Kissing Fire by A.M. Hargrove

Author:A.M. Hargrove
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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We headed back to camp with our hands locked together and I cooked our dinner of steaks and baked potatoes over an open fire. We were lucky to find enough wood to build a fire and keep it going. I brought an empty tin can and filled it with our potatoes wrapped in foil and put it in the fire. When they were close to being ready, the beef tenderloins I had frozen were all thawed out and at room temperature so I put them on a small make shift grate and we ate our dinner under the glow of the setting sun. Avery was surprised at how good the meal turned out.

“This is really good!”

“Ha! You doubted my culinary talents in the wild, didn’t you? Admit it, Avery.”

“Yes, I did. I never thought the filets would turn out. And I gotta say these taters are some of the best I’ve ever had. They’re really good like this.”

“Just wait till you taste dessert.”

She eyed me intently as I made my special banana concoction. I took two bananas and slit them length wise. Then I gently opened them, not all the way because it was important to keep the peel intact. I added chocolate chips and small marshmallows and then wrapped it all up in foil. Finally I placed them in the hot coals for about ten to fifteen minutes.

When I removed them, I scooped them out and served hers to her. She took the first bite and I couldn’t stop laughing over the face she made.

“Whadyaputinthese theyarsodamngood ohmygod.”

When she finally swallowed her last bite, I pushed her backwards and kissed her sticky face. “You are a mess girl. Mmm, chocolate everywhere.” I licked her lips to get the rest off her face and then just laughed my ass off at her.

“That’s one of the best desserts I’ve ever tasted. Seriously good stuff there. So what else might you have up your sleeve as far as tasty concoctions are concerned?”

“Oh, I can’t give away all my secrets. Then there wouldn’t be any surprises left for you.” I kissed her nose and then I got up. I started putting all the food away and packed it up and gathered all the trash items together and put them in a Ziplock bag.

She was eyeing me with curiosity. “Um, what are you doing?”

“Oh, we need to get this stuff away from where we sleep.”

“And why’s that?”

“Because of the bears.”

“The bears?”

“Yeah. They’ll sniff out anything from miles away. You never leave food near where you sleep. Anything that has an odor needs to be tied up and put in a tree.”

“You’re joking, right?”

“No, not joking here. Avery, if you want to brush your teeth and wash your face and stuff, now’s the time.”

We did all of our personal hygiene things and I had everything all stuffed in the pack--trash, food and personal items. Then I found a tree several hundred yards away from where our tent was and used a nylon rope to tied to one end to sling it over a branch that extended out for about fifteen feet.

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