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16: The Trip

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It was coming up on the yearly spring retreat, where all the new mated pairs go into the deep forest for a bonding retreat. It comes with unlimited service from other village members, hunting practice, dance lessons, adventure and an amazing suite for an entire week. Every couple going were my close friends and it was so annoying to be watching it from the sidelines, I mean I want a week-long vacation. We all know it's about love but I could use a break from the everyday chore that is my life.

"I wish you could come," my friend Wema said as she paced around the room deciding which neck pieces to bring and the favorites of her new mate, Zaiter.

I was swinging back and forth in the hammock strapped to the branches that made up her canopy, "Not all of us are happily in love," I teased as she shot me a look, pretending to look sad for me.

"Who said you had to be in love to come?" She asked and cocked her eyebrow at me.

I gave her a confused look, "Well I think it's implied," I said as I gave her a soft chuckle.

She waved her hand in dismissal, "No, no, no. You're not seeing what I'm seeing," she paused and climbed into the other side of the hammock, I adjusted my legs so we both fit a bit better. "No one is saying you have to be in love, rather convince people you are in love." She tapped her temple and pointed to me, trying to signal how proud she was of her idea.

I was intrigued, as a smile started to grow on my lips and I sat up, "I mean...yea that sounds pretty good to me." She grabbed my hands and smiled at me in excitement, giddy laughs left our lips as we realized we might be able to go on this trip together.

"The only thing left is deciding who the lucky guy is!" Wema exclaimed excitedly and shook her shoulders.

I began to mull over ideas in my head, thinking about who the best choices would be and who I could ask to go with me, it seemed like there was only one clear choice in mind.

"I know who you want to take," she gave me a wink before throwing her legs out of the hammock and standing back up. I looked at her with a pout and crossed my arms, she knows me too well.

"Of course I would want it to be Jake, but for this trip I'd fuck a tree," we laughed and she reached out and gave my arm an encouraging squeeze.

"Just ask him," Wema said and leaned herself back up, letting go of my arm. I nodded in agreement as I threw my legs out of the hammock and straightened out my clothes.

"Okay, I'm just going to go up to him, and ask," I said out loud, hoping for a vote of confidence as my best friend gave me a squeeze and hustled me to the door.

"I'm giving you all of my good energy," she let go of the hug, "but do you mind leaving, Zaiter is coming over," she gave me another little wink and I gave her a happy smile.

"I'm already gone," I said, waving goodbye to her and turning my focus on mustering up enough confidence.

A few hours later....

After doing everything possible to avoid asking Jake, I decided to just pull the ripcord. So many thoughts were racing through my mind as I thought of the best way to ask him. *Hi Jake! Want to be my fake mate so we can go on this awesome trip with all of our friends and then never talk to one another again?*, I thought. Yes, most of us mate for life, but there is no rule against realizing the one wasn't well, the 'one', so it's believable enough for me, but will it be for him?

I was looking around home tree, trying to think of the places he could be, but of course he was with all the other young hunters, talking about the day that had. They always went to the river, so I thought I'd check there. Sure enough, there was Jake, looking sexy as ever bent over the water cleaning of his arrows from the day's hunt but to my surprise there were no arrogant friends in sight. Jake and I had always been friends, nothing special really but the kind of guy that would say hi to me in passing or make room for me at dinners, but god he has always been fine. It was ridiculous the way his body filled, and he had a personality to match. Other women had tried to come after him but he just never was very interested in that sort of thing, so this plan of mine was a long shot.