Chapter 4 of Bonding or Bondage?
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The morning after the talk, and this switches the POV a bunch, but their all labeled so no worries!
~~Peter~~ I stumbled out of the tent and looked out at the rocks around us in the sunrise. God it was beautiful...I stirred the coals--still warm. The last thing that I remember after I fell asleep was hearing Jordan and Nigel talking, but I don't remember what time it was at. Lily unzipped the tent and popped her head out, then emerged fully.
"Good morning Peter."
"Morning Lily."
She padded over to the table in her little woven sandals and started a pot of water boiling. "Now...where's the coffee...." She reached into the box and started searching for the can. It was silent except for the hissing of the stove and the crunch of sand under our feet.
Bug emerged next, and nearly tripped over a tent stake in the process. "When the heck that thing get there?" He walked over to where Lily was and looked in the box.
"Where's the coffee Bug?"
Bug looked in the box then pulled out the coffee can. "Right here."
She eyed him suspiciously, then took it out of his hands. "Thank you." She walked over to the stove and started to make the coffee, which absolutely smelled heavenly.
Bug grabbed a breakfast snack bar and came over to the table and sat. "Jordan and Nigel still asleep?"
I nodded. "Yeah. They were up pretty late talking about stuff. I couldn't here what though unfortunately..." I started stacking wood onto the coals and I lit a new match.
Lily looked over at the tent. "I think we've got a budding couple on our hands...."
~~Nigel~~ I woke up to find a body snuggled up against my side. I'd have to admit, I was a bit confused at first, but then I realized it was just Jordan being all cuddly. I thought to myself- "She must of been bloody cold to snuggle up to this old Brit..." I didn't want to wake her up, so I rolled over, then sat up to get into my bag to get dressed. I had my shirt almost off when I was met with a jab to my ribs. I looked through the top of my shirt to see a grinning (and sleeping) Jordan staring at me.
"Morning Nigel." She grinned at me. "Sleep well?"
"Yes, matter of fact I did. I was awakened rather rudely however..." I finished pulling off the shirt, then leaned over to grab a fresh one out of my bag.
"Oh. I'm sorry to hear that." She rolled over and threw her pillow over her face. "Do we have to get up now?"
"Yeah, or the rest of the damned office will be getting rumors of us and events that happen to take place, unknown to us of course..." I pulled on the new shirt, and then started pulling on socks.
She turned away from me and pulled off her shirt, and changed that and her jeans. "Don't you be peeking at me Nigel..."
I laughed. "I'm not Love...no worries." I finished putting on my socks and I pulled a pair of jeans out of my bag.
"I'll be outside...fighting off the rumor and gossip bandits..." She stood, already dressed.
"Alright. Good luck." I waited for her to leave, then I changed my jeans, pulled on a pair of shoes, and then went outside.
"Bloody Hell, it's bright out here." I had to squint to see the others all sitting drinking coffee.
"Well, you are outside you know Nigel..." Bug was drinking a cup of coffee and munching on a cereal bar.
"Oh, Nigel, I forgot to make you tea..." Lily looked up at me. "Sorry."
I glanced at her. "You forgot? What a pathetic excuse Lily..." I grinned, then walked over to the box of food. "Just kidding Love...I can make it." I grabbed a teabag and walked over to the stove and poured a cup of hot water. "I never get used to the taste of store-bought tea..."
Jordan glared up at me. "What? My Lipton "easy-brew" aint good enough for you?"
"Well...It isn't as good as the stuff my mum used to make for me back home..." I smiled. "But I'll live."
"Good." She smirked at me then laughed. "Nigel, you put your shirt on backwards."
I glanced down at my chest and nodded. "So I did, so I did." I fixed it, then glanced up at the others. "What?!"
Peter looked away fast. '"Oh nothing Nigel."
Lily went back to stirring the pot of water. "Nothing's the matter."
"Everything is normal my friend." Bug shot me a nervous glance, then looked over at Jordan, who was just as confused as I was.
"What is it you guys?"
Lily grinned. "It's obvious Jordan."
"What's obvious?"
Bug nodded. "YOU'RE obvious." He motioned at her, then over to me.
I stared at him. "Bloody hell Bug when did this come into play?"
"Since the look that she just gave you."
Jordan raised an eyebrow. "What look?"
"Yeah, what look Bug?"
Peter nodded. "You know, THE look."
I glanced over at Jordan. This was getting way too confusing. "We have a look?"
"I guess we do now..."
Lily smiled. "There it is again!"
I immediately turned about 15 shades of red and grinned. "So we have a look. What does that mean?" Peter spoke up. "It means that you and Jordan have got some secret thing going on."
"Peter, you have no idea." Jordan winked at me. Now was the time to play along...this was gonna be good.
