"Shit.." I whispered to myself, tripping over a rock and nearly toppling over. The campsite was beautiful, even I could admit that, despite not being what you'd call a nature girly. I had fought tooth and nail about where we were going for the weekend and unfortunately I lost, two to one. That's right. I'm the odd man out. That's what happens when you get brothers together. I should have known I'd get screwed over when Eli even mention the idea of Matt coming along.
So here I am...in the middle of nature...with my husband...that's Eli....and his brother. Don't get me wrong, I love Matt...but a romantic getaway in the mountains...doesn't usually include the older brother.
They'd already made fun of me the entire four hour drive about the outfit I had chosen to start our camping trip. They teased me about my tiny sports bra top and my - stylish but impractical - even tinier tennis skirt. I thought I was right on target with my timberlands and flannel layered over the top...but it IS feeling a little colder than I expected it to be. My nipples are nearly bursting out of this top straining to keep its contents inside and the wind is blowing my skirt up as I make my way over to Matt and Eli.
That's when I nearly trip over the rock. Eli is fully engrossed in his task and doesn't hear me but Matt turns just as I lose my balance and I land in his arms. Holy fuck. His arms. Had I not noticed? Was he always hiding this under his clothes? I stay a beat too long in his arms and I wonder if he can feel my nipples rubbing against his chest. Jesus. I scramble out of his arms and upright, laughing it off because silly me, what a klutz! I can't be attracted to my BROTHER in law. Get. It. Together.
I shake it off and look over to Eli who has now turned to look at me with an amusing smirk. Eli knows me. He knows the things that go through my head and right now I feel completely naked in front of him as he looks me up and down slowly. My cheeks are flushed and hot and I know I must look flustered. Eli just grins at me and slaps Matt on the back. "Drinks?" And just like that, the awkward moment is over and I laugh at the idea that I was ever attracted to Matt.
It's already dusk when the fire is roaring and we've finally settled in to enjoy the peace and quiet. I managed to find a coat but the fire is warming me nicely so I'm back to my flannel and skimpy travel clothes. Back to being teased. And laughing or not, I can't help but notice that Matt has joined Eli in stealing little glances at my chest or my thighs as I sit cross legged in my chair. Eli has brought out the whiskey and I can feel it warming my body and making me feel loose and floaty. We laughed over stories of Matt's dating life and their childhood and eventually the fire began to die and the long day had started to take its toll. I'm just drunk enough to want to stay a little longer with Eli when Matt decided it was time for him to head to bed. We waved him off telling him we would see him in the morning when Eli looks over at me with a pained expression.
"You're fucking KILLING me in that outfit." and suddenly he is on his knees in front of me, parting my legs to find what he had hoped....nothing underneath. God, the way he looks at me. He dips his head while simultaneously spreading my legs wide. I start to close them and he presses more firmly.