I found Avery in the crowd and he mouthed ‘do it for me’. I somehow pushed myself to a standing position and without hesitation I slid down and kicked her feet out from under her and then hopped on her and straddled her. I leaned all my weight into her then gasped when she pulled my ponytail backwards, causing my head to look upward. I rolled sideways off her and climbed to my knees and fell back down as Caitlyn dragged me backwards into a chokehold. I was kicking my feet as she was closing off my airway, so I reared my elbow up then back into her gut, causing her to quickly release me as she lost her wind. I glanced at Pierce. Wasn’t that one of the rules, no choking.
He frowned and I could see he wasn’t going to call it. She got away with that one I guess because it wasn’t technically choking.
I pummeled her, forcing her to the bottom of the pool, and grabbed her arm and leg, pressing my weight into her. She screamed from the pain I was causing. She dug her nails into my side and I let go instinctively. We both backed up and rose to our feet. Caitlyn stepped forward and landed a square blow right into my belly. Then I returned the favor with an uppercut.
We stood facing each other trading blows like prizefighters. The crowd cheered uncontrollably, she’d slug me, then I would return the blow, then again her fist into my belly, and my fist into her face, again and yet again we reigned blows down on each other until she finally lunged at me and dragged me down into the slime.
I rebounded quickly as Caitlyn and I backed up and circled each other like jaguars waiting for the other to show weakness. I squinted through the Jello to see her evil smirk. Then she charged me and at the same time I charged her, but at the last second I slid just like I was sliding into third base back in softball. I took her feet out from under her as she fell over me into the Jello. But before she could react I made it back up and grabbed onto those canary yellow bikini bottoms of hers and atomic wedgied the fuck out of her. I pulled up with all my might. It took every last bit of strength I had, but I hoisted her into the air, driving those panties up, and deep into her crack of nastiness. Desperate times call for desperate measures.
Then I rolled over on my back, using my feet to brace into her sides, and using my momentum, I pushed her up and over me, out of the pool, and into the hot sand. Pierce blew the whistle.
“Caitlyn’s out of bounds. Aria wins it,” he called out.
A slow grin moved over my face as I watched her face fall as Pierce’s words sank in. Her mouth fell open and she narrowed her eyes at me. I finally sucked in a deep breath and rose to my feet.
The crowd went berserk. Everyone was closing in on me, congratulating me and cheering my name over and over. Sara scooped me up and spun me around. She pulled away giggling. Now we were both covered in Jello.
Sara grinned devilishly, leaned down, and sucked one of my exposed nipples into her mouth. Then she switched to the other one, licked her lips, and drew back to look at me.
“Yum,” she said, then led me over to the edge of the water.
We both jumped in to wash off. I could see Avery standing by the shore watching Sara and me splash around. I suddenly felt shy and I put my bikini top back in place and climbed back out. Caitlyn had already rinsed off and stood off to the side looking defeated. I walked past Avery towards her and waited for her to look at me. When she finally did I spoke.
“Dip a washcloth in white vinegar and scrub, scrub, scrub.” She raised her eyebrows in confusion.
“That’s how you get rid of the blue dye from your skin,” I added.
Her eyes widened then she nodded and went back to pouting. I jogged back to Avery, feeling my heartbeat pick up the closer I got toward him. I knew we needed to talk. But with all these people around, I knew that was next to impossible. Once again, it would have to wait.
DAY FORTY-ONE:
SATURDAY EVENING
ALL HAIL THE KITTEN QUEEN
It was Saturday evening and the Island Beach/Farewell theme party was rocketing full blast. The torches were lit and glowing brightly around the beach, waiting for dusk to come. Fires blazed in the multiple fire pits and more lined the shoreline. Tonight was our last night here. The camp was winding down and Avery, as usual, was busy with final preparations so I still hadn’t had a chance to talk with him.
I had showered and changed into a sundress and wedge sandals. My hair was pulled to a low side ponytail that lay over my left shoulder. I stood amongst my friends sipping on a frozen Hurricane as I watched Avery take the stage for the final time.
