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WARNING: Explicit Sexual Content in this chapter.

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It has been several days since they left the last town behind.

The group of four was still traveling through the woods. They have yet to come across any other settlements. But that was sometimes the norm for them.

There were times they went for a little over a week before hitting another village.

No one ever seemed to complain though. As long as they were all together, they were fine, and they always somehow manage. Even at times things seemed a bit rough.

Though the newest thing Pete has been poking fun at and teasing them about was Kristin and Galen's relationship.

"So, wait, when you guys decide to get married, can I be best man?" Pete joked.

The thought of marriage had the pair blushing like crazy.

"Pete, if by chance we do get married, you definitely wouldn't be picked. I think the title of best man would exclusively go to Alan because he's not annoying like you." Kristin retorted.

"And less embarrassing." Galen muttered under his breath.

"They got you there, Pete." Alan teased.

"Hey, just whose side are you on?" Pete inquired.

"Clearly not yours. So, you better quite while you're ahead." Kristin answered for him.

Afterwards, she took a swig from her waterskin. Galen was drinking from his too.

When Pete smirked, "Are you going to at least name one of your kids after me?" He joked.

Both Galen and Kristin quickly spat their water out in shock. Then had a small coughing fit.

"Pete! The hell!?" She blurted out.

"Would you give it a rest already!? Or are you trying to embarrass us to death!?" Galen spouted.

"Was just giving you some name options, guys." Pete teased.

"Don't need them! At least not from you!" Kristin told him.

"Ok, Pete, I think that is enough with embarrassing them." Alan added.

Though even he will admit he found the whole conversation amusing to say the least.

"Fine, but I have one last question and that is it." Pete said.

"It better be a good fucking question." Kristin quipped.

"How about their middle name can be after me?" He lightly teased.

"That does it!" She said.

Then she ran up to him and kicked him in the ass.

"Oww! What did you do that for?! It was just one innocent question." Pete blurted, while rubbing his sore ass.

Galen just chuckled at the whole stunt. He knew how much of a little spit fire Kristin can be. It was just one of the many things he did love about her.

But in the back of his mind, he was wondering what it be like to marry her and having children with her. If it was in fact even possible seeing as they were two separate species.

Still, it didn't stop him from imagining what it would be like.

He knew it was something he would love to have with her one day. Hopefully, when and if things blow over and they can actually settle down somewhere after spreading more of their ideas of humans and apes working together to make this world a better place for all.

"I'm sorry, but I must ask. Is it that time of the month again? Because you seem awfully hostile at this time." Pete questioned.

"No, not even close. You just had that 'ass' kicking coming to you. So, I delivered on it." Kristin retorted.

"And if you keep on insisting upon these kinds of jokes, you just might get a swift kick to the bottom from me too." Galen added.

"Don't bother asking me to save you either. Because I'm not getting in the middle of it." Alan stated for good measure.

"Thanks a lot, pal." Pete told him.

"Anytime, Pete." Alan replied.

They walked on for another few hours. Until it started getting dark.

As they trekked through the darkening woods, they heard a soft, steady rumble in the distance a little to their left. As they drew closer to it, they started to recognize the sound as a waterfall and a rather big one at that.

The group kept walking towards it.

The waterfall ended up being a little further than they thought. It took them nearly two more hours to get there. By the time they did, they were more than happy to sit down and rest a bit.

It was a nice area. One they thought would be a nice place to settle in for the night.

"Now that we're finally here, perhaps we can stay the night. We can use it to refill our water and wash off before moving on." Alan informed them.

"Sounds like a good idea to me." Kristin replied.

"Ditto." Pete said.

"Won't hear any complaints from me. It's actually quite a picturesque sight, really." Galen stated while eying the very large and wide waterfall.

It had to be around thirty feet high and about eighteen feet wide as it spewed out of the cliffside into a large pool of water below.

"It looks twice the size of one of the last ones we came across. That's for sure." Kristin said.

"Alright then, let's find a spot for the night." Alan told them.

They weren't looking for long, when they found what looked to be a cozy spot around twenty to twenty- five feet from the falls, next to a couple large boulders.

The clearing was covered with soft looking grass and moss for everyone to lay on.

"This should do." Pete said, as he put his pack down on the grass near one of the large boulders.

"Once we through down our stuff, let's look for sticks to start a fire." Alan instructed.

There was a very large and beautiful full moon that night and not a cloud in the dark navy colored sky that was littered with trillions of glimmering stars.

It gave them enough light to see a few yards away. So, they didn't really need to utilize Kristin's flashlight setting on her iPhone tonight.

