Camp Closeted

Chapter 31: Everything is Bigger In Texas

I unwrapped the thick towels around me as I was slightly shocked at the air not being too cold.

The night began to take over as darkness loomed over the sky. Luckily enough, piercing moonlight reflected off of the gorgeous black lake, offering us some light.

Jesse's muscular arms flexed as he rowed the boat with ease. "Micah." He let out my name smoothly.

"Ya?"

"Do you like scary movies?"

"Hm." I took a quick pause. I quickly shook my head. "Not really. I've always been easily scared as a kid, and I still am." I sighed, never getting used to his random questions that came out of nowhere. "Why?"

Jesse all of a sudden stopped paddling and his smile diminished, his eyes freakishly stabbing at me, causing me to tense back away. "Because I'm about to kill you." His voice was monotone.

My eyes immediately widened. "Wha-Jesse." My voice cracked.

He all of a sudden cracked out a loud laugh. "You're right, you are easily scared."

"Don't do that!" I nervously let out. "Are you into horror or something?"

"Favorite genre." He adorably smirked, only the sounds of his rowing filled our ears. "I used to watch it all the time with my dad before I got kicked out." His sharp jawline clenched.

I sheepishly spoke again, not being able to contain my curiosity. "Kicked out?"

Jesse slowly nodded as he licked his lips. "After my mom died, my dad didn't get the concept of me being bisexual. He thought I just made it up so I can hide me being gay." He quickly stopped rowing. "He thinks that only gay people exist." He let out a deep tired laugh.

I replied quietly. "I'm really sorry about your loss and you having to deal with that. There's nothing worse than having a parent who doesn't understand." He remained quiet as I spoke again. "Who are you with now?"

"Aunt." He answered blankly. "She's the only one in the family who understands me. She signed me up for this camp and so I flew here."

"Flew? Where are you from?" I asked with a subtly raised brow.

"Italy." He answered, his blue eyes shimmering at me as I felt my breath start to hitch. "My mom is African American and my dad is Italian. What about you?"

The canoe slowly moved by itself as I sat comfortably against the edge, my eyes glancing at myself on the black reflective water. "My mom is from Texas. She gave birth to me there before coming here to Amphitrite. My dad, well." I took a deep breath before answering, trying to collect my thoughts to answer. "My dad is also from Texas but he left before I was born."

"Well he missed out on a really cute baby." Jesse's comment made me laugh out of intimidation, his eyes scanning every single part of my face as my cheeks began to burn. "Not even trying to bullshit but, are guys from Texas normally really hot like you?" He asked with a serious tone, genuinely wanting to know.

Butterflies began to roam inside me as I felt my cheeks continue to redden. "I really wouldn't know, I moved here to Amphitrite right after I was born." Jesse and I stared at each other as I continued. "But there is a saying from Texas that my mom always says." I quietly held in my incoming laugh.

Jesse quickly moved closer as he seemed so intrigued, resting his adorable face on top of his hand as he looked at me. "What's the saying?" His voice was now a lot gentle and charming, the canoe slightly rocking from his sudden movement.

"It's so cringey." I tried to hold in my laughter as he kept watching me with eyes of curiosity. "Everything is bigger in Texas!" I quickly laughed in embarrassment as Jesse looked at me amused, my hands covering my now burning face.

at myself. "Wait, really?" He gaped. "Is it a sexual

my eyes shifted left and right. "I really wouldn't know. Most likely a sexual

furrowed his brows at me. "I think I'm way bigger than you."  He added out

to mean?" I couldn't help but smile at him like

He tried to hold in his

trailed off so he

up front about it." He innocently shrugged as I was still laughing.

couldn't help but just smirk at him, my heart always racing at the thought of him always

compliments and questions

making me throw him a subtly weirded out facial expression. "Yours are like, hazel blue."

sudden, something else proceeded to steal

I began to look around us.

flash around us as fireflies surrounded

"I've only ever seen these things in movies. I never thought they were actually this beautiful up close." I

to see how far we were from land. "My secret place is near here, so we're pretty close to the camp." His voice let out quietly, turning his attention back at the

I was still trying to

your nose bleed every time I kiss you?" He bit his lip in

took a moment to reply, but I finally did. "My nose bleeds only when I'm nervous." My voice was audibly embarrassed as his mouth quickly widened. "That's how it's always been ever since I was young. I was always bullied about it in middle school.

perfectly structured brow at me as shadows casted by the moon began to define his perfect face. I nodded sheepishly, making his mouth quickly widen out more as he spoke louder from happiness. "Micah that's

look

cute for some reason." He looked at me directly as our legs brushed against each other. "I don't want you to be

being nervous just made me nervous and I'm nervous to answer this question about me being nervous because I'm nervous right now!

eyes are so intimidating. You're just dreamy I guess and all of it makes me so nervous." I admitted as I couldn't help but begin

eyes widened at him. "I'm kidding,

you

just shrugged as his eyes looked off to the distance. "Dick was too bomb so it made him crazy." I narrowed my eyes at him as he loudly chuckled, slightly echoing around us. "Tristan

guys just faded away and stopped talking why does he care so much?" My voice was a lot

other people just constantly reminds him of us never having a closure. I moved on, he clearly hasn't."

Jesse's shirtless self quickly hopping off to pull the

I couldn't help

so you're just gonna keep sitting there while I pull the boat in?" Jesse and I stared at each other as I laughed, the boat slowly moving closer to land as his

him as he clicked his mouth. "Because look!" I quickly pointed at the water

playfully rolled his bright blue eyes to the side. "Stop being such a fucking princess!" He teased, splashing some

widened my eyes at him, processing the cold water hit against my skin. For revenge, I quickly tilted to the

dark water, my face immediately turning blank as

back up

quickly looked over the boat, trying my best to

only showed me my reflection, a strong pair of hands rapidly snatched me

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