Camping

After two hours of being at the lake, which consisted largely of Beca catching up sleep and Chloe reading Pride and Prejudice with her legs dangling in the water while constantly checking Beca’s bikini body, Beca sat up and turned to her friend: “You know Chloe,”

“Huh?” she asked while putting down her book.

“I would really love to enjoy this kind of thing. The camping I mean, the long walks, the laying down at the lakeside… But I just don’t seem to get the appeal.”

“But just look around, it’s so beautiful out here!”

“I can see that, and I sure love the view, certainly when I’m looking at you”, she added with a wink, “but you know I can look at this lake for a minute and then I’ve seen it.”

“Don’t you like being here together?” Chloe tried.

“It’s nothing against you Chlo, as I said, ugh this sounds so dumb but I would LOVE to enjoy these kind of things, it’s just all so… boring?”

“How can you say that?!” and to stress her disbelief, Chloe splashed some water in Beca’s face.

“Aaaah Chloeeeee!”

She just sat there laughing as Beca made an attempt at a counter attack, which naturally was completely off target. Within seconds though, they were running after each other through the lake, laughing and screaming.

“Well, do you consider that boring?” Chloe asked as they stood panting – and in Beca’s case coughing – in the lake.

“Nah debatable.”

Chloe stepped closer up to a point where their naked skin was almost touching, “I accept your apologies.”

“I am not taking back my words!”

“You are so stubborn!”               

“Well that should not come as a surprise.”

Beca started to walk back to the shore, but Chloe grabbed her hand, “It does not, I just hoped you would be less stubborn about other, more important things.”

“Like what?”

Chloe didn’t answer but instead hold Beca’s gaze, trying not to drawn in those beautiful grey-blue eyes. Although she started the blush, Beca didn’t tear away her eyes either. Chloe let go of her hand and stroke through Beca’s hair, resulting in a soft gasp of the brunette. Her heart pounding at an unbelievable speed, Chloe closed her eyes and let her lips find Beca’s. As she kissed her best friend, Beca pulled her closer and an immense feeling of relief went through her body. This didn’t feel awkward at all. Somehow it felt like the most natural thing she’d ever done.

“This,” Chloe said when their lips finally parted, “this is what I was talking about.”

“I…”

“Yes, you have been way too stubborn to admit that you wanted to kiss me.”

“Oh I want to do so much more”, Beca’s cheeks quickly turned red again as she shook her head, “I should definitely not have –,”

Chloe burst out in laughter, “Believe me, me too.”

Beca snickered and let her hand slide down over Chloe’s back, “In my own defense: you weren’t that clear either.”

“Seriously Beca? I bought you a Valentine gift!”

“You said that was only because I hate that day so much!”

“I rescheduled all my courses so we would be home at the same time!”

“You did what?!”

“I’ve offered you so many times to switch to my room…”

“But I thought you just wanted to save me from Amy’s snoring!”

“I’ve –,”

“Okay, okay, I get it, I am clearly the most oblivious person ever.”

Chloe smiled and kissed her again.

“Wait, you are not going to contradict me?” Beca asked startled.

“Why would I? For once, I completely agree with you.”

“Ugh quit smiling already and just kiss me Baele.”

“I thought you wanted to do and I quote ‘so much more’?”

Beca rolled her eyes and kissed Chloe. “But yes, yet another advantage for home versus a public lake.”

“I am starting to see your point”, Chloe said while glancing over at the kids who were playing a couple meters away.

“So does this mean we can leave?”

Chloe threw in one of her broadest smiles, “Of course”, kissed her for a long sensational time and finished her sentence: “not.”

“And to think I am the stubborn one…”