Chapter 163

**Acacia Point of View**

I can't bear it anymore.

Gosh, this is so embarrassing!

Why? Why is this only happening to me?

"I don't know if I should call you lucky or considered to be fooled silly." I love you so much, Aviva but right now, I really want to hit you hard.

This is already so mortifying; why should you rub it on my face?

"Shut up." I ground my teeth until white powder could be seen with naked eye.

"I say, Mr. Ebernus is quite creative and true to his words. Come on, pack them too for your camping trip." Ruby commented as if someone begged for it.

Creative?

True to his words?

Please stop kidding me!

"Kindly refrain yourself from commenting anymore. I will not pack anything other than my clothes and other necessities." I glared eye to eye with all my girl friends.

"Come on, Dawn, don't disappoint poor Mr. Ebernus. He even got you the miniature versions of his statues to make it travel friendly for you. Stop breaking his heart anymore and put these in your bag." I want to throw these three women in a dark room and scare them out of their wits.

No, not only them! This all stemmed from that senseless Jerk who is making a joke out of my life.

I've never felt this embarrassed in my whole life that I felt in these past three days.

"By the way, why are the bigger statues still covered in wraps? Didn't you unwrap and admire them till now? Anne asked as she walked towards the three big sculptures that took half the space in my room and frowned.

Of course I unwrapped them and admired but I'm not going to tell it to you all. It's good that all the packing techniques I learnt came in handy.

As much as I hate to admit it, the statues are really life-like. They are more attractive than the real person.

"Do you think I'm that kind of person to have some fetish for -" I gruntingly put the mini sculptures in my bag and heaved in frustration.

"We do." All the three said in unison and so confidently they said as if it was a simple crude fact.

They are not my lovely friends anymore. They have become villains to my sanity.

"Alright, stop wasting time here. Start moving, you'll be late. We'll meet again three days later. Don't worry, we all will take best care of Igses although he doesn't look like he need it." They all pulled me up from the bed and pushed me out of the house and threw my bag on my face, finally shutting the door on me.

They are behaving as if I will run back to them. I don't want to say it out but I'm looking forward to this camping trip too.

Why is everyone treating me as if I'm a hard stone that is difficult to melt?

"Took your time to grace your presence? We you occupied with the other me otherwise?" Ew, that sounds so dirty!

I turned around when I heard him, only to find him leaning over a camping van stylishly and smirking for nothing.

That's when I suddenly remembered the time when he came to look for me to inform me about camping and how he spent his time doing everything expect for what he came to do.

That bloody Jerk took advantage of my sleeping state and kissed me.

Damn him, he almost got us caught half naked that day.

"I didn't want to go with you anywhere, remember? It was you who bribed my friends to get me here." After how I was almost caught half naked with him near the stream, I rejected his invitation for camping.

Although I like outdoor activities like camping, although I really wanted to go from the very first time he asked, although one of the reasons was to see how he planned for those three days when we will be spending time alone; I still cannot nod my head enthusiastically right from starting.

"Then why are you still standing here? You can go to any empty cabin if you really don't like it." He must've said these seriously but I'm not a fool to not understand the teasing undertone.

"Hmph, I don't want to disappoint my son." I grumbled and opened the van door to take my seat.

"Oh. So you are coming for our son. So you are not really interested in spending time with me." He trailed off after getting into driver seat.

"Of course."

"This was not what you said when you were sucking the hell out of my lips the other day. Were you doing our son a favor then too?" I hate this Jerk!

It's official now!

He always thinks of how to embarrass me.

"You took advantage of me. Don't push your action on my head." I said and kicked his leg, hinting him to stop talking nonsense and start driving.

"Alright. Then the next time I take advantage of you, I will not blame you for cooperating." Saying he started the vehicle with a roar.

It's an hour drive from the ranch to the camping site and I bought some board games and some junk food on the way.

I really kind puzzles and board games from when I was a child so it will be a good time pass and even though he got a lot of food for us, I still got myself something I like.

An hour of driving with occasional one-sided teasing from his side and bearing it silently from my side, It felt like my soul returned to my body when the van finally stopped and I got out of the damn vehicle.

I sometimes experience car sickness. Usually, I don't feel stuffy and nauseous but sometimes when I ride on empty stomach on early mornings, I do feel discomfort.

Thankfully, it's only an hour drive and I felt much better after breathing in fresh air.

It took a couple of minutes for my stomach to settle down but once it did, I noticed we are in the middle of grasslands expanded until one could only see green and nothing else.

The air is a filled with morning moist and the short grass under the feet is still wet from morning dew. The hill next to where we currently are is most probably for hiking.

While I continued to observe the place around me, Jerk got to his job, got all the stuff out, arranged the tent, laid carpets, chairs and tables and kept everything in an orderly manner.

What surprised me the most is, he did them all so effortlessly and neatly as if he has done it several times in the past. So he did not ask for my assistance nor did he accept it when I offered.

So while he is doing all the work, I saw that there was a small building on the top of hiking hill. I took the broacher they provided to see what it was.

Apparently, it was a small shelter built as a precautionary measure when it rains too heavily or if something untoward were to happen.

By the time I read the whole broacher and highlighted all the fun things and places around us, Jerk already completed setting up the barbeque equipment.

"I already got us some light breakfast. We will look around once we eat." He brought out a bag full of breakfast which is still hot and smell like heaven.

There's eggs, meat, bread, grains, soaked nuts and hot chocolate, just right for the cold weather. It was such a hearty breakfast that smile did not leave my face until I wiped off my plate clean.

"What next?" I asked with a smile, all thanks to such scrumptious food.

"Kiss."

"Oh. Where is - what?" I almost yelled out when I realized what he said.

"Kiss. Now we have to kiss for digestion purpose. Also, don't you like outdoor activities?" He got up, walked to me with an earnest and serious expression, pulled me into his arms and freaking kissed me as if it was something very natural.

And during the whole time, I was so dumbstruck by his sudden actions that I did not what to think or do.

Why is he so direct suddenly?

Also, who digest their food in this way?

What kind of outdoor activity is this?

Wait, why am I letting him get his way with me?

So, I tried to pull myself back but as if he added metal in my food and swallowed magnets himself, our lips stuck together.

In my hazy attempt to pull myself back, I still held his shirt tightly and unintentionally groaned when he went deeper and deeper into it.

Damn, I didn't know a kiss can make you feel so airy.

His hands roamed on my back and sides, feeling me up slowly, making me so tensed whenever and wherever he touched.

"Are you still full?" His low raspy voice hit my ears. I was already breathing hard from the hard long kiss and when he whispered so close to my ear, I was almost a done deal.

"Huh?"

"Seems like you are still bloating from over eating. Let's digest your food a little more, hmm?" Before I could understand what he meant, I was laid on the carpet and a pair of familiar lips attacked mine again.

And this time, it was not just the lips that were attacked!

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Hello Sweeties,

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