everything from the previous chapters still applies
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The next morning Natalie awoke to the sound of Miles' voice singing Home on the Range as loud as humanly possibly. Rolling over she was surprised to find that Stephen was no longer curled up beside her. She sighed and ran a hand over her eyes, biting her lip when they burned. "Well I guess that's what you get for crying yourself to sleep like a teenager," She thought to herself. Sitting up she quickly grabbed her sweat pants and pulled them on before grabbing her bag and getting out of the tent.
"Well hello there Sleepyhead!" Frank shouted from his spot in the back of the pick-up.
"Morning guys." Running a hand through her hair she looked around for Stephen and frowned when he was nowhere to be seen.
"He was gone before we got up this morning, we haven't heard or seen him since." Miles said softly, reaching out to run a hand over Nat's back.
"Oh, well, I'm gonna go change now." She bit back the tears and quickly took off towards the bath house.
Miles and Frank both sighed and looked at Eva who just shook her head gently. "I'll go talk to her." Hopping down from her spot on the table she slid her feet into her flip-flops and followed her.
Once Eva caught up with Natalie the older woman slowed down some and allowed for Eva to wrap her arm around her shoulders. "What happened? Last night you two were all cuddly and comfortable, now he's disappearing and you're crying. What the hell is going on?"
"Nothing."
"Oh please, something is obviously going on and as you're best-friend, I reserve the right to know who's ass needs to be kicked and why."
Natalie chuckled and turned to face her. "He doesn't want the same thing that I want from this relationship." With that she kept on walking, quietly entering the bath-house, Eva right behind her.
"What do you mean Natalie?"
"All he wants from this is sex!"
Eva laughed and lean back against the wall while Nat stepped into the shower. "You can't honestly tell me that that is what you think."
"That is what I think."
"Why? I've never seen him give any indication that he wanted that and nothing else from you."
"Because last night he refused to talk to me, all he did was touch me, but he wouldn't talk to me about this. I want him to talk."
"I know you do hun, but men are stupid, they don't know how to talk unless their drunk or in danger of losing something or someone they love."
Sticking her head out of the shower Nat took a moment to glare at Eva before asking, "And how do you know this is true? Miles is about the most open person I've ever met when it comes to women."
"I've had other boyfriends before Miles." She said with a smile, laughing when Nat rolled her eyes and stuck her head back inside, turning the water off.
"I just can't accept that Eva. I want more out of this than just sex." She emerged from the shower, towel wrapped around her tightly, and her hair dripping. "I love him for God's sake, I can't just sit here and act like it doesn't bother me that he doesn't feel the same way."
"I know that and I understand that, but don't do this to yourself Nat, he loves you too, he just doesn't know how to show you other than to sleep with you."
Banging her head against the mirror Nat let out a growl. "Why are men so dense?"
"Because life would be too easy if they weren't." Both women laughed and Eva patted Nat on the back. "Trust me Nat, he wants more out of you than just the sex, I promise." And with that Eva left, leaving Natalie standing all alone, staring at herself in the mirror.
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this is the last chapter until i got some more comments... so there