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Jesse just laughs at me, because he knows he’s not doing me any harm. He sits back, grinning at me. “You smell like campfire. No time for a shower? When did you get back?”
“We got back in the middle of the night,” I murmur, looking around with a little bit of surprise to see that the barracks are three quarters full.
“Didn’t sleep out?” he asks, interested and a little concerned.
“Nope!” I say, looking around for Rafe.
“He’s in the bathroom,” Jesse explains, looking over his shoulder. “Apparently they had to tramp through swampland to get back – he’s gross.”
“Oh,” I say, interested. “Hey, how’d yours go?”
“Good!” he replies. “I’m glad we spent all those nights freezing with our dads in the wilderness, though. Made things easy. What about yours?”
“We did great,” Luca’s voice says from our side, and Jesse and I both start and turn to see Luca standing beside my bed. “We were first back.”
“Hey!” Jesse says, his face breaking into a broad grin as he leans forward to smack Luca’s raised hand in a high-five. “Glad you made it.”
“Shrimp did all the hard work,” Luca says, climbing up on the side of my bed like he did last night and smiling at Jesse. I note with anxiety that he studiously avoids looking me in the eye. “The fire and the boiling water thing.”
“He’s a shrimp of many talents,” Jesse says, turning to consider me with a mock seriousness.
“Get off of me, you big cow,” I growl, smacking at Jesse, who laughs and jumps down from the bed. Luca makes way, standing with Jesse on the floor as I climb down too. “I want a shower too, if Rafe’s getting one,” I say, looking at Jesse significantly, meaning he should take me.
“Same,” Jesse says, agreeing amiably and reaching into his bunk for his toothbrush kit. “Luca, you’re already cleaned up?”
“Yup,” he says, yawning and stretching his arms high over his head.
“Why are you so tired,” Jesse laughs, smacking Luca on his exposed stomach and making my mate laugh. “Didn’t you two get like twelve hours of sleep?”
“At least eight full,” Luca murmurs, still not looking at me and rubbing the back of his neck, contemplative. “But I had some…weird dreams.”
My cheeks instantly flush and I momentarily go still in the process of collecting a clean uniform from the compartment under the bunk.
“Really,” Jesse asks, his hands on his hips as he peers at Luca curiously. “I never remember my dreams. What was this one about?”
“Um,” Luca says, and as I stand up and turn – desperately curious – my eyes go wide to see that he’s blushing. “Nothing much. Just…weird.”
And, still awkwardly rubbing his neck and blushing furiously, Luca’s eyes quickly dart to me. Frowning, Jesse notes Luca’s strange disposition and follows his eyes to me – taking in my horrible blush as well. My eyes dart down to my feet and I stay…totally still.
But Jesse’s gasp is clear. He’s put the pieces together. He’s finally, finally figured it out.
“Shower time!” I say, a little shrill, pushing past Luca and hurrying towards the bathroom, desperate to avoid this awkward conversation with my cousin.
Behind me, I hear Jesse’s hurried goodbye to Luca and then his footsteps pounding after me.
I hurry my own pace, darting for an empty shower stall now, willing to take whichever is free – however filthy – “Ivi!” Jesse hisses behind me. “Are you – are you kidding me – is he your -“
I squeak a little in dismay. “Don’t know what you’re talking about, Jesse!” I hiss, darting into the stall and yanking the curtain closed behind me.
“Ivi!” Jesse shrieks, and then he lowers his voice. “Are you – are you fucking using the dream state with him!?”
“I can’t hear you!” I shout, desperate, flipping on the water even though I’m still dressed. Jesse starts to tug at the curtain but I snap it shut. “You can’t come in here!” I protest. “I’m naked!”
“ARI!” Jesse shouts, completely freaked out.
But suddenly he goes silent, and I go still.
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“What the hell is going on here?” Rafe’s voice asks, just outside the stall.
My eyes dart around as I pray – pray that Jesse holds his tongue –
“Nothing,” Jesse says, laughing and playing it off. “Ivi just…played a prank on me. Lunchmeat…in my bed.”
