Camping isn't really my style. There are bugs, rocks, dirt... it's just not my thing. Not to mention having to pitch my own tent. Ugh. Really, I could think of a million other things I would rather do.
So it was that my friend Rebecca and I arrived at the lake late, due to my general lack of excitement. She'd convinced me to go only through sheer determination.
"I hate this," I whisper as we start unloading our bags.
"Oh relax," She says, flashing me a smile from the other side of the jeep. "Once my tent is set up, I'll help you with yours."
"We aren't sharing?!" I ask. This is so not the plan.
"Of course not," Rebecca winks at me. "I'm on the hunt tonight, and you don't want to listen to me grunting and groaning all night." She's not wrong. At least she likes girls, so there usually isn't a man huffing and puffing in there with her... but that doesn't mean it's quiet. "Besides, what if you find someone to keep you warm, too?"
"I doubt that."
But even as the words leave my mouth, another jeep pulls up right beside ours. Out of it hops the two most beautiful people I've ever seen. The woman is all tits and chocolate brown hair, and the guy? I'm shocked by the way my eyes stick to the cut of his bare shoulders and the sinful V that dips into his shorts.
"Hey!" The girl calls to us. She looks like a tennis player, maybe. She's in a skirt/short combo that flashes smooth cheeks everytime she moves. "Mind if we set our tent up next door?"
At the fire later that night, Rebecca and I break into the wine. Getting tipsy on wine always makes me feel lusty, and tonight is no different.
"I'm going to talk to her," Rebecca hisses, eyes on the hot couple.
"Yeah right," I bark back. "They're obviously together."
"Hey!" She calls, beckoning them over and ignoring me. "Come join us!"
It turns out the girl's name is Mel and the guy is Sam. Sam sits beside me when Mel and Rebecca start sharing the same wine bottle across the fire. He's still shirtless, damn him, and he smells like the wood he was chopping earlier--like pine and woodsmoke from the fire.
"How are you going to get her back in your tent?" I joke, nodding as Mel shrieks in laughter when she spills the wine bottle. Sam chuckles beside me.
"I think Mel might have a more interesting tent to sleep in tonight." I look at him in confusion.
"Aren't you together?"
"Us? No," He smiles, all white teeth and dimples. I'm so screwed. "We kind of wingman for each other--and today, we found the cutest pair of girls at the entire lake."
"Oh, barf." I roll my eyes, straightening. I didn't realize I'd been leaning toward him. "Does that actually work on anyone?"
"You'd be surprised." This time, his smile is sheepish.
"Well, it probably helps that you're as hot as sin. Cheesy lines don't work like that for everyone."
"Hot as sin, hey?"
"Don't act like you don't know it," I smirk and push him lightly on the shoulder. His arm is warm and thick with muscle.
"Maybe," He shrugs, leaning back and putting his hands behind his head. His entire stomach is on display for me, and my mouth actually waters. "But I still like to hear it."
"Look at you two, getting along!" Rebecca's voice pulls my attention back. Mel is sitting on her lap now, and they're both giggling. "I guess camping isn't so bad."
"Oh whatever," I flip her the bird and she laughs before planting her hands firmly on Mel's hips and turning back to her conversation.
"How long do you give them?" I ask. Sam's eyes are on me, but he smiles.
"Give it ten and they'll be back in Rebecca's tent--guaranteed."
"Wanna bet?" I ask. The wine is giving me butterflies... or maybe it's the fact that Sam's hand just brushed my leg.
"You're on. Clothes."
"But you're not even wearing a shirt!" I protest, and he laughs.