Thanks to luvtaread for the editing
A few days later Brandon and the girls looked in admiration at the structure they had constructed. Considering it had been raised with nothing more than a combination of rope, large sticks, grasses, and fern leaves it was a pretty fair achievement. Progress had been slow at first, but in the ensuing days the four had quickly learned to work together to make the process faster. Also of great help was that Mel's ankle returning to normal allowing Brandon to focus more on his plan than splitting his time between doing most of the heavy work and planning the shelter.
The shelter was suspended a foot or so above the ground. The supporting wood for the flor was lashed to six trees. The roof and walls were also supported by large sticks lashed to the same six trees. The new shelter had room for all four of the friends to sleep comfortably and independently. Although once Brandon saw that the girls had created two large beds it became clear that this feature was probably unnecessary. The interior of the structure had progressed with the exterior, as when all materials had been gathered, Katy in particular had found little to do.
Brandon was not too surprised therefore to find her and Ashley talking avidly one day at lunch. When he went over to investigate he found them planning to use the excess clothing from the boat they had no use for and some thread they found to create some comfort elements for the inside.
As the tour moved inside he found they had out done themselves as the new beds far outdid his fern ones. The new larger versions were much softer and included sheets, pillows, and even a pair of blankets that had been found in with the clothes. Of course as the sun poured into the room through a small window he had put in facing the sea, he recognized the value of another of Katy's additions. He was shading his eyes and was complaining about the suns' glare when Katy pulled closed a set of dark curtains.
"Thanks Katy," he said sheepishly, "Guess I didn't think of that little element."
"Of course you didn't, but that's because you're a guy." Katy said as she crossed the room to be at Mel's side.
"And we love that about you of course" Ashley said with a kiss. "So, we figured we would just give a woman's touch to your grand plan. I might add your shelter is very good though, nice and sturdy."
"Yeah Brandon, you did a good job," Mel added. "I gotta admit I was skeptical at first but this is a fine home."
"Well thanks ladies," Brandon said, "Both for the praise and the help. It is fitting that this place has a 'woman's touch' as I am outnumbered three to one here."
"Like your complaining, darling," Ashley joked, "We did notice that sturdiness was a very high priority when you designed this place."
"Yeah well..." Brandon said feeling his cheeks grow hot, "I'm not the only one, I notice that those mattresses you ladies built also had sturdiness in mind." At this it was Ashley's turn to blush as Katy smiled a mile wide and giggled.
Moments later Mel broke the silence, "So...was this the end of your surprise? Because as good as this is, it's not that new." Mel said a bit critically.
"Oh no." Brandon said as he smiled wide, "As to that, we need to take a bit of a walk, but that will have to wait until tomorrow. We need to prepare properly, so we'll set out after breakfast tomorrow." Upon seeing the disappointed looks on the three beautiful faces, he said, "Look, I assure you its worth the wait, and we'll go first thing in the morning. I would go tonight, but since I'm still unsure of what is out in those woods I think it would be reckless to do it tonight."
"He's right," He heard Mel state glaring at him, and looking down at the disappointed look on Katy's face he knew why. Nonetheless she still agreed with his assessment. "It would be highly stupid of us. Plus, I don't know about you guys but I am pretty hungry."
Brandon nodded his agreement and heard the others agree and silently they all went about tasks for gathering food. For a special treat given the celebration of finishing the shelter they even used some of the canned food. So they had canned ham and some canned vegetables with their customary fruit for dinner.
After the best meal they had had in over a week the four went to the new shelter to break it, and the new beds, in. Brandon and Ashley flopped down on to their bed and after noting its softness the pair got right to business.
They began a lengthy make out session as they rolled around on the new bed. Soon Brandon felt Ashley's hands moving all over his body. He returned the roaming by doing some roaming of his own, her tits and perfect ass being his favorite targets.
When neither could stand it further they broke the kiss and began to remove items of clothing. This was a more lengthy process than usual because due to the celebration as well as during construction of the shelter, all four had taken to wearing the clothes they had found.
Brandon's attire was not that different, his swimsuit and a tee-shirt were still his usual attire. Not really wanting to borrow any of the kidnappers' clothes or wear women's clothes. Ashley was wearing a tee-shirt and short skirt, the shortness mostly due to the fact that it had been Katy's. Brandon did note upon slipping his hand beneath it that she did not have on panties. Once he had been stripped of his shirt and he felt her hard nipples press against him he was sure of two things. Ashley was not wearing a bra and that she was quite turned on.
