Check it out

“We should check it out,” you say, only wobbling a little bit.

“Kay,” Kylie says, kissing your neck. You put your damp clothes back on, and Kylie just takes the blanket since she didn’t bring hers. Why not? Going into the forest like this seems like a great idea, actually. You both make it down the ladder to the ground without falling.

Giggling, you hustle off into the dark without even a light to show the way.

The rain is super loud on the trees… almost like the drum solo from that one album. You can’t remember which one.

You’re leading the way, holding Kylie’s hand because she has to keep her blanket shut. Not that anyone out here is going to see any nudity in all this dark. Actually, you can’t see anything either.

You almost run into a tree, and that’s enough to make you stop. Kylie runs into you from behind and hugs you.

“Mmm,” she says into your neck. “You’re warm.”

“Kind of dark out here,” you say with a giggle.

“Hey,” a voice says.

“Yeek!” you and Kylie shriek together, turning around. You totally thought the person was off the other way. But she was over here? Whoa.

Olivia steps out of the shadows. She wears a sensible windbreaker unlike you two, but she’s still all wet.

“Hey,” you say. “Liv! You smoke my shit?”

“What?” she asks, wiping rainwater out of her eyes. “What are you guys doing out here?’ she demands.

“Fooling round,” Kylie says, hanging on you.

“You need to go back to the house,” Olivia says, pointing. She turns on her phone’s light and shines it on you. Why didn’t she already have that on? Why’s she creeping around in the dark.

You laugh, but catch a whiff of something in the air despite the rain.

“That you?” you ask her.

“What?”

You move closer to Oliva. No, she smells like coconut oil. Someone else must be out here, wearing this perfume. You’re surprised you can even tell. You and Kylie both reek of the dank and chocolate and pussy.

“Oh,” you say. “I get it. You’re meeting someone.”

For a second, Oliva looks annoyed. Then she smiles.

“Yeah,” she replies. “Meeting someone. You guys go on back.”

She heads off into the dark.

“Go,” she calls over her shoulder.

You and Kylie giggle and exchange a look. You kind of want to know who she’s meeting.

Stalk Olivia?

Or go back?