Semua Bab Family Secrets: Bab 941 - Bab 950

This wasn't what I was expecting. We were heading away from the camp, through the original cooking area, toward the road. "What's wrong, Julie?""Nothin'," she said quietly. "Everything's back to normal.""Are you mad at me?" I asked.Her answer was non-committal. "Why would I be mad at you?""I don't know. I thought we had a great time yesterday.""I thought we did too," she answered snidely."Then what's wrong?"She stopped. "Why did you let me think I was going to be your girlfriend?"Her words surprised me. "Uh...because you are?""Really? That's why you had time for every one of your girls but me today? Why you've been avoiding me?" She looked like she was ready to cry again.I tried to hug her, but she was stiff in my arms. "Julie. Stop this, please. Hear me out."She pulled out of my grip and started walking briskly. "Hear what out? That you're choosing Lisa over me? Or that you're with Heather? That's right, I saw you guys eating together. Or is it Teri? Making out with her in

Shannon laughed. "30% chance of showers, huh? This is turning into quite the adventure."I laughed. "Yeah, but they'll learn more from this than from 20 other tame camping trips. Survival. Staying dry and warm. Dealing with adversity. It's all good."The sky was already dark, and the wind was slowly picking up. I could hear the patter of raindrops accelerating.Dr. Reed surprised me, taking charge. "I'll take care of the end shelter. Shannon, why don't you find out who is in the weaker tents, and get them to move their sleeping bags under the big tarp. No sense in taking risks. Alex, can you take care of the drying tent, and building up the fires?"I nodded. "Got it. Time's running out, so we'd better get moving."Within minutes the campsite was like an anthill someone had kicked. Max already had his gear under the big shelter, making him available to take care of the fires. I was pleased to see Wendy at his side. "I've got to take him back now, Wendy. He's in charge of the fires."Sh

I gave them each a quick kiss goodbye, still incredulous over my miraculous fortune. Both of them. Unbelievable. I got up and hunted down Teri, who was sitting by the small fire, next to John and Dominique. It looked like they had the shelter to themselves. Perfect.She scooted over against John, making room for me. "Hey stranger. You done with your camp stuff and ready to take a break?" she asked.I sat down, putting my arm around her. "Absolutely." The wind was gusting pretty hard, and the rain was consistent, if not yet torrential. "What are your sleeping plans for tonight?" I asked.She blushed. Really. Bright red. "I hadn't thought about it too much. What are you doing?""Me and the sisters in my tent. Miss Shannon will be there chaperoning."John laughed. "Sucks to be you, bud. Both Samuelsson and Miss Shannon there to keep you behaved. That's twice in a row now? Looks like someone up there is pissed at you. What do they say, No good deed goes unpunished? You've got a lot of pun

I got up and took her seat, letting her lean back into me, while I rubbed her shoulders."Shit," Teri muttered. "This is how everything started last time. Don't go causing trouble, Alex.""Me? You guys started it all.""Us?" Julie spoke up. "All that kissing, talk of cheating, dirty stories. That was all your doing, Don Juan.""Oh no you didn't!" I told her. "The Don Juan myth was killed, remember. Three. That's it."Teri giggled. "Six, now. Almost seven."Dominique was confused. "Three? Six? Seven?" she asked.Teri turned to her, "How many girls have you heard he's been with?""Jesus, Teri! Again?""Come on, Alex. She was on the list. She should know."Even John looked confused, "Know what?""How many," Teri asked Dominique again."I don't know. Maybe 10?"Teri hooted her joy. "Exactly! That's what we thought. But it was only three. All the rest made it up."Dominique looked surprised. "But why? Who would make up something like that?""Heather for one. Who knows why? Maybe because he

That had my girlfriends teasing me for trying to be a seven year-old superhero. It also got me some nice kissin' so I wasn't complaining.Teri had maneuvered herself in front of me, and had joined the ranks of the topless, as naked as Lisa, with her T-shirt wrapped around her chest. "Do you know how I met him?" she asked Shannon."I do. But that's your story to tell.""It's not a big complicated story. Pretty simple, really. Back in 6th grade I rode my bike to school, at least on nice days. Only a few miles each way. Too long to walk in a reasonable time, but less than 10 minutes on bike."I stayed late for theater, and the weather started to get bad. I tried to rush things, and ended up crashing my bike a couple of blocks from school. Bad. My back wheel wouldn't even turn afterward."Alex found me dragging my bike, crying in the rain. I had a bloody knee and probably looked like shit. He stopped and helped me. He was like a real life hero. He put my bike over his shoulders, made me s