Bare-Back Mountain

Chapter Eleven:

I can't believe I'm doing this. That's right- I'm officially following him in.

I pulled off my shirt, painfully aware that I was not nearly as ab-tacular as him. I blame it on all the sashimi I've eaten over the years. Then again it might be the lack of sex. He was still fully clothed so I didn't think it fair to pull off any more than my shirt and shoes as I dived in.

But the instant I was in I felt that familar tugging on my pants.

Only it wasn't me pulling them down. Joe's hands are on my pants. And- "HEY!" My chibi cheerleader danced around singing, he touched, your ass, your A-S-S-S Ass! Yeah, yeah your ass! WOO! I blushed a wild cranberry crimson and shot out of the water.

"What the hell is that? You've still got your- never mind." I turned an even deeper shade of red (more of happiness than embarrassment) as he flung his pants up over the side of the lake and onto the ground. Damn that man can make a statement. So naturally I sighed and off they went and once more drenched myself in the lake water. He swam quickly.

Very quickly.

His chest was against mine in an instant, his breathing heavy.

"Joe... seriously we've got to talk." He paused, inches away from my neck. His eyes darted up to mine before sighing and pulling away. No don't pull away- we can talk with you right here. I pulled him back.

"Stop giving me mixed signals!"

"Stop giving me a boner! Then we'll talk." Another sigh.

"You drive a hard bargain." He paused for a minute then laughed. "Get it? Hard! HA! And wait a minute- you're the one who wants to do the talking. So technically I can do anything and you have to make me talk, not the other way around." I rolled my eyes.

"I'm serious!"

"Ok ok, you be Sirius and I'll be Lupin. I myself prefer to be the adorable doggy but-"

"Joe..." My tone had a warning in it.

"Sorry. Yeah yeah... You want to know if this'll last." He pulled off his bandana which sent a huge shiver right down my spine and raked his hand through his hair. "I just- I dunno, k? I mean... we haven't even been together for 24 hours yet we're obviously crazy. Nuts in fact! Romping all over the place, no purpose what so ever- we don't even-!"

"Joe!" And he says I ramble.

"Right sorry- I mean... sorry... I just- I didn't even know I was gay! It just sort of... I was so mad at Katie." His fist are clenched. Is that really bothering him that much?

"You didn't seem mad..."

"Well I was!" And he seemed it. His face was red, brows furrowed. "Hell I was! I mean... she fuckin' cheated on me. Right there! On you! So ... I got her back."

"What?" I stared blankly back, disbelief filling my face. I felt as though I was drowning. Joe was killing me. Holding me down and laughing. Katie was behind him. Laughing laughing laughing. Die homo die.

They didn't know it was far too late.

Ray's Chibi-cheerleading self: Sad chapter, huh? Ok, what happens in the next one...I think I'm going to drown myself in a bucket of ice cream... Seriously not feeling very cheerful (get it? Cheerful?) right now. But then again neither is Ray. Wait- I'm Ray's subconscious gay thoughts so technically- oh right! The next chapter!

It's chocolate ice cream.