"Beautiful sunrise isn't it?" he asks me.  When I don't answer he says, "Sorry about last night if it made you uncomfortable.  You were shivering uncontrolably.  I was just trying to keep you warm."

       "No, it's okay.  I was just thinking.  Thank you.  That was nice.  You weren't cold were you?" I ask. 

       "No I was fine.  You ready to get going today?"

       "Yeah.  Let's go."  As we start to walk, I rub my head under his chin.  "Thank you.  I woke up warm without Jay for the first time in a long time."

       "Don't worry.  We'll get to him in time.  I promise."

       We travel for a while before we get to a cliff.  "There's no way around it and no way to get down there to go up the other side.  The other side is the easy part.  I see paths," I say doubtfully.

       "We don't need a path.  I'm going to teach you something i've never taught anyone else.  I'll let you teach Jay when you get the time..."

       "If I get the chance," I say bitterly.

       Drew looks at me worridly.  "You will.  Remember?  I promised."

       I look at Drew and muster a smile.  Okay.  What do you have to teach me?"

       Drew spends an hour teaching me how to fall/roll down a cliff, hill, whatever, without breaking a single bone.  At first I didn't believe him, but I trusted him.  He teaches me, then it was time to try it.  I let him go first and I was amazed at how he rolls to his feet at the bottom unhurt.  I freaked out when he looks up at me waiting for me to go. 

       "You know if I get hurt or die you are going to feel very guilty and I will kill you?"

       "Sure," he answers.

       "Okay.  As long as you know that," I say.  Then I take a deep breath, and take a leap of faith. 

       I roll down the cliff (about a 80 degree angle) and slide to the bottom.  Not on my feet but I was just happy to be alive and unhurt.  I jump up and jump into Drews arms.  "I did it!  I did it!"

       Drew hugs me.  "You did it.  Great....... (taking a hesitant breath) I didn't tell you this, but it took me a week to get it right."

       I glare at Drew.  "Say what!?" 

close together and pull back together.  We climb the other side of the ravine in silence but at the top, the tension goes into the distance along with the cliff.  "I'm never doing that again.  No way."

        "No, you don't have to.  I'm sorry.  I knew there was a chance that since it was your first time you could do a little tiny thing wrong and could've gotten hurt.  I shouldn't have taken the chance."

        I stop him in his tracks.  "I'm not mad at you.  I was just scared.  I know there is no way you would have ever hurt me on purpose.  Forget about it.  It's over."

        He drops the subject and we keep going throughout the day, taking rests in the shade of random trees every hour.  The day gets really hot.  We find a small pond in the middle of the day and go swimming for a few minutes to cool down.  We go faster while we're wet to make the breeze cool us down.  We travel on time even with all our stops.

        That night, the extreme heat gives way to extreme cold.

Ch. 4

 

        When we stop for the night, I start shivering before I even fall asleep.  Jay is laying a few feet away and looks at me concerned.

        "You cold?"

        I nodd and he comes over and curls around me putting his head over my shoulder.  "Tell me if I get to close for comfort."

        I smile at his thoughtfullness, and when I turn to him to say that it was okay, we lock eyes.  The thought of I shouldn't goes away when his eyes dig deep into mine.  We look each other in the eyes for a moment, then it happens.  We kiss. 

        Barriers against him break down in my heart, and I close my eyes and let the world fade away.  He was a friend way back when, but he has become more to me over the past few days.  I forget about everything for a moment, but when it's over, guilt floods in. 

        Drew, always in tune with my feelings, sees the guilt flood into my eyes and stands up.  "I'm sorry.  It was my fault.  I know I shouldn't have...." 

        I stand up and follow him.  "No.  I let you."  Looking into his eyes,"I kissed you back."

        "What about Jay?" he asks.

        I lower my eyes.  "I don't know.  I don't know what to do anymore.  I love both of you.  I just don't know who more."  My eyes start to water.  "I still love Jay, and am still going for him, but I don't know what to tell him when we finally get there."

        Drew listens intently.  "I can't do anything for you.  This is all your decision.  I'll do whatever you say."

        I start to shiver again.  "And that would be sleeping around me.  I'm freezing."

        "As you wish madam," he says smiling at me, the conversation over. 

        He lays down and puts his head on my shoulder and puts his arm over me to keep me as warm as possible.  After a while, I stop shivering and go to sleep, comfortableo way."

        "No, you don't have to.  I'm sorry.  I knew there was a chance that since it was your first time you could do a little tiny thing wrong and could've gotten hurt.  I shouldn't have taken the chance."

        I stop him in his tracks.  "I'm not mad at you.  I was just scared.  I know there is no way you would have ever hurt me on purpose.  Forget about it.  It's over."

        He drops the subject and we keep going throughout the day, taking rests in the shade of random trees every hour.  The day gets really hot.  We find a small pond in the middle of the day and go swimming for a few minutes to cool down.  We go faster while we're wet to make the breeze cool us down.  We travel on time even with all our stops.

        That night, the extreme heat gives way to extreme cold.

Ch. 4

 

        When we stop for the night, I start shivering before I even fall asleep.  Jay is laying a few feet away and looks at me concerned.

        "You cold?"

        I nodd and he comes over and curls around me putting his head over my shoulder.  "Tell me if I get to close for comfort."

        I smile at his thoughtfullness, and when I turn to him to say that it was okay, we lock eyes.  The thought of I shouldn't goes away when his eyes dig deep into mine.  We look each other in the eyes for a moment, then it happens.  We kiss. 

        Barriers against him break down in my heart, and I close my eyes and let the world fade away.  He was a friend way back when, but he has become more to me over the past few days.  I forget about everything for a moment, but when it's over, guilt floods in. 

        Drew, always in tune with my feelings, sees the guilt flood into my eyes and stands up.  "I'm sorry.  It was my fault.  I know I shouldn't have...." 

        I stand up and follow him.  "No.  I let you."  Looking into his eyes,"I kissed you back."

        "What about Jay?" he asks.

        I lower my eyes.  "I don't know.  I don't know what to do anymore.  I love both of you.  I just don't know who more."  My eyes start to water.  "I still love Jay, and am still going for him, but I don't know what to tell him when we finally get there."

        Drew listens intently.  "I can't do anything for you.  This is all

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