Boat 2

JP with Cindy and Jaxx

Behind the first group was the second, which consisted of Blossom and Carter, Dawn and April, Kyle and Justin and the trio of Ash, Roxy and Jack. Leaving the round boat with an extra seat. Everyone got on and seated.

The attendant, realizing there was an empty seat, called out, "There's one extra seat on here. Anyone want it?"

Jack was hoping to not have to sit with Ashley or Roxy, this time, since he needed a break from them. He was hoping to sit with a stranger this time. Then a muscular young looking guy from New Jersey spoke up in his thick Jersey accent. Jack was now regretting his last thought as the Jersey guy was from a different high school and very loud and proud about his build as he was flirting with all of the girls in the group. Of course he was oblivious to the fact that all of the girls were already dating someone else. Hoping to avoid sitting with the Jersey Jock, Ashley and Roxy held hands and sat together leaving Jack to sit with the guy who kept using the word “Situation” in every sentence he used.

Somehow, Jack ended up between the girls and the Jersey Jock. Sadly he was forced to hear the “Situation ” of how the Jersey Jock was a ladies man and even went as far as trying to teach the shy Jack how to hit on women. Ashley and Roxy struggled to keep a straight face during all of this as Jack had an “I don’t care” expression on his face.

Carter knew guys like the stranger who had joined the boat, there were some guys on the football team who thought they were God's gift to women, and clearly this guy was the same way. He ignored the guy and turned his attention to Blossom.

Carter asked Blossom: "Have you ever been on rapids before?"

Once the Jersey guy started talking about his "situation" and his ego became apparent Kyle leaned over to Justin and spoked quietly, "I'm starting to think Jack has the worst luck of anyone I know."

They hit the first rapids and water splashed. Dawn and April each gave a little scream, in unison, the water was cold and they hadn't expected it. They held hands and when the water went back to being more calm for the moment they noticed the Jersey guy looking at them but continuing to talk about himself. They looked at each other and rolled their eyes before whispering something to each other.

Blossom shook her head no to Carter’s question while ignoring the Jersey Jock. She felt bad for Jack, but knew Jack was able to take care of himself if things got bad. Then she looked at Carter and replied.

Blossom: No, we only have a few ponds and a lake.

Meanwhile Justin nodded at Kyle as he agreed to his comment. Then he whispered to Kyle.

Justin: Yeah but if the muscle head goes too far my money is on Jack. He may be a quiet guy but there's more to him than people think.

By this point the Jersey Jock was hitting on all of the females in the boat and complimenting their wet shirts. Then he flexed his wet muscles as he grinned big and bragged about himself being stronger than the other guys there. Of course, when Ashley and Roxy rolled their eyes up at the Jersey Jock, he began to explain that they needed a real man to satisfy them since they turned lesbo. Jack could see Ashley was two seconds from undoing her harness to beat down the “Situation “ guy, so he looked at the Jersey Jock and performed a well placed palm strike to the jaw of the jerk next to him in mid sentence. The impact and speed was so profound that if someone was not looking they would only hear a crunching of the Jersey Jock’s jaw popping before he passed out. Then Jack sighed as tried to enjoy the rest of the ride with the big jerk rolling on him while out cold. At that point Ashley and Roxy were eyeing up Jack like a dessert which made him nervous.

Dawn had been tempted to just kiss April in front of the jerk from NJ but the way he went on about "lesbos" made her decide to not put April in a position that would target her. She said quietly to April, "This guy's such a moron."

The punch came hard and fast. Some had been actively trying to ignore the Jersey guy so they weren't looking and just heard a crunch before seeing the guy slumped over.

Kyle, Carter, April and Dawn all looked surprised for a moment, then Dawn said , to Jack, what they were thinking. "Thank you. I was about half tempted to hit him myself but it wouldn't have nearly the same effect."

Jack was not sure how to deal with compliments so he looked down as he replied.

Jack: Yeah uh …….sure. It would be bad if we took off the seatbelts

Jack was back in shy mode again and this caused Ashley and Roxy to flirt with Jack.

