The Con and the Artist

Lost: With a Metal Case

Day 21, I'm not completely sure why or how I'm keeping track of the days, mental calendar I suppose. 

"You gotta keep up dimples!" Sawyer calls from ahead of me. I just laugh and jog up to his side. We were going on a fruit hunt in the jungle and I got stuck carrying the backpack. 

"I'm not a big hiking through the jungle kinda girl" I counter, causing him to laugh. He opens his mouth to say something more but I stop him. 

"Do you hear that?" I whisper. And he goes silent. In the distance I can hear what almost sounds like a water fall. 

"Yeah I hear it, come on. I think its this way" He says as I let go of his arm. I follow him deeper into the jungle and then I see it. 

"This can't be real" I mumble as we walk towards the large pool of fresh water, a water fall on the other end of it. 

"Oh it's real. Fancy a swim?" He asks as he starts taking off his shirt and jeans. 

"I don't know how" I mumble as I watch. 

"Don't worry, I won't let go" He smirks at me, making me laugh. 

"You know, it's easier to swim without any clothes on" He continues, standing there waiting for me. 

"You aren't going to let this go are you?" I ask. 

"Nope" He smirks, popping the p at the end. I laugh. 

"Well? We ain't got all day" He says. I roll my eyes. 

"Alright, fine." I mumble and take off the backpack and begin on his flannel which I tied around his waist. I look up and see him smiling at me as I work on my shoes and then kick off my jeans, revealing my navy blue undergarments, then goes my shirt onto the pile, revealing my black bra. 

"Hell, I thought it would be pink" He teases glancing at my breasts, making me blush. 

"What next professor?" I tease back. He gives me a look and offers me his hand. Wordlessly, I take his hand in mine as he guides me out into the water. He lets go of my hand and jumps off the drop. I watch him resurface and swim over towards me. 

"Well come on, I'll hold yea" He says offering me his hand. 

"I don't think gravity works like that" 

"You'll be fine" He says. I take a deep breath and stretch out my hand, taking his and letting him quickly pull me off the drop and to his chest. His arms wrapping around my waist, my legs wrapping around his and my arms wrapping around his neck. 

"See, this ain't so bad" He smirks swimming further out into the lake. 

"Yeah...lots of fun" I mumble shakily, looking around the lake, seeing how close we were to the middle of it. 

"Hey, don't look over there just keep your eyes on me" 

I turn my head back towards him and look into his eyes, trying to maintain myself. We just look at one another as we relax in the water, I can feel my muscles slowly loosing their tension as we just drift around aimlessly. 

"Alright, you can take me back now" I whisper. 

"You sure?" 

"Yes, this was nice but I'm not a swimmer....and this isn't swimming" 

"Well no, its not, but its nice ain't it?" 

"Yes it is, but I think you'd enjoy yourself more without me weighing you down" I counter. He sighs and agrees, swimming us back to shore. I thank him and get out, starting to dry off as he goes back and dives down. I watch as he dives down, and stays down there for a bit...I wait for his head to bob up but it doesn't.