After about fifteen minutes, they all came back with armfuls of dry sticks and twigs. Galen and Kristin even grabbed a few pinecones and dried up leaves, to help start up the fire.

They made one large pile of sticks. Pete was lucky enough to even find an old chunk of rotted log, which would be good to start the fire with.

Alan added a few sticks first, then they added the log chunk. Afterwards, he shoved a few dried leave and some pinecones beneath it then started working on getting a fire going.

Despite it being quite humid and sticky out, he managed. Probably because the sticks and log were very dried out. Which made it easier for them to take to a spark to create a fire.

Within minutes, they had a nice size fire going, especially when the large chunk of log caught fire.

"So nice to sit down after a long day of walking." Pete said, with a sigh.

"Especially, for you. Considering you spent a good portion of it being chased by Kristin." Galen joked.

"Hey, I was just making sure he got his cardio in." She piped in.

"I'm almost surprised he could actually sit on it without being sore considering how hard you kicked him in the ass." Alan teased.

"Ha, ha. It wasn't that bad." Pete said, rolling his eyes.

"Is that why you kept rubbing it every now and then for nearly a solid hour after she kicked you there?" Galen stated with a smirk.

"All I can say Galen, is you're very brave tempting fate with this one. Especially, with how hard she can hit and kick." Pete told him.

"Well, I've been quite lucky so far. Perhaps I've learned when top stop pushing her buttons too hard." The chimp replied.

"Really love how you two talk about me as if I weren't sitting right here." She chimes in.

Galen shifts his dark gaze to her with a small smirk.

"It just shows how comfortable and confident I am to talk like this about you within in close proximity without repercussions." He teased.

She arched a dark brow, "Better watch it, this luck you speak of maybe close to running out."

"If you say so." Galen replied.

"Don't believe me, keep going and see what happens." She dared him, with a small grin.

Oh, how he wanted to say something right now, but something told him he better not. Even if she was only playing. She could get back on him later with some kind of prank.

He inwardly cringes when she snuck up behind him that one time when he was cooling off by one of the last waterfalls they were at and shoved him off the rock he was sitting on, into the water.

But he won't deny it ended in an interesting chase that had them close to kissing that one time, had their friends not interrupted by calling out to them.

"Alright, I won't say anymore. Only because I don't want you to shove me into another pool of water again." He stated, with a small grimace.

"It's a shame we missed it. It must've looked hilarious. Considering Galen's 'love' for water." Pete joked.

"Don't worry guys, next time, I'll record the whole thing on my phone. That way, you can watch it as many times as you want." Kristin said with a wide grin.

"You better not. Or I'll confiscate the phone and you won't get it back for quite some time." Galen promised.

"Ehh, we'll just find a way to steal it back." Pete stated.

"I like to see you try." Galen quipped.

"I hate to say it, Galen. But if you did take that phone away, I have a feeling you wouldn't be able to hang onto it for long. Not when it comes to these two." Alan said, while gesturing to Kristin and Pete.

"You're not wrong there, Alan." Kristin said.

They bantered back and forth for a little longer until it got into the late hours of the night.

Then eventually, Alan and Pete called it quits and went to lay down for the night. Leaving Galen and Kristin the only ones still awake for the time being. This was pretty common routine for the pair.

It was usually, the two men were the first ones out, while the young woman and chimp stayed up longer and chatted more.

In a way, it's how they got to learn more about one another. Plus, it was during these times, Galen had gotten quite handy with her phone, because she was showing him how to use it.

If anything, Galen knew how to utilize it better than Alan and Pete. Because he spent more time learning how to use the iPhone and learn all about its different functions.

After the two men were out, the pair chatted with each other a little more.

"Wait here, I'm going to refill my waterskin. I'll be right back." He told her.

"Sure. Try not to get lost now on the way there." She teased.

He rolled his eyes but smirked while shaking his head. Then he leaned in and gave her a small kiss before he got up and left.

As she waited for him, her mind started drifting again to the future. Wondering what kind of future, they could actually have. She knew the relationship that had was different to most both to apes and humans alike.

It made her wonder if they would actually be able to settle into a town somewhere without being shunned or ostracized for their unusual relationship.

Kristin knew it wouldn't change what she felt for Galen and he for her. To her, he was worth any obstacle in their way. And she was willing to tackle all of them head on, just to be able to have a life with him.

About ten minutes went by, and he still wasn't back yet. It made her grow concerned and worried.

She was about to get up and head towards the large waterfall behind them, when she heard footsteps behind her and felt a hand on her right shoulder. Kristin relaxed when she noted he came back.

"Hey, come with me. I found something by the waterfall. I think you'll find it neat." He told her.

