Chapter 3
"I cant wait to get home and have a hot bath, oh yeah and sleep in a bed that doesn't consist of a sleeping bag and the ground" Steph whispers to Chris looking up at the sky "You can join me if you like" she laughs quietly tracing her fingers over his hands as they sit next to the fire together. "I'm glad we're together Chris"
"Me too" Chris smiles to himself and wraps his arms tighter around her, he looks over at the other three who were sleeping soundly now. "I'm sorry about everything I ever said to you.." Chris whispers kissing the side of her head "I didn't mean any of it, I'm sorry"
"Stop apologizing it's alright honestly" Steph says leaning back against his chest "I've forgotten it already"
"Yeah but I still feel bad, I made you cry and I made you upset. I was such an asshole to you for no reason, I took it way too far all the time. I feel bad sitting here with you or anywhere else telling you how much I love you after everything I've said in the past, how can I make it up to you?" Chris mumbles brushing the hair away from her neck and kissing it "I'll do anything you want me to"
"Well how about you stop talking about it..The rest..You can make that up to me when we get home" Steph says to him as he tightens his arms around her, she runs her hands over his forearms feeling the hairs on his arms stand on end "Are you cold or something?"
"No, it's you" Chris laughs "Stop it, your giving me goose bumps" He laughs grabbing hold of her hands stopping her from tickling his arms "You'll wake the others up and you now how grumpy they'll be then" Chris lays down on his back propping himself up on his arms as he watches her in the small amount of light that is given off from the fire.
"Do you think we'll ever get out of here and get home?" Steph asks crawling over to him and laying down next to him "I want to go home" she whispers closing her eyes tightly as if trying to block out their surroundings and her tears, Chris looks down at her and puts her arm across her. She opens her eyes and looks at him and smiles weakly "I shouldn't even have to ask, I know you'll make sure we get home"
"Of course I will..Just think of this as a little holiday that we'll be going home from afterwards. I'm not going to let anything bad happen to you, I promise" Chris says running his hand over stubbled chin "I didn't even want to grow a beard you know..Not that I have much choice now though we don't have any of our stuff"
"Ever heard of waxing?" Steph yawns pushing him down onto the ground and laying against his side.
"I can't wax my face, that would be just plain stupid" Chris laughs and wraps her up in his arms "I didn't even know what was possible to wax your face..Is it?" Chris asks her "Steph?" Chris turns his neck and looks over her and smiles when he sees she's asleep "I didn't know I was that boring" Chris sighs to himself before kissing the top of her head.
"Chris..shut up already" he hears Paul mutter as he turns over.
"Sorry" Chris whispers before laying his head against Steph's back and falling asleep.
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"Chris..Are you awake?" Chris opens his eyes a little bit and sees Steph kneeling next to him trying to wake he up, he closes his eyes tightly again "I know your awake Jericho so quit pretending" Steph laughs grabbing his arms and pinning them above his head, she looks down at him while he tries not to smile "What's that?" Steph asks running her fingers over a mark on his arm, he flinches away from her and opens his eyes looking at it.
"I dunno, it looks like a bite or something..It hurts. I must have got bitten by something in the night" Chris mumbles, "How did you know I was awake anyway?" Chris asks as Steph climbs off of him and stands up.
"You look way cuter than you did just then when your sleeping, so innocent, so adorable" Steph laughs "Maybe you should show Paul your arm, he knows loads of useless information and maybe he'll know..Don't tell him I said that though alright," she says holding her hand out to Chris and pulling him up who groans from the pain in his back. "What's wrong with you?"
"Sleeping on nothing but the ground is really doing me no good, at least when we had the sleeping bags we had something to sleep on" Chris moans stretching "Where is Paul and the others anyway? Did they get lost in the jungle or eaten by cannibals?" He asks wiping his eyes with the back of his hand.
"You wish Irvine" Paul laughs "Besides, whatever ate me last time couldn't have thought much or they would have finished me off" he says "here's your breakfast" he chucks Chris a green banana as Andrew and Adam walk over to them as well and sit down, Chris looks down at it in his hands and then back at Paul "Sorry that's the best we could do for now"
"I don't like bananas..Especially not green looking ones" Chris holds it up in front of him pulling a face.
"It's just not as ripe as it could be, there's nothing wrong with them but your welcome to go and try and find something else if you want but I don't think you'll have much luck" Paul replies watching Chris slowly unpeel it with a look of disgust on his face.
"It's something at least, where's your sense of adventure Chris?" Steph asks him sitting down with him leaning against his side "It's better than being hungry"
"I'd rather have a pizza..And my sense of adventure, I think I left it on the other island. The last time you asked me that you fell down a big hole and I thought I'd never see you again so don't start with me" Chris laughs a little before taking a bite out of his breakfast. "I think I'm going to be sick," he moans cupping his hand over his mouth and running towards the jungle away from the others.
