Painted Lines by Brei Betzold

Author:Brei Betzold
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2013-06-15T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 28

“You forgot your meds,” Kale said quietly when we walked back in camp. I sighed and went into my tent and grabbed my meds then headed back.

I showed them to him and Liam popped them in my mouth. I accepted the cup of coffee from Liam and swallowed them. “Want to check to make sure I took them?” I snapped.

“Hey calm down, Scout,” Matt mumbled looking up at me.

Liam just shrugged it off, “Welcome to Scout without caffeine and late on her meds, we're used to it,” he said giving me a smile. I mouthed sorry at him and he nodded.

Nikki came and sat down beside me, and I could feel her eyes on me. I slid over adding a little more room between us. I liked Nikki but she was too close to me. I drank my coffee and stared down at the empty cup debating the merits of moving to get more when Liam snatched my cup from my hand and refilled it.

“Thanks,” I told him offering him a smile.

He smirked down at me. “You are a real bitch without it, I’m only doing it for self-preservation.”

“Prick,” I muttered.

“I have one and it’s very large, would you like to see?”

I reached up and punched him hard. He oofed and started laughing, “Later, huh?”

“Asshole,” I told him.

“I have one of those too but—”

“I swear if you finish that sentence,” Matt told him. “Kale will not get any use out of it anytime soon.”

I started laughing and choking on the sip of coffee I had just taken, I turned and looked at Matt with watering eyes shocked.

He looked over at me winked and grinned.

After my coffee, I decided it was time to hit the lake. I went and quickly changed into my board shorts and a tank top, slathered on sunblock, and went in search of willing people to come with me. I finally talked everyone into coming down, and when they were ready Nikki led the charge down to the lake, in yet another tiny bikini. I kept an eye on Thayne, giggling at the death glares he gave the guys ogling her.

It was relatively quiet when we got there but I knew that would change soon, since it was the fourth and families would show up for the day. I intended to enjoy the less crowded water while I could, so I dropped my stuff off and ran out into the lake. When I was far enough in, I dived into the water and swam out as far as we were allowed. Once I reached where the rope was I began to start swimming laps. I had pent up anger and grief to exert in some way, and since I didn’t have a punching bag here that left swimming or running, I preferred swimming.

By the fifth lap I was exhausted. I hadn’t been away from home that long but in that time away, I hadn’t kept up my usual routine. I hadn’t had a Krav Maga class or a workout in a gym, and I was feeling it today.

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