitting in the shade sorting through all their stuff and organizing it.
"I didn't think you were the tidy organized sort," Steph says sitting down next to him to see what he's doing.
"I'm not, but someone's got to make sure that we have enough food to last till we can find away to collect some for this place" Adam notices that she looks upset about something and puts his arm across her shoulder "What's wrong?" he asks, before Steph knew it she was telling him everything. He just nodded knowingly, was it just her or, did he already seem to know all this?
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It wasn't cold out but Steph pulls her sleeping bag up tighter around her shoulders more for comfort than anything, the fire lets a soft glow of light into the mouth of the cave. Steph listens to the noise of the others sleeping around her as she curls up tighter in the corner she chose to sleep in. Steph looks up when she hears a rustling of someone's sleeping bag and sees a figure shuffling towards her before tripping over and falling over.
"Chris..is that you?" Steph whispers sitting up and looking through the darkness to where she heard the noise. She listens for a reply from him but doesn't hear anything. The figure climbs to their feet chucking the sleeping bag to one side and walking over to her.
"Yeah it's me, I fell over" Chris whispers trying hard not to laugh at his own clumsiness "Stupid sleeping bag, I chucked it over there somewhere, mind if I share yours?" Chris laughs, Steph was sure that if she could see his face properly he would be grinning like a mad man right now. "Im sorry if what I said earlier upset you"
"It's alright, it doesn't matter" Steph mumbles feeling him sit down next to her. "Why does it matter to you anyway?" Steph sits up just being able to make out his silhouette with her eyes now adjusting to the darkness.
"I care because I like you and I want us to be friends, I'm really, really sorry for all the things I said to you and I know I took it too far and should never have taken it out of work but I didn't know you actually felt bad bout the things I said to you" Chris puts his hand over hers and smoothes the skin with his thumb.
"It didn't matter during work but then when you started saying it to me backstage without all the cameras and audience there just everyone I worked with it hurt me" Steph whispers glancing down at their hands
"Im sorry, I wouldn't have done it if I realized. Now are we ok and I can sleep easy without this worrying me?" Chris climbs over her and searches around in the dark for his sleeping bag.
"Yeah ok, we're fine. At least someone can sleep" Steph moans, she hated sleeping outside not that she was doing much sleeping. There were way too many strange noises, and not just the guys snoring either. Chris finds his sleeping bag and crawls back over to her and lies down next to her.
"You just cuddle up to me honey and you'll be asleep in no time," Chris whispers wrapping his arms around her before she can say anything. Steph thinks about pushing him away and asking him to let go of her but decides against it and cuddles up close to him, she would be mad to turn down an offer like this and well, he was so damn comfortable. "You alright there princess?" Chris asks sleepily, Steph just nods her head and sighs making him laugh quietly.
"Chris." Steph whispers softly, he doesn't say anything so she pokes him hard in the ribs waking him up, "Chris, are you awake still?"
"Yeah, I'm awake what's wrong?" Chris sits up his arms wrapped loosely around her.
"Nothing, I just wanted to make sure you were ok" Why had she said that? He'd think that she was a total freak now waking him up just to ask him that. Chris lies back down next to her, he rests his head on her shoulder so that his cheek is against hers and takes her hand in his.
"Night Stephy" Chris whispers.
Steph lies in the sand next to the lake, trying to get a suntan. Andrew, Paul and Chris are showing off by diving and jumping off the top off the cliff they had to scale just a day before. She looks up watching them throw themselves into the water. There was no way In hell there were getting her to jump off that thing, unless she got to hold onto Chris of course, then she might think about it.
"Your in my sun, Cant you see I'm sunbathing here?" She says looking at Chris who stands above her blocking out the sunlight; he shakes his head and his making the water splash onto her. She kicks her legs out trying to get him to move out of the way but he grabs her ankle.
"Come in, it's really warm" Steph wriggles free from his grip and shakes her head closing her eyes again and going back to her tanning. "Plllllease, come on. You can't see me diving from here," he protests dropping himself down into the sand next to her.