Kristin eyed him for a moment, before she got up.

Galen took her hand and they headed for the waterfall. It took them about three minutes to get there. They he had them climb one of the boulders to get there, using it as somewhat of a short cut.

When they got to the foot of the waterfall, he led her to the side closest to them. Galen led them close to the cliffside wall next to the waterfall and pointed at something.

When she looked, she realized he was gesturing to a somewhat dark crevice behind the wall of water.

Galen then started leading her towards it. He had them squeeze between the wall of water and solid rock to get through to it. Once they made it in, she looked around with a look of awe on her face.

It was a nice size cave with many rocks making it up. Most had some soft, green algae on them. The moonlight was filtering through the wall of water, casting a pale, shimmery glow as the light danced off the rocky walls.

She turned to Galen and saw him giving her a soft smile.

"This place, it's amazing. You found this just now, as you were filling your waterskin?" Kristin inquired.

He nodded, "Yes, I was crouched down by the water's edge several feet from here filling my waterskin, when I heard echoes of water falling onto solid ground behind the waterfall. I got up and came to investigate and found the small crevice that led inside to here. I thought the place was pretty neat and figured you would like it too."

Her smile widened, "You were right. I do like it and as I said before, it looks amazing in here. They way the moonlight bounces off the walls through the water, gives it a very neat affect."

"Well, shall we explore it a little more then?" He suggests.

"Hell, yeah." Kristin replied.

Then they started to walk around the area.

It was pretty spacious. It stretched pretty wide behind the waterfall and went quite deep. Probably about twenty to thirty feet back. There were some tiny pools of water here and there, where water was constantly dripping in in thin streams or rivulets from above in the cave ceiling.

While she was preoccupied, Galen walked to the other end of the cave and lightly plucked something off of one of the moss-covered rocks right near the wall of water.

Then he walked back to her and placed his hand on her shoulder to get her attention.

Kristin turned to meet his gaze. When he held up something to her. She looked down and a lovely smile slowly split her face. It was a beautiful snow-white flower.

She reached up and took the offered gift and smelled it. It smelt very lovely.

"Galen, it's beautiful. But where did you get it?" Kristin inquired.

He pointed behind him at one of the rocks by the wall of water at the other end of the cave.

Curious, she walked over to inspect it. There were several of these flowers that were growing off these roots that twist and curled over the large rock. The pale moonlight penetrated the wall of water and gave the flowers an ethereal glow to them.

"They look like...night blooming jasmines." She surmised.

"Yes, I do believe that is what they are. There is more source of light here, so they must get plenty of sunlight and moonlight when the moon isn't hidden behind any clouds like tonight." He stated.

Kristin then turned back to him and smiled.

The way the moonlight bounced off of her lightly tanned face, made her appear as beautiful if not more than those flowers. And her smile on top of that, made his heart skip a beat.

He slowly reached up and caressed the side of her face.

She moved in a little closer and reached up to lightly brush the pads of her fingers over his cheek. His eyes closed as he pressed the side of his face further into her palm.

Then he slowly opened his eyes and saw her face gradually getting closer to his.

Galen closed the distance and soon their lips locked together in a soft, gentle kiss. The kiss started out soft and sweet as their lips caressed one another. Then as the moments ticked by, it started to get a little more heated.

She felt his tongue lightly prodding at her lips, so she parted them to allow him access.

Kristin let out a shaky sigh as his tongue delved into her mouth to lightly brush against hers. Their pulse started to quicken along with the kiss as they poured every ounce of passion into it.

Her arms snaked around his neck while his wrapped around her petite form and pulled her in flush against his front.

It felt like they were chasing a dizzying high as their tongues battled for dominance. Soon, their hands started wandering and pawing at each other. Their bodies felt like they were getting more heated as the kiss continued to intensify.

It wasn't until Kristin's hands wandered beneath his shirt did, he pause and pull away from the kiss to look at her.

"What's wrong?" She asks, a little out of breath.

He was silent for a moment, trying to figure the best way to tell her this.

"Nothing is wrong. It's just...well, I never gone further than sharing kisses before." Galen confessed; a bit embarrassed.

Kristin was a little surprised to hear this. Because she knew he was with at least one woman before her. That woman being the female chimp doctor, Kira.

"But you said you were with your previous girlfriend Kira for quite some time. Are you saying within that time you two were never really...intimate?" She asks.

Galen slightly shook his head, "No, she wanted to wait until marriage to go get to that step. And I respected her wishes."

He found it a bit awkward explaining to the woman he loved that he was in fact still a virgin. Kira was the only serious relationship he ever had in the past. Before he met Kristin.

