Chapter 9

“Hi, Sam!”

“Hey...” I replied, wracking my brain to try to remember the girl’s name.

She was one of Kara’s friends, the one that looked a lot like Courtney. I had been around her for a week and there was not one single memory of me calling her by her name. Not one!

“Do you want to hang out for a bit?” She asked, the shakiness in her voice giving away her nervousness.

“Where’s...” My eyes scanned the surrounding area. I tried to navigate the conversation so that I wouldn’t have to say any one of the girls’ names, let alone hers. “Everyone else?”

“Oh, umm. They are in town.”

“In town?” I questioned.

“Yeah, getting dinner. I told them I wasn’t feeling good, and I wanted to stay here.”

“Are you hungry?” I stopped where I was, about to take her back inside and get her some food.

“Oh no, I’m good. I had some nachos before I came over here.”

“Nachos, I love nachos!” I moaned, my mouth watering at just the thought of them.

“They’re my favorite too! So, anywhere we can go, you know, just the two of us and ummm ... talk?”

“Sure, I know just the spot,” I replied, smiling.

“Great!”

“Come on.” I grabbed her hand, which she took with a smile, and we started walking.

I had no idea where to take her so we could be alone, not on this side of the camp anyway. So, I took her to the natural stone hot tub. If there was anyone there already, they wouldn’t care if we showed up, but I was banking on the fact that it wasn’t that late yet and most people wouldn’t have come to congregate in the pools already. That usually didn’t happen until an hour after dark. That meant, we had maybe an hour before people started showing up.

“Oh my god! I didn’t know all of this was even here!” she gasped.

“It’s pretty awesome, isn’t it?” I answered, grinning.

“Yeah, it’s really cool.”

As I had hoped, the pool was empty as the two of us slipped into the water up to our necks. We sat next to each other on the protruding stone that acted as a seat across one whole side of the pool.

“It’s hot!” I heard the intake of breath at the sudden heat of the water on her skin.

“You’ll get used to it quickly, don’t worry.”

Once we were both comfortable in the water, I turned to look at the girl sitting next to me. She had positioned herself so close that her leg from hip to knee was pressed against me. When she noticed me looking at her, she smiled shyly and tore her eyes away, looking out into the distance.

The two of us sat there, enjoying the hot water as it enveloped us. Content to just relax in each other’s company. Something like this was the last thing I expected, but I found that I actually enjoyed it. Kara, that first time I had taken her into the trees, was shockingly nice. It was when all four of the girls were together that the dynamic shifted severely, and I found myself annoyed more often than not.

Don’t get me wrong, there were some really big pluses when they were together. Comparing their bodies against each other was always something fun for me. This morning was even more so, even if I didn’t get the same attention returned to me. Even with that fact, it was still fun. It’s when that bitchy attitude cropped up and I was suddenly forgotten or ignored, that was annoying.

I decided now was the time to try to ask her what her name was, I had been stalling long enough and it was starting to drive me crazy. I shifted in my spot, which got her attention.

“I wanted to ask you—”

“You don’t know my name, do you?” She cut me off suddenly.

My eyes widened in panic as the realization she knew I didn’t know her name hit me. When she saw my reaction, she let out a tiny, nervous laugh, looking down at the water where her hands were fidgeting just below the surface.

There was an awkward silence that seemed to drag on for an impossibly long time. I didn’t know what to say. What do you say to someone that calls you out for not knowing their name like that?

When her eyes met mine again, there was a happy, playful look to them. There was a tenseness in my shoulders I hadn’t even realized was there that fell away and I was able to breathe easier. When she smiled at me, I returned it. When she started giggling, I couldn’t help but start laughing right along with her.

It took a while for the two of us to calm down, but the smiles never left our faces. My cheeks hurt from smiling when she looked at me.

“Elizabeth,” Her voice was soft, melodic, and wonderful. “My friends call me Ellie though.”

“Ellie,” I felt the words roll off of my tongue smoothly. “I like it.”

“Um, thanks,” Ellie giggled again, suddenly shy again, unable to meet my eyes.

“So, Ellie,” I turned and waited for her to look at me. It was a moment before she finally did, but there was an almost hopeful look in her eyes when they finally met mine again. She didn’t flinch away, or try to hide from me, waiting to hear what I was going to say. “Why’d you really come find me? How did you find me?”

“Oh, that’s easy, I asked around to find out if anyone knew where you lived. I had a good idea about where you were, but I wasn’t completely sure. So, I just paid attention when you showed up in the mornings and figured this was your house.”

That made sense to me.

“It’s not mine,” I replied. “It’s my grandparents’ house. This is their camp.”

“Oh, that’s so cool! Have you been coming here forever?”

“Oh no! I wasn’t allowed to come until I turned fourteen.”

“I guess that makes sense.”

“Are you going to tell me the real reason you came to find me?” I questioned again. “I’m pretty sure it wasn’t to come and tell me your name.”

