Note: Despite anything mentioned in this story or the previous one, unprotected sex, even oral sex, can transmit STDs. Please practice safe sex.
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I woke up before Tim again. This didn't particularly surprise me. According to Fiona, who had been involved with each of us and was still a close friend, he was a night owl and it was the next thing to impossible to drag him out of bed before noon. I suppose that I should take it as a special point of pride that he woke up at dawn for an unexpected and amazing sex session. Not wanting to press my luck, I gently shifted his arm and slid out of bed. I stood by the window for a little while to watch him sleeping and to listen to the gentle patter of the rain. Some people look angelic when they're asleep; not he. Tim looked like some sort of wild spirit, naked, with his hair spiky and in disarray. To me, this is much more attractive than an angel and on a much more instinctual level. Certain instincts were in fact taking effect and I decided that I had best get moving before I interrupted his rest again. We'd have more sex later. Much more, if I had anything to say about it.
Since I was already feeling a little bit chilly, although not quite cold, I very quietly laid and lit a fire in the stove. Apparently not quite quietly enough, as a pillow hit me in the back of the head as I tiptoed to the door. "Hey," I squawked, "I can think of much better things to do if you're awake." Tim sat up a little bit in bed, the blankets pooling around his hips. One dark eyebrow lifted in a devilish arch, "I just bet you can." A tremendous yawn split his face, "But if you don't mind, I'd like to try those ideas later when I'm feeling energetic. Now, if you would be so kind as to return my pillowβ¦"
"Fine, but only because you're going to need to be damned energetic indeed for what I've got in mind." I grinned broadly and walked the pillow back to him, collecting a brief, but enthusiastic, kiss as my reward. Then I headed out into the living area and gently shut the door. I quickly looked around until I found my watch, no mean task, given the clouds of dry and damp cloth hanging from the ceiling. Fortunately, the sheets over the table where my watch sat seemed to be almost dry. Unfortunately, some of the clothes had dried out too. Well, maybe we would just continue our pleasant nude adventure anyway⦠It was only 9:30 on our first full day, after all.
I was glad that Tim had brought in more wood than we had thought we needed as I started up the kitchen stove, leaving the fireplace for later. I went out onto the porch to get one of the water jugs which we had left out there as we retreated from the storm. Lugging it in, I filled the tin kettle and set it to boil. I went out and dragged the other three jugs into the back bedroom, since we weren't using it anyway. Fortunately, the bed seemed to have pretty much dried out over night, so there hopefully wouldn't be any problems with it. I was standing on the porch, having a luxurious stretch and gazing out at the lake before dealing with our bags, when I heard a cough from behind me. I whirled and instantly grabbed a bag to hold in front of my crotch as I flushed beet red. Standing near the wood shed, was a young park ranger with his eyes as wide as saucers and a healthy flush creeping up his neck. We both started stammering at about the same time. "I was just coming to" "There was a storm and" "check because I" "all our clothes got" "saw smoke and" "really wet and" "Dave and Rachel usually" "I really wasn't expecting" "don't come up this time of year." "anyone up around here," I finished lamely.
"Dave is my uncle and my friend and I are using the cabin; we're fishing." I clarified, "Now, if you'd wait out here for a minute or two, I'll find something dry and be right back." I backed into the cabin, still holding the bag, even though the ranger had politely averted his eyes. At least I hoped it was out of politeness.
I quickly dropped the bag in the washroom and madly grabbed some underwear, which turned out to be Tim's and were a little tight, except in front.
Now is NOT the time to be thinking about Tim's crotch. You've horrified the poor guy out front badly enough already.
I yanked down a pair of shorts that I had brought in case it got warm and a light but warm flannel shirt. Hell, I wasn't exactly going to bother co-coordinating my outfit. Clothes of any sort would have to suffice. When I opened the door, he was standing on the porch, as far away as he could be and still be sheltered from the droplets which continued to fall from the sky. He was very carefully looking away from the bedroom window and even the back of his neck was flushed deep red.
"It's not what you think." Well, that was a stupid thing for me to say, "OK, well it is what you think, but we didn't plan it that way and it's sort of a private thing."
"I know; that's why it's bloody embarrassing to walk in on you guys. I've never⦠that is, I haven't⦠Oh, poop!"
I couldn't help it, he looked so flustered and his exclamation was so silly, I started to snicker. He laughed a little bit too, mostly out of awkwardness, it seemed. I stopped laughing and put out my hand.
"I'm Marc Robertson. Would you care to come in for a cup of coffee?"
"Sure, that would be nice. I'm Richard Foster."
Once inside, he saw all the hanging 'decorations' and gave a real chuckle. "Ah, I see, you really did get caught pretty seriously by the storm."
"Yup," I said as I dug out mugs and the jar of instant coffee, "I hope instant is okay with you. It's all we brought."
"It's fine; I don't usually bother with anything more complicated myself." He took off his wet jacket and tossed it over the line. He must have been as tall as I am in order to manage it without having to stand on a chair. When he put his hat down on the counter, I could see that he wasn't quite as young as I had thought, but still probably less than 25 years old. He had fairly short blond hair, a bit of a tan and warm brown eyes. Brown eyes which seemed to be checking me out.
Nah, it couldn't be.
I handed him a mug, "Do you take sugar or anything?"
"Nope," he said, taking it from me, "I like my coffee plain. Should we maybe step outside?" he asked, glancing at the bedroom door, "so that we don't wake your um, boyfriend."
I blushed a little bit at hearing a stranger say this, even though I had every intention of making it true. "I doubt that even a marauding grizzly could wake Tim up again before noon, but it might be a good idea. Just head out the back door, I'll join you as soon as I grab some sugar for myself."