In the rain

Camping

Mike blamed Sam, the girl was always outside and being athletic (not like mike wasn't athletic he just wasn't out climbing mountains 24/7) so when she suggested for all of them to go out camping for a week at the Washington lodge mike didn't really protest.Sadly mike had just broken up with Emily, which meant it would be a whole week of death stares and sarcastic bitchy comments.

Mike sighed and packed the rest of his clothes and his tent in his large bag, after he finished packing he turned and sat on the bed running his hand through his unkept bed head. Mike looked over to his right and saw Matts neat bed and packed clothes, the Washington lodge was fucking huge but they still made everyone share rooms typical.

Mike stood up and decided it was best to have a shower, slowly stripping as he entered the bathroom that was in the shared room.

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Mike walked out of the shower with just a loose towel around his waist, and look turned around and looked up he stopped still as he saw Matt standing there blushing from ear to ear. They stood in awkward silence as mike shifted from foot to foot and Matt stood perfectly still, mike watched as Matt's gaze slowly drifted down...

"You enjoying the view Matty boy? Should I pose?" Mike jested lightly flexing one of his arms smiley wickedly.

"Fuck no I just came in here to get my shit." Matt spoke quickly, grabbing his backpack and striding out of the room still blushing slightly.

"You don't want a show?" Mike called down the hall and heard a "fuck you mike!" In response.
Mike smiled to himself, at least things weren't that bad.
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You know what scrap what mike had thought, things were bad. Emily and Jess hadn't stopped picking at him and Josh and Chris made so much sexual tension mike thought he was about to choke on it, Hannah and Beth were arguing about something at he back of the line. The only people (bar Sam who was way too far ahead of them to be safe) who weren't making a fuss were Ashley and Matt who were walking in front of him.

"Hey mike, mike mike mike mike mike." Mike heard Josh's voice before he even saw him as the over enthusiastic teen pestered him.

"What is it Josh?" Mike sighed and looked over his shoulder to stare at Josh's smiling figure.

"Why do you keep looking at Matt mike?" Josh smiled smugly when he saw the 19 year old stop in his tracks, then recover and keep walking.

Mike hopped to any god that was up here that Matt couldn't hear what Josh was saying.

"I'm not." Mike answered gruffly keeping up his pace, if not making it faster so he could get away from Josh.

"Oh you aren't, then why are you staring at his ass Munroe?" Josh slyly commented.

"Why are you always staring at Chris's ass Josh?" Mike asked smirking at the older brunettes reaction.

Josh dropped back after that, hanging at the back until Chris decided to 'join' him.

Mike wondered about Josh's question, he wasn't staring at Matt... Was he?

"Guys we're here" Sam's voice sounded in front of mike shaking him out of his thoughts.

Mike looked around, they were surrounded by trees and he could hear a running river somewhere near them. Sam took a deep breath and gazed around taking in her surroundings.

"Ok guys set up camp" she said and clapped her hands and moved over to her bag and got out her easy set up tent.

Mike dropped his bag to the ground and started searching through his bag for his tent, to no avail.

Mike groaned as he realised that he had left his tent and sleeping bag back up at the lodge.

"What's wrong mikey?" He heard Sam chirrup his name.

"I- (he sighed and decided he'd rather give up his pride than sleep on the ground) I forgot my tent and sleeping bag." Mike said as confidently as he could.

"Classic mike, couldn't do a fucking thing even if he tried." Emily hissed bitterly.

Before mike could say anything Matt intervened.

"Leave him alone em." He said rather forcefully standing in front of mike protectively.

"Oh is he yours now." Emily spat back.

"You don't have to be a bitch just because he isn't yours." Matt replied flippantly.

Mike heard a small 'oooohhhh' from Josh behind him, but Josh stopped when he saw how forcefully Emily glared at him.

"Oh and you think I care if he's mine or not, he's a fucking prick."

"Shut up em. Just because he doesn't like you doesn't mean that you have to be jealous he liked someone else"

See that part was a lie, mike had broken up with Emily because he was afraid of commitment but he may have said that he liked another girl.

"Oh and it's all just a big cattle call with that dream-boat, what's wrong Matt sad your not top cow, or should I say steer seeing as you have none of those." She made a snipping motion with her fingers.

Everyone was quiet and stood still, afraid that if they moved something or someone would explode.
Mike stood the most still though, he was completely shocked that Matt was standing up to Emily for him. Even though em and Matt were usually the most docile to each other.

Mike decided that now would be a good time to intervene before someone lost and eye (and by the looks of Emily's finger nails that was entirely possible).

"Matt just leave it, come on." Mike grabbed Matt's wrist and pulled him away from Emily.

Mike successfully pulled Matt away from the fight and pushed Matt over to where Chris,Hannah, Beth and Josh were.

Josh let out a slow whistle and looked at Matt in awe.
"Holy shit dude, did you just get into a fight with em and come out unscathed?"

Matt didn't answer but looked over at mike, "you can sleep in my tent if you want." He suggested and then walked off into the woods.

"Where are you going?" Sam yelled at Matt.

"Firewood!" He yelled back.

Somehow mike didn't think Matt was going off to find firewood...