"The eyes, those silent tongues of love" - Miguel de Carvantes
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Shelly's Pov

" Why are you staring at me like that?" I asked him listlessly disguising my brimming curiosity.

He blushed and looked away but didn't answer, instead his fingers found mine and his hand intertwined with mine. The softness rubbing itself on me, this time with more vigour and more passion. I took a deep breath and cautiously I responded, caressing his hand in return. It would've been funny had my heart not ached and longed for his marvellous hands to be elsewhere as well.

He smiled to himself knowing full well what effect he was having on my sweet little body. If closed my eyes to revel in the joy as his hand seemed to grant my wish and left my palms trailing it's way upwards. The fingers teased and felt my goosebumps that were forming on my skin and he pulled me closer, I was going to mett out the same treatment to him when he suddenly let go. His eyes looked in front and his hands went behind him. I followed his gaze, as much as the long green grasses would let me.

My father was right in front of us talking to Gunther.
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His back, as luck would have it was turned to us but I saw Gunther spotting us like a hunter for it's prey, from the corner of his eyes. My father having noticed Gunther's preoccupation looked back.

-" Daddy!" I ran to him trying to make it seem like nothing had previously happened

- " Hello there sweetheart, what were you doing with Stephen in the forest?"

I was too stunned to speak for a while but Stephen was quick.

-" Shelly was playing with Gunther and he had scared her or something, so she ran away, fell and hurt herself. Being only the employee I had to go and see what troubled my Boss ' daughter sir" That was swift!

My father looked at me to see whether this story agreed to mine.. I knew he wouldn't believe I got scared, I never get scared so I stuck my tongue out at Stephen and told him. " No he didn't! Gunther told me we're playing hide and seek so I had gone to hide " Pointing an accusatory finger in his direction I said, " He didn't come searching for me"

Gunther laughed a little to lighten the mood and agree to the drama. My father thinking all this was true laughed along. My nervousness vanished and I finally let out a sigh of relief.

The crew who had come along with us, made some cuppa noodles which they had carried along with them. We devoured them as we were starving and having finally satisfied our hunger we decided to set forward again.

The journey back was essentially boring though I kept getting teasing glances from Gunther.

His eye one small and the other big didn't bother me anymore as I was grateful that he in his own way had covered up for us though this way one thing was made clear, Gunther had had no idea of this childish relationship between Stephen and Me.

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Jake's Pov

'Three days gone, seven more to go. I miss Shelly so much ' I thought to myself as I fingered the splinters of glass I had just broken in frustration. She was with Stephen and though she didn't know it, my innocent baby, Stephen obviously had a hard on for her.

I swear if he ever lays a finger on her I'm going to kill him. Shelly is smart enough to prevent that right? Sure she is.

What if she has a crush on him? Ugh stupid thought. No go away. I don't have time for you. THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE DO YOU HEAR ME?

But what if?

Just the very thought moved me to tears as I fell on the shattered pieces of glass which cut through my skin unable to hurt me as much as the mere thought of Shelly going to someone else.
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