Ashley: You look so sexy when defending your woman huh?

Roxy: You must mean women.

Ashley looked at Roxy who was giving her a crooked smile then she raised an eyebrow at Jack who was red in the face by now and tempted to jump out of the boat. Then Justin spoke up to give Jack a break from the teasing.

Justin: So what should we say to the employees when we finish our ride?

Jack: I don’t know. Just say he passed out or something.

Justin: Sounds simple enough right guys and gals? He got too excited and passed out.

Ashley and Roxy quickly agreed to the idea as they smiled at Jack.

Kyle said, "Sounds good to me."

April, Dawn and Carter all agreed, as well, with saying that the guy had passed out.

They went through another round of rapids with the majority getting wet including the knocked out, flopping around Jersey guy. April and Dawn held hands and once they were past that round of rapids Dawn leaned over slightly and said something to Kyle who smiled at her and then April.

Kyle then turned to Justin and quietly said, "Dawn and April are official. Dawn said they wanted to tell everyone at dinner but they wanted us to know first, well second, as they told Zander last night."

Kyle was good friends with both girls, it made sense that after telling Dawn's brother they wanted him to know, and he just assumed they had figured out pretty easily that he and Justin were a package deal, at this point.

Justin smirked as he listened to Kyle. It took the pressure off him to know Dawn and April would announce their relationship first. He was looking forward to the day he could relax and hold Kyle's hand in public without worry. Then Justin whispered into Kyle's ear.

Justin whispered: They look so cute together.

Meanwhile, Jack was enduring the silent teasing eyes and smiles of Ashley and Roxy as he had to nudge the out cold "Situation" guy next to him. Granted it was annoying to have the muscle head lean on him randomly, but it was far less annoying than having to listen to his drivel. However, being eyed up like candy by Ashley and Roxy made him very nervous. At this point Jack was afraid Ashley and Roxy might take advantage of his innocence. If he let them cross that line he was going to be stuck with them for the long term.

Kyle nodded, "They do."

He was happy for them and figured he and Justin would get there, eventually. It was a little curious that Justin had been more than willing to kiss him on the Ferris Wheel but wasn't ok with holding hands in front of their friends. Kyle was trying to stay within Justin's limits but he was making them a little harder to figure out. Still, Kyle was happy being with Justin and wasn't going to mention it, at the moment.

Carter held hands with Blossom and leaned over to her to say something, right in time to get drenched by one large spurt of water. He laughed. "Reminds me of the rafting trip I took with my family a few years ago."

Blossom giggled as she too got wet from the ride. She was having fun with her new friends and Carter. Unlike her time at home she felt like she belonged with this group at this school. Her heart was smiling and her smile beamed across her face.

Justin could feel Kyle's uneasiness as he looked at his face. It was most likely about him not being ready to tell their friends about their relationship yet. Justin felt guilty as he put his hand on Kyle's knee and whispered to him.

Justin: Thank you for being patient with me.

Jack happened to notice Justin and Kyle for a moment then was distracted by Ashely and Roxy teasing him again. He sighed just in time as a wave hit him in the face.

Carter smiled as Blossom laughed and smiled. He could tell it was genuine and that was nice to see.

Kyle smiled gently at Justin's words. "You know I'll wait as long as you need."

Kyle meant that he really cared for Justin. He understood the need for more time.

Dawn and April were having fun and laughed as they were hit by another wave. April had begun to feel more comfortable with the group and she was able to just enjoy herself, rather than worrying about everything she was doing at the moment.

Suddenly the ride came to an end and Jack was all too glad to get off the boat and away from the sleeping Jersey Jock. The dock worker greeted them as they disembarked from the boat. When asked about the sleeping Jersey Jock, Ashley told him he just passed out and was still breathing so he must have stayed up late or something since he was snoring loudly and ruined the ride for them. The employee apologized to them as they called for help to remove the sleeping jerk from Jersey. Once they were out of the exit Ashley and Roxy took a hold of Jack's arms and gave him a sly smile as they kissed his cheeks at the same time.