Page 74 of Always Been You

I pull out of her and go over to the sink and wet some paper towels to clean her up. I adjust her bottoms back into place and when she turns around; I place my hand around her neck and kiss her deeply, knowing that I won’t have another chance to do it again anytime soon. I give her a few pecks on the lips and I lean my forehead against hers. “I love you, Olivia,” I whisper and tap my thumb against her neck three times. She smiles. “I love you, too.”

I kiss her forehead before she leaves the bathroom, and I wait a few minutes before going out. I wish that we could tell Matt today, but I respect Olivia’s decision to wait until we do dinner after our game on Tuesday.

After a few minutes, I walk out of the washroom and make my way toward the campsite. When I get there, Olivia is sitting in a chair beside Liz and Hannah, talking. I look at Hannah and ask, “Where are the guys?”

“The water. They said something about coming in soon.”

I grab the chair next to Olivia and sit down. I know the girls know about us, so I lean over and give her a kiss while the guys are away, and she smiles at me. I pull out my phone and respond to some work emails from Friday while the girls continue talking. After a few minutes, I feel a hand clamp down on my shoulder I look over and see that it’s Grayson.

“Man, you chose to hang out up here with the girls rather than in the water with us. What’s up with that?”

“Just thought I’d respond to some emails right now.”

“We need to find you a girl to drag you away from your work, get you laid. How long has it been?” I’m not about totell him I just had amazing sex about thirty minutes ago in the bathroom with Olivia, so I just say, “I’m good, Grayson.”

“You’re good with what?” Caleb calls, and I look to see him, Matt, and Zoey making their way toward us.

“I was just telling Josh here that we should find him a girl to drag him away from his work, at least get him laid. I haven’t heard of any conquests, so I’m guessing it’s been a while.” Zoey starts some weird cough that she’s using to cover a laugh and Matt pats her on the back.

“Not all men are man whores,” Liz calls with a little malice in her voice, and Grayson turns to look at her.

“Are you calling me a man whore, Eliza, because I don’t know what I’ve done to give you that impression?” Grayson says.

“Just an observation, but just so you know, calling women a conquest doesn’t help show that you’re not,” she retorts with a little bite.

“Okay. Well, Josh if you want, there is this cute girl that I know that I could set you up with if you’re interested,” Caleb says, trying to diffuse the conversation.

“I’m good, no need for that,” I say.

“So, you’re having sex, then?” Grayson asks.

“Do we really need to be having this conversation right now?” Zoey asks.

“I just want to know if my friend is getting laid,” Grayson says with a grin.

“Best sex of my life. Is that enough for you?” I ask, then look around the campsite and the girls are all trying to hide their bug-eyed expressions. I stretch my arms out over my head and then to my side, tapping a finger three times on Olivia’s arm before returning them to the armrest of my chair.

Grayson sits in a chair next to me and places his arms on his legs as he leans forward. “Best sex of your life, okay? Now you gotta share. Who is giving you that?”

Everyone now takes a seat like what I have to say is the most interesting thing in the world. I get up and grab a beer, popping it open and grabbing a water and pass it to Olivia, before taking a seat again. Everyone is still watching me, waiting for an answer. Olivia is playing with a sting on her cover up and avoiding looking at me.

I take a sip of my beer and look at Grayson. “She’s beautiful, kind, smart, funny, and loving.” I don’t want to say too much before we get a chance to tell Matt.

“When do we get to meet her?” Caleb asks with genuine interest.

“Soon.”

“So, I’m starving. Who else is hungry?” Zoey asks, slapping the tops of her thighs, thankfully changing the conversation topic.

“Ohhh, you know what I could really go for? A burger,” Olivia says before excitedly turning to me. “We brought the ingredients, right?” she asks hopefully.

I chuckle. “Yeah, we did. I’ll make you a burger, just the way you like. Anyone else want one?”

Everyone raises their hand, and I get up and begin to make burgers. I season the meat and get the burgers ready while Zoey grabs the pasta salad she made and Liz grabs some fruit and veggies. Once the burgers are finished, we all sit down and make our buns. Olivia bites into her burgers and lets out a deep, sexy moan. “God, this is the best burger you’ve ever made,” she says before taking another bite.

I take a bite of mine and it tastes the same as usual, but I’m glad that she’s enjoying it. Thankfully, Matt plays thebook from yesterday on his phone, so I don’t have to worry about Grayson bringing up the topic of my sex life again. We all eat as we listen. I’m surprised the guys agreed to listen to a book. I do it for Liv because I know how much she enjoys them, but they really aren’t the guy’s thing. I guess the girls just taunted them enough.

When Olivia finishes her plate, she asks me, “Do we have any pickles? I have a hankering for a good dill pickle.”

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