Scene 11 — Cal

Cal was relieved Lindsey was not upset about him turning her down. The fact of the matter was that he wanted her, badly. He had never stopped being attracted to her, really. But doing it in the shower less than 24 hours after their intimacy in the very same spot had led to a meltdown was just too much of a mental hurdle to overcome. He was glad she had offered to see how they felt after brunch, he was pretty sure he knew exactly how he would feel.

The pair exited the shower and began drying off. Cal couldn’t help but be half hard watching Lindsey’s naked body. She noted it and smiled at him.

“I promise, I’m taking it as a compliment. Remember my commitment to gender equality? This area is not exactly dry, and it’s not because of the shower,” Lindsey said, gesturing between her legs.

Cal laughed. “Thank you, I like that I have that effect on you.” He also like liked Lindsey, she had a practicality to her he found incredibly attractive.

“Yay, made it through the weekend with one pair of clean underwear to wear home,” Lindsey commented as she put on a pair of white bikini-cut panties.

“Probably best you saved that pair, not sure a pair of white underwear would do very well around here,” Cal said with a scoff as he got dressed in shorts and a t-shirt.

“Yeah, good point. And score, I forgot this was at the bottom of my bag,” Lindsey said, holding up a sleeveless navy blue tennis style dress. She slipped it on and it fell to mid-thigh. “Uh, do I need a bra with this?”

“I think you’ll be ok,” Cal said. It was not lost on him that implicit in Lindsey’s question was an invitation to look at her boobs. Things were starting to feel couplish between them. He was a fan.

“Alright, well then come on, handsome, let’s eat!”

“Yes, I’m so hungry. You look really cute too, but I promise that if I have to throw you in a mud pit to confirm we won, then I will,” Cal joked.

“Glad you learned your lesson,” Lindsey said, laughing.

They exited the main lodge and began the short walk to the cabin where Pierre and Laurie lived, at least part time. Cal wasn’t actually sure if it was their full time residence or sort of a temporary home while camp was in session. He subtly extended his elbow out to the side, inviting Lindsey to grab on. She eagerly hooked her arm into his and looked at him with an adoring expression.

“I like this,” Cal said. It felt like an overly simple statement, but it was how he felt and he was long past playing games by this point.

“I could most certainly get used to this,” Lindsey said and leaned into his side.

They walked arm in arm to the organizers’ cabin and confidently strode up the steps, then knocked on the door.

“Congratulations and welcome!” Laurie said when she opened the door. She guided them to a spacious dining room where a dozen seats were set up. Six people were already seated and applauded their entrance. Cal recognized Gloria and her law partners from the previous evening’s video.

“Lindsey and Cal, sit! You are the guests of honor!” called Pierre. He hauled in the first platter of food which held toast, bagels, and English muffins and set it at one end of the large table. Laurie was right behind with a serving tray of bacon, sausages, and hashbrowns.

“It’s tradition that the winners serve themselves first,” Gloria said. “Please, help yourselves.”

Cal nodded Lindsey forward, good manners dictating he let his female partner have first dibs. Lindsey rolled her eyes at his chivalry but grabbed a plate and began filling it. Pierre brought in a third tray, this one piled high with eggs, and fresh fruit. There was practically every breakfast food imaginable available to them.