Plan B by Shannon West & Susan E. Scott

Author:Shannon West & Susan E. Scott [Connie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2013-12-25T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

Making his way back to the creek bank, he baited his hook again and sat waiting for another bite. Maybe ten minutes later, he heard someone coming down the path. It was Travis, barefoot and wearing no shirt. He held a towel in his hand and eased his way down the rocky, leaf-strewn path. Camron shook his head and lifted one eyebrow at him.

“I couldn’t find my boots,” Travis said with a shrug. “And my shirt stinks too. I brought it with me to wash.” He held it up to show Camron and then walked to the water’s edge. “Looks pretty damn cold.”

“It’s a little brisk, that’s for sure,” Camron replied, keeping his eyes firmly turned toward his line.

He watched Travis from the corner of his eye as he bent down on the rocks and dipped his shirt in the water. He used the bar of soap to work up some lather and spread it carefully over the shirt and then rubbed it together. He dipped it back in the water and then repeated the whole process. Finally, when he seemed to be satisfied he’d done the best he could, he wrung it dry and spread it over the rocks. He looked over at Camron as if for praise for his efforts, but Camron kept gazing steadily ahead. Sighing, Travis pulled off his jeans and underwear—shot another quick glance at Travis—and then put one foot into the clear, fast-running stream.

He jerked it back quickly with a loud oath and then after another few seconds, he tried it again with the same result. This time he plopped down on a rock next to the stream and folded his arms over his chest. “This water is too damned cold for humans!”

Exasperated, Camron shook his head. “Be glad you’re not human then. Get in, Travis. My Lord, my little sister bathed in this water last year and didn’t make half as much noise as you. And she’s six years old!”

Travis flushed a dark red and muttered something under his breath—Camron strongly suspected he was calling him and his whole family some choice names, but decided he’d rather not know for sure. He gave Travis another look with a raised eyebrow, challenging him wordlessly to man up and get it over with. Travis gritted his teeth and stepped off the rock into a portion of the stream that came up to his knees. Then seeming to steel himself, he sat down with a loud splash and a shout as the running water hit his back and cascaded over his shoulders.

Camron watched in amused fascination as Travis took the bar of soap that he’d managed to hang onto, and began soaping his armpits, his hands shaking and his teeth chattering so hard Camron thought he might chip a tooth. He even ducked his head under the water at one point, ran his soapy hands through it and dunked it again. Jumping to his feet then, splashing water everywhere, including a little on Camron, he

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