"Why would you care about me watching you dive" Steph laughs "Who says I haven't been watching you anyway?" Steph rolls over onto her side and smiles at him. He lies down next to her tucking his hands under his head and closing his eyes. Steph traces her finger through the sand drawing pictures in the light colored grains. Chris rolls over onto his stomach and rests his head on his folded arms watching her; she quickly wipes the sand flat with her hand.
"Aww they were beautiful little hearts, Stephy's in lurve!" Chris laughs "Is it..Paul? Or maybe Aaaandrew!" he says drawing a big heart and writing her initials and a question mark with it in the heart. Steph brushes it away quickly and gets up and walks away from him "Stephy, I was only joking!...STEPH!" Chris yells after her, she ignores him and walks back to their little camp. Adam is sitting in the shade sorting through all their stuff and organizing it.
"I didn't think you were the tidy organized sort," Steph says sitting down next to him to see what he's doing.
"I'm not, but someone's got to make sure that we have enough food to last till we can find away to collect some for this place" Adam notices that she looks upset about something and puts his arm across her shoulder "What's wrong?" he asks, before Steph knew it she was telling him everything. He just nodded knowingly, was it just her or, did he already seem to know all this?
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It wasn't cold out but Steph pulls her sleeping bag up tighter around her shoulders more for comfort than anything, the fire lets a soft glow of light into the mouth of the cave. Steph listens to the noise of the others sleeping around her as she curls up tighter in the corner she chose to sleep in. Steph looks up when she hears a rustling of someone's sleeping bag and sees a figure shuffling towards her before tripping over and falling over.
"Chris..is that you?" Steph whispers sitting up and looking through the darkness to where she heard the noise. She listens for a reply from him but doesn't hear anything. The figure climbs to their feet chucking the sleeping bag to one side and walking over to her.
"Yeah it's me, I fell over" Chris whispers trying hard not to laugh at his own clumsiness "Stupid sleeping bag, I chucked it over there somewhere, mind if I share yours?" Chris laughs, Steph was sure that if she could see his face properly he would be grinning like a mad man right now. "Im sorry if what I said earlier upset you"
"It's alright, it doesn't matter" Steph mumbles feeling him sit down next to her. "Why does it matter to you anyway?" Steph sits up just being able to make out his silhouette with her eyes now adjusting to the darkness.
"I care because I like you and I want us to be friends, I'm really, really sorry for all the things I said to you and I know I took it too far and should never have taken it out of work but I didn't know you actually felt bad bout the things I said to you" Chris puts his hand over hers and smoothes the skin with his thumb.
"It didn't matter during work but then when you started saying it to me backstage without all the cameras and audience there just everyone I worked with it hurt me" Steph whispers glancing down at their hands
"Im sorry, I wouldn't have done it if I realized. Now are we ok and I can sleep easy without this worrying me?" Chris climbs over her and searches around in the dark for his sleeping bag.
"Yeah ok, we're fine. At least someone can sleep" Steph moans, she hated sleeping outside not that she was doing much sleeping. There were way too many strange noises, and not just the guys snoring either. Chris finds his sleeping bag and crawls back over to her and lies down next to her.
"You just cuddle up to me honey and you'll be asleep in no time," Chris whispers wrapping his arms around her before she can say anything. Steph thinks about pushing him away and asking him to let go of her but decides against it and cuddles up close to him, she would be mad to turn down an offer like this and well, he was so damn comfortable. "You alright there princess?" Chris asks sleepily, Steph just nods her head and sighs making him laugh quietly.
"Chris." Steph whispers softly, he doesn't say anything so she pokes him hard in the ribs waking him up, "Chris, are you awake still?"
"Yeah, I'm awake what's wrong?" Chris sits up his arms wrapped loosely around her.
"Nothing, I just wanted to make sure you were ok" Why had she said that? He'd think that she was a total freak now waking him up just to ask him that. Chris lies back down next to her, he rests his head on her shoulder so that his cheek is against hers and takes her hand in his.
"Night Stephy" Chris whispers.