"I cant wait to get home and have a hot bath, oh yeah and sleep in a bed that doesn't consist of a sleeping bag and the ground" Steph whispers to Chris looking up at the sky "You can join me if you like" she laughs quietly tracing her fingers over his hands as they sit next to the fire together. "I'm glad we're together Chris"
"Me too" Chris smiles to himself and wraps his arms tighter around her, he looks over at the other three who were sleeping soundly now. "I'm sorry about everything I ever said to you.." Chris whispers kissing the side of her head "I didn't mean any of it, I'm sorry"
"Stop apologizing it's alright honestly" Steph says leaning back against his chest "I've forgotten it already"
"Yeah but I still feel bad, I made you cry and I made you upset. I was such an asshole to you for no reason, I took it way too far all the time. I feel bad sitting here with you or anywhere else telling you how much I love you after everything I've said in the past, how can I make it up to you?" Chris mumbles brushing the hair away from her neck and kissing it "I'll do anything you want me to"
"Well how about you stop talking about it..The rest..You can make that up to me when we get home" Steph says to him as he tightens his arms around her, she runs her hands over his forearms feeling the hairs on his arms stand on end "Are you cold or something?"
"No, it's you" Chris laughs "Stop it, your giving me goose bumps" He laughs grabbing hold of her hands stopping her from tickling his arms "You'll wake the others up and you now how grumpy they'll be then" Chris lays down on his back propping himself up on his arms as he watches her in the small amount of light that is given off from the fire.
"Do you think we'll ever get out of here and get home?" Steph asks crawling over to him and laying down next to him "I want to go home" she whispers closing her eyes tightly as if trying to block out their surroundings and her tears, Chris looks down at her and puts her arm across her. She opens her eyes and looks at him and smiles weakly "I shouldn't even have to ask, I know you'll make sure we get home"
"Of course I will..Just think of this as a little holiday that we'll be going home from afterwards. I'm not going to let anything bad happen to you, I promise" Chris says running his hand over stubbled chin "I didn't even want to grow a beard you know..Not that I have much choice now though we don't have any of our stuff"
"Ever heard of waxing?" Steph yawns pushing him down onto the ground and laying against his side.
"I can't wax my face, that would be just plain stupid" Chris laughs and wraps her up in his arms "I didn't even know what was possible to wax your face..Is it?" Chris asks her "Steph?" Chris turns his neck and looks over her and smiles when he sees she's asleep "I didn't know I was that boring" Chris sighs to himself before kissing the top of her head.
"Chris..shut up already" he hears Paul mutter as he turns over.
"Sorry" Chris whispers before laying his head against Steph's back and falling asleep.
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"Chris..Are you awake?" Chris opens his eyes a little bit and sees Steph kneeling next to him trying to wake he up, he closes his eyes tightly again "I know your awake Jericho so quit pretending" Steph laughs grabbing his arms and pinning them above his head, she looks down at him while he tries not to smile "What's that?" Steph asks running her fingers over a mark on his arm, he flinches away from her and opens his eyes looking at it.
"I dunno, it looks like a bite or something..It hurts. I must have got bitten by something in the night" Chris mumbles, "How did you know I was awake anyway?" Chris asks as Steph climbs off of him and stands up.
"You look way cuter than you did just then when your sleeping, so innocent, so adorable" Steph laughs "Maybe you should show Paul your arm, he knows loads of useless information and maybe he'll know..Don't tell him I said that though alright," she says holding her hand out to Chris and pulling him up who groans from the pain in his back. "What's wrong with you?"
"Sleeping on nothing but the ground is really doing me no good, at least when we had the sleeping bags we had something to sleep on" Chris moans stretching "Where is Paul and the others anyway? Did they get lost in the jungle or eaten by cannibals?" He asks wiping his eyes with the back of his hand.
"You wish Irvine" Paul laughs "Besides, whatever ate me last time couldn't have thought much or they would have finished me off" he says "here's your breakfast" he chucks Chris a green banana as Andrew and Adam walk over to them as well and sit down, Chris looks down at it in his hands and then back at Paul "Sorry that's the best we could do for now"
"I don't like bananas..Especially not green looking ones" Chris holds it up in front of him pulling a face.
"It's just not as ripe as it could be, there's nothing wrong with them but your welcome to go and try and find something else if you want but I don't think you'll have much luck" Paul replies watching Chris slowly unpeel it with a look of disgust on his face.
"It's something at least, where's your sense of adventure Chris?" Steph asks him sitting down with him leaning against his side "It's better than being hungry"
"I'd rather have a pizza..And my sense of adventure, I think I left it on the other island. The last time you asked me that you fell down a big hole and I thought I'd never see you again so don't start with me" Chris laughs a little before taking a bite out of his breakfast. "I think I'm going to be sick," he moans cupping his hand over his mouth and running towards the jungle away from the others.