"I see, is that what you wish too?" She asks.

He gazed into her eyes, "No, it was more her wish than mine. Had she agreed to be intimate before then, I would've taken that next step in our relationship further."

Kristin lightly bit her lip, "And...would you want to...with me?"

Galen gave her a soft smile, before he dove back in for another kiss. It was a kiss that stole her breath away. Despite the fact it only lasted for several seconds.

He then pulled away to get some air and to speak.

"Just...show me how this works...where to touch you." Galen said.

Kristin caressed his cheek, then pressed her lips against his, once more.

While they kissed, she lightly grasped his hands and brought them beneath her tank top. He caressed her soft skin, drawing a small sigh from her. Galen started dragging his hands up and down her sides.

She pulled back momentarily to pull her shirt up and over her head and tossed it aside. Then she placed her hands beneath his shirt again and placed her hands on his front.

She lightly ran the pads of her fingers over his hairy skin. Then she lightly skimmed them over the skin across his front to his sides, drawing a small shudder out of him.

Kristin then started pushing her hands up, the shirt moving up his torso with them.

Once the shirt was halfway up his abdomen, he grabbed the bottoms of his shirt and pulled it over his head. As soon as it dropped to the moss-covered rocky floor, he moved in for another kiss.

He continued to knead the skin beneath his palms trying to learn everything as he goes. While she continued to run her own hands over his bare top half.

After a few more moments of making out, she reached behind her and undid the clasp of her bra. It came lose and started to slide down her front. Galen pulled away and looked down as her chest slowly came into view.

His pupils began to dilate with lust as he eyed her now bare breasts.

The bra flittered to the ground. Leaving her upper half completely bare to him. He slowly reached up and placed his hands on her shoulders and let them slowly run down her front.

He stopped and hesitated at first, before he dragged them down further to cup her perky breasts.

She let out a soft sigh when he did this. But that turned into a gasp when he ran the pads of his thumbs over her light pink nipples. The small tips hardened and puckered when he did this.

Around the same time, he started feeling an erection coming on.

He leaned in and gave her another kiss as he continued to lightly run the pads of his thumbs back and forth over the sensitive tips. She let out a small moan into the kiss and it made him grow even harder.

Galen pulled away from her lips and started to trail kisses down the side of her neck and pressed his lips more firmly to that juncture between her neck and shoulder.

She let out a shaky sigh that turned into another small moan.

A few seconds later, he started to lower her to the ground. He laid on top of her briefly and when he pulled away, she kicked off her shoes and pulled off her socks. Then she grasped her capris and underwear and started to pull them down her legs.

Galen swallowed hard when she laid there on full display in front of him, completely nude.

He stood up just to kick off his shoes and pull his pants off.

This is the first time Kristin has seen him completely nude. He really just seemed like an over hairy man. But still no less attractive. Her eyes then landed on his stiff erection.

Her pussy clenched at the sight of it and started to seep moisture.

His privates were really not that different from a human man's. It was the same tannish color as his face, hands, and feet. At the moment, it curled upwards just a tiny bit, a bead of precum dripped from the tiny slit.

Galen got back down on the ground with her.

He hovered over top of her as he leaned in for another kiss. While Kristin spread her legs so now that they rested on either side of his hips. One of his hands went back to running over her front.

He toyed with and lightly pinched one of her nipples, making her breath hitch and her hips jerk.

She then grasped his hand and started to direct it lower down her body. Until it came to stop briefly over her mound. Then she dipped his hand lower. She took one of his fingers and pressed it to her sensitive clit.

Kristin let out a small moan as the pad of his finger pressed against it.

He's unsure how he knew to do this next, but he started to lightly stroke the sensitive bundle of nerves. Galen watched as she tilted her head back a little and let out a louder moan.

He leaned in and started kissing her neck again as he stroked her clit.

While Kristin lifted her own hands and started caressing his sides again. Then he gasped when she lightly ran one of her hands over his hard erection. It turned into a groan when she lightly gripped his prick and started to pump it lazily.

His finger slid down from her clit to touch her opening. He found her already to be very wet for him. His erection was getting uncomfortable now. His instincts urging him to be inside of her.

So, he grasped her hand that was gripping his length and started to push it away.

Then he gripped it and leaned his hips forward a little more and started to probe at her entrance with his prick. He was a tad nervous he would do something to mess up or hurt her.

When he was learning about mating habits and sex education during his youth, he was told that once it got started, their primal instincts gradually took over and those instincts can tend to make them wanting to go fairly rough and hard into the female.

His worries quickly dissolved though when he felt her caress his cheek while giving him a warm smile.