“I was hoping that you would ... you know...” the hot water had already brought the color up in her cheeks, but this doubled and tripled it even further.

“Oh really? You want me to do what I did for your friends?”

“Well, yeah! But, umm...”

“But, what?”

“Well...” She swallowed. “If I tell you something, you swear you won’t say anything?”

“I don’t know...” I teased.

“Sam!” Ellie pleaded, turning her body so it was angled towards me and both of her hands grabbed my arm tightly. “Please, promise you won’t. You have to, please! Please! Please!”

“Fine, fine!” I started laughing at her antics. “I promise. I won’t say anything to anyone.”

“You swear?”

“Yes, I swear. Okay?” I rolled my eyes and groaned for emphasis.

Ellie watched me for a moment, her eyes narrowed. She looked like she was weighing whether or not I was telling her the truth, and if she could trust me or not with her secret.

“So, there is this boy,” Ellie started. “I’m not going to tell you who he is so don’t ask.”

The look she gave me was serious, but not threatening. She meant business, and I could respect that.

“Okay, so you had a boyfriend that I am assuming your friends have no idea about.”

“Exactly.” She nodded slowly. “But he wasn’t my boyfriend. We kind of ... you know ... fooled around, and stuff.”

“I know exactly what you mean,” I smirked.

“You have a—” Ellie cut herself off, her face showing sudden surprise, and her mouth snapped shut with an audible click. “Forget I asked. I didn’t say anything.”

“It’s okay, I can keep a secret, but if you don’t want to tell me, you don’t have to.” I said quietly, even though we were the only ones in the water.

It looked like she was indeed going to tell me everything for a moment. Then she shook her head and turned, regaining her position next to me. That’s when she did something that really did surprise me. She grabbed my arm, lifting it so she could slip under it, and then laid it across her shoulders.

I wasn’t one to turn down an invitation like that, so as my arm rested on her shoulders, I pulled her even tighter to me and she didn’t resist in the slightest. Now the whole side of her body was pressed against mine. She rested her head on my shoulder, and then I felt her hand under the water on my thigh.

Ellie looked up at me, gauging my reaction to what she had just done. I just smiled. She sighed and snuggled in even closer. She didn’t start rubbing my leg or anything like I thought she might. All she did was leave it there on my leg. Completely content with just that.

“So, that boy, we fooled around a bit.”

“That’s what you told me.” I teased.

“Oh, yeah. Sorry,” Ellie giggled. “Well, he let me touch his dick and I let him touch me too.”

“Okay,” I replied quietly. “Did he get you off?”

“Mhmm,” Ellie blushed.

“Did you like it?”

“Oh my God, yes!” Ellie jerked upright and spun to face me, her hand still resting on my leg, but now her fingers were digging in slightly. “It was amazing. I’ve never felt so good in my life!”

I couldn’t help but laugh at her obvious enthusiasm.

“So, do you want me to...?” I tried to draw out what Ellie was going to ask from me, leading the question but leaving it open for her to finish.

“Yes! No! Umm ... maybe?”

Ellie bit her cheek again, which was obviously her normal nervous reaction. It was really cute to watch when she did it. Not nearly as erotic as when Mom or Sara would bite their lower lips on occasion, but just as endearing to me.

“So, you’re not sure if you—”

“I do!” She cut me off abruptly. “I was wondering if you would ... do something... different.”

I raised an eyebrow at her in question.

“Well, so that boy. He had me do something to him, but he didn’t want to do it to me.”

“Okay?” I was suddenly intrigued. “What did you want him to do for you?”

“I umm,” Ellie paused, the look on her face shifted from excited to timid to scared in rapid succession. “Would you uh, can you please...” She couldn’t look at me as she tried to finish what she was saying. “Will you go down on me? I mean, use your tongue on my um—”

“Sure,” I grinned. “If that’s what you want.”

“Really!” Ellie gasped. “Seriously, you will?”

“Yeah, why wouldn’t I?”

“Well, my b ... umm. The boy said it was gross and didn’t want to.”

“But you sucked his dick. Right?” she nodded. “Did he finish?” She nodded again. “Then he should have done the same for you. There is nothing gross about it. It’s actually fun.”

“Oh, good!” Ellie’s excitement came roaring back to life. “Do we need to go somewhere so you can—”

“No need,” I said, getting up. “Look around, El. We’re all alone.”

Ellie did just that, scanning all around her and found that I was telling her the truth. If we waited too much longer, that was subject to change. So, now was the time if we were going to do this.

I was standing in the water and moved so I was right in front of her. She looked up at me like a deer in headlights, but her legs parted as if she was going to give me room. I wasn’t going to be able to do this underwater and I chuckled. It was crystal clear that she had no idea what to do.

So, I stepped forward, and reached out my hands, palms up for her to take. She looked at them, confused for a moment.

“Get up, you gotta get up.” I explained.

“Oh!” she tentatively reached out her hands and placed them in mine.