Javier had been pretty embarrassed when Will and Mary Beth had burst into the cabin. He thought she was pretty, but seeing her and his roommate doing things that he shouldn't have seen made him uncomfortable. He had left quickly and did his best not to bump either of them. He rushed out and decided that the best thing to do would be to get his mind off things by doing work. Knowing Mary Beth would likely have chores that she hadn't finished cause of what he'd seen, he walked to Miss Grimshaw and offered to finish her work for her. Said she wasn't feeling right and needed a lay-down.
"That's fine if you, Mrs. Escuela but she finished her work early today. I was surprised she worked so hard."
"Well, is there anything I could do for you anyways?"
"Why, yes, I need someone to run out and chop some wood for the fire. I was goin' to ask Mr. West but since you're offering you could do that for me."
"Of course. I'll bring some back in a few."
He started walking towards the woodblock, and smoked a cigarettes to calm himself down. He wasn't too worried about what happened, he was happy for Will, but seeing them walk in there, kissing made him feel shameful he saw it.
As he walked towards the block, Dutch ran up to him.
"You seen young Mr. West, Javier? Young man was supposed to speak with me about getting us out of this frozen hell."
Javier looked at him and almost stuttered after bringing his memory back to events, but in a haste he spat out a quick lie to get his mind back in the conversation. "No, but I know where he is. Back at the cabin, turning in. Had a bad cough and said he needed a rest."
"I'll go get him up. Just need him for a moment of conversation."
Javier feared what Dutch would see so he came up with an excuse on the spot. "He said he also had a bad headache. Should probably let him get his rest."
"I suppose that's fine, then. It can wait till tomorrow."
Javier let a gasp of relief go under his breath and kept going to the block. He spent about twenty or so minutes chopping a decent amount of wood, and he set the logs by the fire for Miss Grimshaw. She nodded a thank you to him and he started back to the cabin. He saw a page stuck on the cabin door by Will's knife and wondered what he would have to say to Javier. Javier picked up the note and read about Mary Beth staying in the cabin. He sighed but supposed she probably wasn't showing anything, but he opened the door slowly and called to make sure. No one responded, so he assumed they were in Will's room.
Javier sighed. This relationship was going to be an awkward time for him. He walked over to the storage area and pulled a bottle of bourbon he and Will had hidden for a special occasion. He thought this was a better time than anything. He drank straight from the bottle, not caring about drinking too much alcohol. He drank, and he drank, and eventually he realized the bottle ran out. Drunk as hell and having just a little sense left, he went to his bed before he made some bad decisions.
When he woke up he heard Mary Beth and Will talking in the next room. It was faint and there wasn't much he could hear, but the words and phrases "you know" and "virginity" he could faintly make out. He wished that he hadn't known about the two of them in the first place, but that was in the past. Then he thought too much and his head started thumping. He forgot that he had gotten that drunk. That was not going to make today fun.
Eventually he heard the door to Will's room open and shut, and decided that if he wanted to forget this he might have to go and talk to them. So, he got up, pulled clothes on and walked into the living area. Then he wished he hadn't. Will was standing there in his usual shotgun coat and town pants talking to Mary Beth—standing there in nothing but a bedsheet.
He stood there for another second but started to slowly back into his room. Unfortunately for him, Will spotted him when he came into the room and when Javier tried to leave, Will said, "Mornin' Javier, can I do somethin' for ya?"
"Eh…," Javier tried to say but Mary Beth decided to turn around then and he could see her shoulders bare and her nipples poking through the bedsheet. It covered most of her body but her shoulders and up and lower thigh and below were showing. She smiled at him, which made it even worse. He started to harden, and quickly pulled his jacket closed to hide it. But he had to answer and decided to tell them the truth, for the most part. "I'm just pretty hungover. Drank that bourbon we was saving."
"We've been saving that for months," Will said, a little disappointed, "thought we were saving it for like a big take or somethin'."
"I know, it's just I needed a drink and didn't feel like letting Pearson upset me."
"I guess it's fine. I can always swipe another."
"I'm sorry, Will. Really just needed a drink."
Will was about to say something but Mary Beth spoke quickly to get a word in. "Javier, if it's no problem do you mind grabbing me some clothes from the wagon? The stuff I had here got taken, I 'spose Grimshaw took clothes to wash them, and if Will goes Karen and Tilly 'll be suspicious. They saw me and Will by the fire the other day and started sayin' things.
"Yes ma'am I'll get that done."
He breathed a sigh of relief. This was an opportunity to get out of there. He stepped out and started to walk toward the girls' wagon, but decided there was something he needed to do first. Without anyone noticing, Javier walked a few hundred feet into the woods around camp, and made sure he was where nobody could hear or see him. Then, as quick as possible, he undid his belt and pants and pulled out his already hard member. 'Damn Mary Beth,' he thought. He wouldn't ask her out at all—he didn't really like many of the women at camp, but seeing her in such an underdressed day made him think dirty. He touched his member and started to stroke it a little, the memory of Mary Beth just in that sheet getting him going. He started going faster, and eventually he could feel his body tense up. He released and let his seed spill onto the snow. He kicked some snow over it to hide and fixed his clothing back. He felt embarrassed about doing this but he had to get rid of that hardness before somebody noticed. He walked back into camp and went towards the girls' wagon, making it there in another minute.
He walked up to the wagon and found Mary Beth's trunk by her bedroll. Making sure none of the girls were around, he started rummaging through the trunk and grabbed some undergarments and a blouse and skirt he felt was appropriate for her, and then carried them back to the cabin. He got back without, thankfully, anybody noticing, and slid into the doorway.
"Javier, do you have my clothes?" It was Mary Beth.
"Yes, I do. Here ya go, I grabbed some stuff I thought would be appropriate."
"Thank you, Javier, so much." She walked up and hugged him, but forgot the only thing she was wearing was the sheet. When she moved her arms up it came loose and fell to the ground, and Mary Beth was hugging Javier now fully exposed, her nipples hard and pressing into his chest.
She blushed. "I am so sorry," she said, "I should've paid attention." She grabbed the bed sheet and wrapped it around her again. She made her way to Will's room, kissed him when she passed, and then shut the door behind her.
Javier cursed under his breath. He had just finished himself off to get rid of hardness and now it was back again. "Will, I didn't mean to…"
"It's fine, not your fault. You mind getting out of here for a little? I want to talk to Mary Beth, privately."
"Yeah no problem." And then he walked out, slamming the door behind him. He then started back to the woods again, to the spot he was at earlier.
