“Come here.” I told her and took her in my arms. After a few minutes Liana quit shaking, but I continued to hold her, just enjoying having her close to me.
I looked down at Liana and saw tears in her eyes. Slowly I leaned over and kissed her on the cheek. She smiled at me and kissed me back.
“I’m feeling better now. We should probably get back to looking for water.” Liana said with a grin.
“I have already spotted what looks like a good source. There is a waterfall just over there.” I replied, pointing at a small waterfall not too far back from the beach where we came ashore. We started walking toward the waterfall holding hands. Liana seemed to enjoy this new closeness and I definitely wasn’t going to discourage her. I didn’t know what would happen between the five of us, but I knew that I didn’t want to spend all my time alone. When we arrived at the waterfall, it was obvious that the water was clean. There was a small pool at the base of the falls and a stream going farther inland.
“I think I will take a swim and get the salt off of me. Care to join me?”
“I don’t mind if I do.” I replied taking my shirt off.
Liana took off her short outfit, leaving just her bikini, and waded into the pool. She rinsed her outfit and hung it from a tree limb to dry. I did likewise. I wanted to wash my shorts and hang them up to, but wasn’t sure what Liana would say. Apparently my indecision showed.
“What is the problem Brian?”
“I wanted to wash my shorts and hang them up to dry, but I don’t have anything else on.”
“Oh, I see what you mean. Tell you what Brian, if it will make you feel any better, I’ll take my suit off too.” She said with a mischievous grin. |