The crowd was chattering low and everyone seemed to be savoring the last moments of camp. Colt and Sara stepped up to join us and everyone seemed to talk amongst themselves while I plotted a way to get Avery alone.
Avery stepped to the center stage microphone and cleared his throat. The crowd quieted and all eyes were on him.
“I wanted to thank you all for coming to Camp Jameson this summer. It has been fascinating to see each and every one of you grow sexually. It is with my dearest hope that each of you found what you were looking for. Tonight is the conclusion ceremony and our last hoorah so please enjoy yourselves. Oh, and tonight, there are no rules except the obvious one; no means no.”
Everyone cheered as Avery nodded to Pierce, standing on the side of the stage, to come forward.
“Our final ceremony includes one last award, the crowning of our Kitten Queen.” His eyes landed on me. “Ladies and Gentlemen, may I introduce to you our Kitten Queen, winner of Camp Olympics, and the trip to Hawaii, Miss Arabella Mason,” Avery’s velvet voice echoed out into the camp.
I smiled nervously while I climbed the stairs to the stage. Pierce handed the four-inch rhinestone crown to Avery and he lowered it onto my head. As I stepped beside him, cheers of ‘Aria’ broke out from the crowd. It was deafening. I realized then how much I missed him. I took a deep breath of Avery’s cologne into my lungs. I fought against my heart pounding in my chest. He pulled away just enough for me to see his wolfish grin appear and I wanted to melt right there. Avery stepped up to me and cupped the back of my neck with his hand. I scanned his face.
“Avery, what are you doing?”
He smirked. “I’m risking it all,” he said with a glow in his eyes. I sucked in a breath just before his lips crushed to mine. I felt us both shudder as the crowd cheered bombastically. He growled possessively, pulled me closer, as I threaded my hands into his hair and pressed harder against him. We were breathless, but neither one of us wanted to pull away. I felt Avery grip my hips and pick me up and I instinctively wrapped my legs around him. His desire pressed between my thighs. I leaned my head back and held my crown as he moved to my neck. My surroundings dropped away. God, I could get lost in him so easily.
The applause filled every part of the beach. Everyone was cheering, whistling, and catcalling. We pulled away from each other to see the onlookers. I can honestly say it was the first time I ever saw Avery blush.
Sara, Colt, Sienna, Sean, and Pierce stood near the stage with big smiles plastered on their faces. Sean whistled loudly. The crowd joined us in the celebration.
I turned my head into Avery’s shoulder and hid my face. Avery chuckled and kissed my forehead.
“About fucking time,” Pierce called out to us. Avery touched his forehead to mine and I felt my heart flutter. God, he was beautiful when he smiled.
I didn’t realize how much I missed his touch. His eyes held hope and something that I wasn’t sure that I’d ever see. Love.
Avery cradled my face in his hands and met my eyes. “Come home with me, Aria,” he breathed. “We have a lot of time to make up for,” he added.
I nodded to him and grinned like a Cheshire cat. Avery released my hips and my feet barely touched the ground when he tucked me in to his side and guided me towards the courtyard.
When we got to the edge of the beach, Ethan and Wren stopped us.
“Did you hear the good news? Wren and I are coming back next session. We’re his new instructors,” Ethan said.
“You are? That�
��s great.” I stepped out from under Avery’s arm and pulled them into a big hug. A part of me was sad to leave. The other part of me, the grown up part of me, told me I had to go back to Ohio and start class in a couple weeks.
“We always knew you two would hit it off,” they both said in unison. They knew?
“What about the bar exam?” I asked Ethan.
He chuckled. “I’ll study. I promise. It’s not scheduled until December.” Ethan extended his hand to Avery and Avery reached out and shook it. “Take care of our girl for us,” he added.
“Always,” Avery said.
“Bye, gorgeous. Come back and see us soon,” Wren said, kissing my forehead. I remembered I still wore the crown Avery had just given me and lifted it off my head.