The morning after the talk, and this switches the POV a bunch, but their all labeled so no worries!
~~Peter~~ I stumbled out of the tent and looked out at the rocks around us in the sunrise. God it was beautiful...I stirred the coals--still warm. The last thing that I remember after I fell asleep was hearing Jordan and Nigel talking, but I don't remember what time it was at. Lily unzipped the tent and popped her head out, then emerged fully.
"Good morning Peter."
"Morning Lily."
She padded over to the table in her little woven sandals and started a pot of water boiling. "Now...where's the coffee...." She reached into the box and started searching for the can. It was silent except for the hissing of the stove and the crunch of sand under our feet.
Bug emerged next, and nearly tripped over a tent stake in the process. "When the heck that thing get there?" He walked over to where Lily was and looked in the box.
"Where's the coffee Bug?"
Bug looked in the box then pulled out the coffee can. "Right here."
She eyed him suspiciously, then took it out of his hands. "Thank you." She walked over to the stove and started to make the coffee, which absolutely smelled heavenly.
Bug grabbed a breakfast snack bar and came over to the table and sat. "Jordan and Nigel still asleep?"
I nodded. "Yeah. They were up pretty late talking about stuff. I couldn't here what though unfortunately..." I started stacking wood onto the coals and I lit a new match.
Lily looked over at the tent. "I think we've got a budding couple on our hands...."
~~Nigel~~ I woke up to find a body snuggled up against my side. I'd have to admit, I was a bit confused at first, but then I realized it was just Jordan being all cuddly. I thought to myself- "She must of been bloody cold to snuggle up to this old Brit..." I didn't want to wake her up, so I rolled over, then sat up to get into my bag to get dressed. I had my shirt almost off when I was met with a jab to my ribs. I looked through the top of my shirt to see a grinning (and sleeping) Jordan staring at me.
"Morning Nigel." She grinned at me. "Sleep well?"
"Yes, matter of fact I did. I was awakened rather rudely however..." I finished pulling off the shirt, then leaned over to grab a fresh one out of my bag.
"Oh. I'm sorry to hear that." She rolled over and threw her pillow over her face. "Do we have to get up now?"
"Yeah, or the rest of the damned office will be getting rumors of us and events that happen to take place, unknown to us of course..." I pulled on the new shirt, and then started pulling on socks.
She turned away from me and pulled off her shirt, and changed that and her jeans. "Don't you be peeking at me Nigel..."
I laughed. "I'm not Love...no worries." I finished putting on my socks and I pulled a pair of jeans out of my bag.
"I'll be outside...fighting off the rumor and gossip bandits..." She stood, already dressed.
"Alright. Good luck." I waited for her to leave, then I changed my jeans, pulled on a pair of shoes, and then went outside.
"Bloody Hell, it's bright out here." I had to squint to see the others all sitting drinking coffee.
"Well, you are outside you know Nigel..." Bug was drinking a cup of coffee and munching on a cereal bar.
"Oh, Nigel, I forgot to make you tea..." Lily looked up at me. "Sorry."
I glanced at her. "You forgot? What a pathetic excuse Lily..." I grinned, then walked over to the box of food. "Just kidding Love...I can make it." I grabbed a teabag and walked over to the stove and poured a cup of hot water. "I never get used to the taste of store-bought tea..."
Jordan glared up at me. "What? My Lipton "easy-brew" aint good enough for you?"
"Well...It isn't as good as the stuff my mum used to make for me back home..." I smiled. "But I'll live."
"Good." She smirked at me then laughed. "Nigel, you put your shirt on backwards."
I glanced down at my chest and nodded. "So I did, so I did." I fixed it, then glanced up at the others. "What?!"
Peter looked away fast. '"Oh nothing Nigel."
Lily went back to stirring the pot of water. "Nothing's the matter."
"Everything is normal my friend." Bug shot me a nervous glance, then looked over at Jordan, who was just as confused as I was.
"What is it you guys?"
Lily grinned. "It's obvious Jordan."
"What's obvious?"
Bug nodded. "YOU'RE obvious." He motioned at her, then over to me.
I stared at him. "Bloody hell Bug when did this come into play?"
"Since the look that she just gave you."
Jordan raised an eyebrow. "What look?"
"Yeah, what look Bug?"
Peter nodded. "You know, THE look."
I glanced over at Jordan. This was getting way too confusing. "We have a look?"
"I guess we do now..."
Lily smiled. "There it is again!"
I immediately turned about 15 shades of red and grinned. "So we have a look. What does that mean?" Peter spoke up. "It means that you and Jordan have got some secret thing going on."
"Peter, you have no idea." Jordan winked at me. Now was the time to play along...this was gonna be good.