Undeniable by Harlow Melanie

Author:Harlow, Melanie
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: MH Publishing
Published: 2019-05-18T16:00:00+00:00

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We each collected some water, purified it, and cleaned up. I gave Chloe the privacy of the tent while I took advantage of the empty woods to strip naked and give myself a quick, frigid bath. I dressed in shorts and a clean T-shirt as fast as I could, trying not to become a mosquito feast, and used a little more clean water to brush my teeth. From the west, I heard the distant roll of thunder, which surprised me. I hadn’t seen any storms on the radar.

I called out to Chloe. “Can I come in?”

“Yes.” She unzipped the tent. “I just want to brush my teeth, but I’ll do it out there. Was that thunder?”

“Yeah. A summer storm must have popped up.” I saw the worried look on her face. “But probably just a small one.”

We switched places, and she was gone for only a minute or two before hustling back inside. “I saw some lightning. You’re sure we’ll be okay in here if it storms?”

“Positive,” I told her, trying not to dwell on the fact that she didn’t appear to be wearing shorts beneath her large T-shirt. “But let’s move all our stuff inside. We’ll have a little less room for sleeping, but we don’t want wet gear.” We gathered everything up and got it inside the tent just as the first fat raindrops began to fall. The thunder grew louder.

“It’s so dark all of a sudden,” she said nervously. “Did you pack a light?”

I pulled a small LED lantern from my pack and switched it on, setting it in one corner of the tent. “There. Better?”

“Yes.”

“I’d forgotten you were afraid of the dark,” I teased, tossing my flip-flops aside.

“I’m not afraid,” she said, tucking hers behind her pack. “I just don’t like it. Same way you don’t like ketchup.”

“Ketchup is disgusting. The dark is fun.”

“I just like knowing there’s light if I need it. Especially out here in the middle of the woods. And with a storm coming.”

“Don’t worry, Dimples. I’ll protect you from anything threatening.” I dug out my flask from my bag and handed it to her.

“And who’s going to protect me from you?” she asked, raising her eyebrows as she uncapped the flask and lifted it to her lips.

“Does that mean you didn’t pack the frying pan?”

“I must have forgotten.” She narrowed her eyes and handed the flask back to me. “But don’t think that means you can mess with me tonight. You promised.”

“That’s true. I did.”

“And you said I could trust you.”

“You can.” After another sip, I gave the bourbon back to her. “So tell me all your secrets.”

She giggled and took another sip. “No way. You forget, I know you.”

“Then let’s play a game. Truth or dare.”

Pausing with the flask halfway to her lips, she gave me a disapproving look. “Not doing that either. You’ll dare me to take off my clothes or something.”

“I swear to God, I will be a perfect gentleman.” As rain began to pelt the outside of the tent, I lay down on my side atop my sleeping bag, propped on one elbow.

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