“Can you do me a favor and give this to Sara and tell her I left with Avery,” I asked Wren. He smiled widely and nodded, then I waved goodbye as I made my way to the four-wheeler with Avery.
My heart raced the closer we got to his house. The sun was setting and the glorious sunset urged Avery to go faster. I didn’t want to waste anymore time.
We raced into his drive, parked in front of his house, and then he turned off the engine. I jumped from the seat in time to see two grey and white husky wolf mixed breeds bound off the front porch.
“Hey guys,” he said to the excited dogs.
I smiled to them and ran my hands through their soft coats. He smiled in awe like he was truly seeing me for the first time.
“Meet Bo and Luke.”
I walked toward him. I quickly remembered his biography in the manual and how it said he had two dogs but I had never seen them until now.
“How have I never met them before now?”
He shrugged. “Because I only let them meet those I’m closest to.”
His eyes searched mine and then looked to my lips. He closed the gap between us. His hard muscles pressed against my chest. His lips hovered in front of mine.
“No, not like this.”
He pulled me across the wraparound porch and we stepped down the path. My heart quickened as I realized where we were going. My smile widened.
We barely made it to the waterfall and his lips were melted to mine. My body fell into his, knocking him backwards. We both stumbled to the outdoor mattress, laughing. His eyes danced over me as he climbed on top of me.
“God, I missed that sound,” he said brushing a strand of hair away from my face and tucking it behind my ear. “There are so many things I want to tell you, but when I look at you…” Avery struggled to get his words out. His eyes were ablaze as he ran his hand through his hair. “Christ, Aria, you steal my breath away.”
I knew in that moment that he needed to hear the words I had been longing to say for so long.
“Avery I…” I stumbled over my words. I had to do this. This is why I came here with him. I had to say what was in my heart. His eyes looked to me with hope, with love, with yearning. I closed my eyes and steadied my breathing.
“I don’t want to be without you anymore. Somewhere in the middle of this fantasy world you created, I fell in love with you.”
He sucked in a breath. His gaze fell to my lips then back to my eyes. His lips kissed me gently and he groaned into my mouth. His lips sought out every inch of my body as he ravished me with kisses. I let my hands trace the muscular curves of his body then I took his face in my hands and drew him in front of me.
“Avery, don’t be afraid. Please tell me what you’re thinking.” He smiled a crooked smile.
“I can’t seem to form a sentence when you’re near me,” he said. I placed my hands over his eyelids and left them there like a blindfold.
“Slow your breathing and clear your head,” I said.
He smiled nervously but he didn’t move. I watched as he took slow, deep breaths and relaxed his body. He let his fingers find my hands.
“That really does help,” he said pulling my hands away from his eyes. “No wonder you did it for so long.”
“Keeping tabs on me, were you?”
“You know I was.” He cleared his throat. I could see him gathering his confidence. “I want to look at you when I say this.” We were nose to nose with only a small distance between us.
“You, beautiful Aria, exploded into my heart from the very moment I saw you.” He kissed my lips tenderly. “Maybe even before that when I heard you call out, ‘spill it Cox,’ that first night in the ballroom. That was the sexiest thing I’d ever heard.”
I giggled. He chuckled with me. I could feel his chest rumble with laughter. That was the most beautiful sound in the world. I smiled widely. God, I loved this man.
“It stirred something in me. I know, I’m not explaining this right,” his voice shook. He closed his eyes a moment then looked back to me. “The night of the ball, I got lost in you and for most of the night, for the first time in a very long time, it was beyond any of my fantasies. You were my paradise. You were what I have been searching for…for so long,” he swallowed roughly. “You weren’t the only one that night to let go. I saw the look in your eyes and how happy I made you. How the real part of you actually worshipped the real part of me without you even knowing who I was. And then we made love to that song and I realized that I haven’t felt anything like that in so long.” He exhaled deeply. “I was falling for you and suddenly I had no control of how I felt and my whole world crumbled like a giant stone wall enveloped by a torrent of flood water. I couldn’t get my bearings. I freaked out.” He swallowed hard.