It gave him the courage he needed, and he started to ease his length into her wet opening. They both let out a shaky gasp as he slid in inch by inch. She let out another moan at the feeling of being filled.

While he let out a groan as he was enveloped in soft, tight, warmth.

It was turning out to be an incredible feeling. Her inner muscles stretched and flex to accommodate his girth as he sinks into her. It didn't take much longer until he was fully seated inside of her.

Kristin tilted her head up and kissed him. From there, she started to gyrate her hips against him.

They both moaned from the amazing feeling, which intensified when he started to slowly thrust in and out of her. The pair pulled away from the intense kiss to breath.

He rested his forehead against hers as their eyes locked on one another.

Galen then started move in and out of her a little faster. When he did this, her breathing amped up and started coming out quicker. He too started finding himself beginning to pant as he slid in and out repeatedly.

Soon, he couldn't hold back any longer. His thrusts became quicker, more rapid, and a little harder.

He groaned as he started to feel himself beginning to swell. Kristin let out a string of moans as the tip of his cock started hitting her g-spot as he sped up and sunk deeper.

It was hard to believe this was his first time. He was amazing. She had previous boyfriends before, but they never made her feel this good. It was almost like their bodies were made for each other.

Galen spread his thighs a little wider, than his instincts took over and he started to piston his hips into hers.

Kristin pressed her face into the side of his shoulder and neck to muffle her loud moans. While Galen clenched his jaw to keep himself from becoming too loud. Last thing either of them wanted, was to take the risk of being heard and waking up Alan and Pete down below with their loud cries of pleasure.

Her inner walls started to flutter and contracted around his swelling girth. And he felt it too.

Galen's thrusts became jerky within her. Kristin's back arched off the ground and she let out a loud, muffled shaky moan into his shoulder as she clenched hard around him.

At the same time, he let out a shuddering groan as his release exploded inside of her. Each contraction of her inner walls pulled more of his release out of him and into her until he filled her up.

Galen held himself there until he finished. He stayed inside a little longer enjoying the feeling of her wrapped around him. Then he gasped and twitched inside of her when she kissed his neck.

It made her let out a shaky gasp as well.

They laid there like that a little longer, catching their breath. It felt like they just finished running in a marathon. But in the end, they felt nothing but satisfaction.

About a minute later, he finally pulled his length from her opening with a small groan.

Then he laid beside her and pulled her into his side. She turned into him and rested the side of her face on his chest. He began to lazily rub her back.

"I...I didn't hurt you at all, did I?" He asked.

A lazy smile appeared on her face.

"No, it was...amazing." She replied.

A small smile appeared on his face then he tilted his head down and kissed the top of her head. Then his other hand came up, inching over his torso until his hand found hers.

He interlocked his fingers with hers as he held her hand.

"I love you, Galen." Kristin said, barely above a whisper.

The chimp tightened his embrace on her, "I love you too, Kristin."

They laid there a little longer, trying to gain some energy back.

"As much as I wouldn't mind staying here like this, we sadly have to go back down to the camp." She said.

"I know." He replied, as his other hand played with a few locks of her long, dark hair.

The reluctantly pulled away to sit up. Kristin went to stand when a hand on her forearm stopped her.

"Hod on, aren't we forgetting something?" He lightly teased.

She gave him a questioning look, until he leaned in and gave her another kiss. Kristin smiled into the kiss as she deepened it. Their hearts still hammering in their chests as they pull away.

Then they both stood up and started grabbing their clothes to dress. Galen's eyes lit up in amusement as her legs seemed a little shaky when she stood. She even stumbled a little while she pulled her underwear and capris back on.

"Having a little trouble standing?" He couldn't resist teasing her.

Kristin turned to him with a look. This only made him chuckle.

After a few moments she could barely contain a few chuckles herself.

Once they dressed, she grasped his hand, and grabbed the flower he gave her in her other hand, and they headed out of the beautiful cave. Thinking if there was one place they could have one special memory of their first time making love, this was the perfect place.

They took their time making their way down the boulder, making sure to be careful. Once they made it to solid ground they made their way back to camp.

By now, the fire was nothing but dying embers. Their two friends luckily were still fast asleep. They went to grab their blankets from their packs and laid down next to each other and got comfortable.

She curled into his front as he wrapped his arms around her and held her close.

"Good night, I love you." Galen whispered.

"I love you too, good night." She whispered back.

Exhaustion seemed to overcome them rather quickly, most likely due to that incredible round of lovemaking. Before either of them knew it, they were both out within the next few minutes.

Wherever this journey leads them, they will continue to face everything together.

Until Next Time ;)