I woke up the next morning, coughing. I slowly sat up and rubbed my eyes then I looked around the tent, wondering where Nathan is. I thought back to last night of when Nathan told me that him and Alex had a thing last year and the fact that Nathan stayed with me all night while I was sick. I still didn't know what to think about this whole thing. Part of me feels betrayed, but another part of me wants to listen to what Nathan has to say about what I've been told. Just when I was thinking about Nathan, he crawled into the tent and held out a mug filled with liquid to me. I stared at the mug then at him, hesitant.

"It's tea. Drink it." He said.

I took the mug from him and slowly sipped on the tea, staying quiet. Nathan sat down in front of me and watched me for a few seconds before speaking.

"Listen, I'm sorry about last night. What Alex said was true, but that was last year. It's in the past now. It means nothing to me. Do you understand?" He asked.

I tried avoiding his eyes. I didn't want to talk to him right now. When I didn't answer Nathan, he continued talking.

"Simon, I'm in love with you. You and only you. Nobody else grabs my attention like you do. I want you to trust me."

Trust. I remember when I talked to Ashley the other night about trust and she told me that that was the only way her and her fiancé were able to have a long lasting relationship because they trusted each other and I do trust Nathan. I trust him with my life and everything.

I sighed softly and nodded.

"I...I trust you."

Nathan smiled then sighed in relief.

"I'm glad. I know that I have to grow up if we plan on getting married someday."

Suddenly, my heart started racing just from hearing those words. I slowly looked at Nathan and stared at him, wondering if I heard him right.

"What...what do you mean by that?"

Nathan smiled softly at me.

"What I mean is that I wouldn't mind marrying you in the future. I overheard you and Ashley talking and...yeah..." He said, rubbing the back of his neck.

I felt myself blushing a little bit. I couldn't believe that Nathan heard me tell Ashley that I wanted to marry him.

"I...I was afraid to tell you that because I didn't want to drive you away like I did when I confessed my love to you."

Nathan chuckled. "Yeah. Well, I changed my mind. I wasn't even sure if I wanted to get married, but once my feelings for you became stronger, I knew I wanted to."

I looked at Nathan and smiled softly at him.

"So, do you forgive me for being a dummy? I really didn't mean to make you cry till you got sick."

I nodded. "Of course I forgive you."

Nathan grinned. "Great! So...can I have a kiss then?~"

I rolled my eyes. "Maybe later." I said as I finished off the tea then shoved the mug into Nathan's hand before crawling out of the tent.

Now that the whole thing with Nathan has been settled, I wanted revenge on Alex.

...

I went to the creek after breakfast to wash up. I stood in the creek with just shorts on and I gently splashed some water on my face.

"Hey, let me join you!" Nathan said as he walked up, taking his shoes, socks and t-shirt off.

"Don't do anything crazy!" I warned.

"What? You mean like this?" He said as he walked up to me then he grabbed me and pulled me towards him.

"Nathan!" I called out, struggling against him.

"Don't fight our love~" He said, grinning.

I sighed as I allowed him to hold me. Just then, I saw Alex walking up to the creek and I suddenly had a good idea. I placed my hand on the back of Nathan's head and pressed our lips against each other. I slowly opened up one of my eyes and watched as Alex looked a little pissed then he walked away.

I finally pulled away once Alex was out of eyesight.

"Wow. You missed me that much huh?" Nathan teased.

"Shut up." I told him then I continued washing up before getting out of the creek.

...

That night, Me and Nathan sat next to each other in front of the fire pit. I watched the flames crackle into the night when I started to see Alex walking up to us so I quickly acted fast on my feet and grabbed onto Nathan's shirt, pulling him close to me and pressing our lips against each other. I watched as Alex glared at me and crossed his arms.

"I know what you're doing." He said.

I pulled away from Nathan and tried to act innocent.

"Me? I don't know what you're talking about."

"Uh huh. You're trying to piss me off by being all over Nathan. Right?"

I glanced at Nathan to see his reaction. He simply watched me. I sighed.

"You are absolutely...wrong. I just wanted to...kiss my boyfriend is all. Is that a crime?" I tested him.

Alex smirked. "No. There's nothing wrong. If you two are close enough to be having sex, I'm sure you've also sucked him right?" He said then he walked away.

Where did that come from? I thought.

"Don't mind him." Nathan said, breaking my thoughts.

"Did you tell him something?" I asked.

Nathan shrugged. "I just...told him about the day we had sex after we met each other is all..." He said, rubbing the back of his neck.

I watched Nathan, not buying his story. He must've told Alex something more. Though, I wasn't going to worry about that much. I had something else on my mind.