“The more time I spent with you the more I ached to be near you and it really scared me. But Jesus, Aria, I want you to know, I wanted you so badly. But I couldn’t be that selfish. It was the hardest thing for me not to tell everyone to back the fuck off and that you were mine. I wanted to crush my lips to yours no matter who was watching. I wanted to bust down your door and crawl into bed with you so many times that I had to bury myself in work. But each time that I did, something or someone would remind me of you. And I’d end up daydreaming about how you tasted. The feel of your warm breath on my cheek. The feel of me buried deep inside of you. The way your body quivered underneath mine when you came.” He brushed his hand down my cheek as his eyes danced over me. “It was worth the risk.”
“What risk?” I asked.
“My heart,” he swallowed dryly.
“You’ll always have my heart,” I said.
“Somehow deep down inside, beyond anything I can ever understand, I just know.”
“Will you please tell me what happened to you? I can’t help you heal if you don’t share with me what you’re feeling,” I said.
“Are those the wise words of a nurse?” he asked.
“You’re avoiding the question,” I replied.
“Yes. Yes, I am.” He lowered his head to my chest and wrapped his arms around me tighter. “I promise I will tell you when I’m ready. But right now, I need to be close to you. I need to feel you. I need to be buried deep inside you.” I nodded as he trailed his hand up my sundress and lifted away my panties.
“You’re strong in so many ways. You have held me together more than you realize,” he said, unzipping his pants and freeing himself. “God, you have no idea how badly I need you. Not just your body, but this,” he said pressing his hand over my heart. “It’s your heart that made me realize there are people in this world that still care. I see so much passion and love in you it took my breath away,” he rocked his pelvis against mine. “I feel so drawn to you when you’re near. It still scares me,” he whispered.
“Make love to me, please,” I begged. He softly pressed his lips to mine. I kissed him harder and a deep moan escaped the back of his throat as he sank into me.
“I want to see you all of you.” With him still inside me, he stripped me from my sundress and bra then tugged off his shirt and pushed his pants off with his feet. He ran his hand down the middle of my chest as he memorized every inch of me. His eyes widened, then a slow smile spread over his face.
“I l
ove this,” he said, running his hand next to my belly button piercing. “You have the most beautiful body.”
The sun had set now and it was only us in the soft light of a solar lamp nearby. I unbuttoned his dress shirt and smiled as his warm skin connected with mine. He was mine. All mine. And I would forever cherish him.
He smiled triumphantly to me and eased out slowly then delectably back in. We kept that pace for a while, a long while, as our hands glided over each other as if at any moment one of us would disappear. He threaded his hands through mine and drew them over my head. We were lost in each other. Hand to hand, skin to skin, heart to heart, soul to soul, surrounded by beautiful wild orchids. I had never felt so close to anyone before and I knew just by his touch how much he loved me. Words would never be able to describe what we felt. Only our bodies as one could ever come close.
“I love you, sweet Aria,” Avery breathed.
When he whispered those words to me, I knew I would be his forever. I would never forget the six weeks I spent in Paradise Lake, Pennsylvania. Camp Jameson would always be a part of me. And Avery, I knew, would forever be in my heart.
∞∞∞
5 days later…
I rode in the black limo to the Pittsburgh airport to meet Avery. The driver came around and opened my door where a private jet awaited to take Avery and me to Hawaii.
The driver helped me out of the car then grabbed my bags. I walked the short steps to the jet and my mouth fell open when Avery stepped to the stairway. He was dropdead gorgeous. He was dressed in cargo shorts and a dark green polo shirt with a white Camp Jameson logo on it.
It had been five days since I’d seen him in person. The things we did over the webcam still made me blush, but nothing compared to when he put his arms around me and kissed me all consuming.
“Hi,” I breathed. His face broke into a wide smile and he kissed my forehead.
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