Chapter 17:

Camping was growing on Jenna. She actually did get to spend some time with Tamara, and Jake got to spend time with Matty. Clark and Jeremy left a day earlier than everyone else, it was just the 'fun four' left. It was the last night before they would all leave early that next morning. They had spent all day going for walks in the bush after a late morning. They were all siting by the camp fire just after having dinner.
"Today was fun!" Tamara said while choking down her baked beans.
"I know, I wish we had longer here. Now we have to go home, back to school!" Matty groaned.
"Hey, at least you get to see Rebecca?" Jake said with a wink.
"You know what I feel like doing?" Jenna said changing the topic.
"Yeah?"
"Going for a swim!" Jenna was imagining swimming in the lake from the other day. She had made it her mission to do it before they left.
"Really Hamilton? You're going to do it?" Matty doubted Jenna would actually do that and she could sense it on his voice.
"You don't believe it?!" Jenna said with a small laugh.
"Hmm, I don't know…" Jenna pushed her blanket off her and jumped up over to her tent. She crawled in and crawled back out with a pair of shorts on and her bra. Matty sat there astonished and everyone got up and followed behind Jenna and she stormed over to the lake not to far from their campsite. She slowly walked in till it was up to her waist as Tamara and Jake cheered her on while Matty watched with a shocked face. Jenna dived into the water and Matty joined into the cheering.
"GO JENNA!" Jenna swam under the water and rose back up out of the water and saw Matty rip his shirt off revealing his rough muscles. He started walking into the lake and when Jake noticed, him and Tamara started to get into just their short and followed him in. Matty dived in while Jake was holding Tamara while they walked in. Jenna paddled in the water and watched as Matty swum his way over to her. She could feel her stomach fluttering, and not just because it was cold.
"I can't believe you actually did it Hamilton."
"I said I wanted to. I can't believe you actually did!"
"I had to see what I was missing out on!"
"I told you it was beautiful here, how often will you get the chance to swim in a lake like this?"
"You make a point." Matty splashed Jenna before jumping back under the water and Jenna floated onto her back and stared up at the stars. She felt someone grab her arms and it was Tamara, Jenna jumped on her back and dunked her under. Matty and Jake swam over and Jake grabbed Tamara and held her while they swam. Matty went over to Jenna and swung her around by her waste before holding her again his chest. They both had massive smiles on their faces and Jenna pushed him away playfully. Everyone swam around for a little while before swimming back in and running to the campsite to get warm again.

Jenna disappeared into her tent for a little while. She lied down on top of her blankets thinking about how happy she was she had come camping. Her and Matty were getting along like old times, not to mention she got to know Jake better and spend personal time with Tamara. Jenna left her tent and walked out to see just Matty sitting at the campfire.
"Hey, where'd they go?"
"Tamara was tired and they decided they'd go to bed." Matty said nodding at the fire.
"Oh right,"
"Just you and me now Hamilton!" He smirked.
Jenna and Matty spoke for a little while around the campfire before Jenna said she was going to head off to bed. Matty got up to give her a hug goodnight. She wrapped her arms around his neck and he held her waist. Matty rested his head next to hers. Jenna rubbed the beck of her neck and pushed her waist towards his and leant back while holding onto his neck. She took one hand from the back of his neck and put it on his cheek and Matty lifted his arm and put his hand in her hair. His fingers held her hair gently as they both leant in and began kissing. Matty opened his hand up and held her waist lifting her up into the kiss.