Free The Camp by Karice Bolton

start to get worried, my plan worked perfectly. The warm water ran against my skin, and my hair was already wet and soapy. I quickly rinsed my hair and squirted the conditioner in it and then worked my fingers through my hair to rinse it out.
    I turned off the water, dried off, dressed, and wrapped the towel around my head, capturing the remaining heat from my scalp. I unzipped the door to see Liam standing, with his arms crossed waiting for a response.
    “Nice?” he asked.
    “Very. Now hurry up and use up the rest before it goes away,” I commanded.
    “There’s a solution to this problem, you know.” His grin was adorable as he walked to the shower.
    “And what’s that?” I inquired, lifting a brow.
    “Tandem showers.”
    My heart fell to my toes and my smile was impossible to hide.
    “Think you’re getting ahead of yourself,” I joked, but the undeniable attraction was cruising through my body at an unstoppable pace.
    He zipped up the door as he shook his head, and I stood staring at the shower tent trying to imagine what exactly was on the other side of the wall. My pulse was racing, and I felt warm all over as I thought about him soaping his body. I found myself taking a few steps closer to the shower when his voice interrupted me.
    “Water’s not warm any more. I’m telling ya…my idea is perfect.”
    I started laughing and he turned off the water , as I quickly took a few steps back so I didn’t look like I wanted to jump him. As long as he didn’t exit the tent with a towel wrapped around his waist, I thought I’d be okay. I’d manage to exert a little bit of control.
    He unzipped the door and looked over at me, flashing a grin. He was completely dressed. Darn!
    “Ready for the day? ” he asked, walking toward me. “Are you blushing?”
    “Nooo! I’m not blushing, ” I said, stomping off to my tent.
    “Well , it was nice of you to stand guard for me while I was in the shower.”
    I glanced back at him and scowled but started laughing.
    “I’ll meet you back at your tent. I’m gonna go grab some supplies for our hike. Dan and Caleb are on watch-duty so I want to make sure that guy hasn’t given them any trouble.
    “Okay,” I nodded.
    “And if the weather doesn’t hold, we’ll come right back.”
    “Is Steph coming?” I asked.
    He shook his head. “Want me to wake her up?”
    “No. That’s fine,” I said far too quickly.
    He flashed me a dubious grin and took off toward the yurt.
    I finished getting ready and towel dried my hair as much as possible before twisting it into a clip. I layered hea vily and put on some wool socks and grabbed a rain slicker. It’s not that the potential for a nice, warmish day didn’t exist, but it just hadn’t surfaced since I had arrived.
    Liam was back at my door and ushered me out. My eyes stared at the barrel that was sticking out over his shoulder.
    “It’s a Winchester .308 ,” he replied to my unanswered question.
    It was kind of alarming to have someone so heavily armed just for a hiking excursion, but then again I was in Alaska. I tried to ignore the fact that it was strapped to his shoulder, balancing along his back and I grabbed the backpack he handed me, strapping it on.
    “Doubt we’ll use it.” He winked at me
    “That’s a nice thought.”
    We began walking and talking, discussing all sorts of safe things. Every once in a while he would point out some cool flower or berry. Wild blueberries were mixed in among the native vegetation and I’d sneak one whenever I could.
    I was reaching for a couple plump, dark ones when Liam touched my hand and began whispering.
    “You’ve gott a be on the lookout. The bears love those things.”
    Instead of popping them in my mouth, I scowled at him and threw the handful at him and watched them bounce off him like he was a stone statue. It figures!
    “Nice.” He shook his head and kept walking up the trail that wasn’t a trail. I was a little winded, but I didn’t want him to notice