When We Were Younger

The Big Fight

Lilly got up from the bed immediately and practically ran to Sean before dragging him into the tent by his coat collar.

"Woa!" Sean yelped.

Lilly let him go and pointed a finger at him. "Not a word about this tah anyone, Sean! I mean it!" Lilly snapped at him.

"Alright, alright," Sean expressed with his hands up. "Not a word tah anyone."

Lilly scowled and looked at Arthur who had a lovesick grin on his face. "You better not tell anyone about this either, Arthur."

"Wouldn't dream of it, Lilly," Arthur said, the smile still on his face.

"So, are you twos a couple now?" Sean asked.

"No," both Arthur and Lilly replied.

Sean's jaw dropped. "How could ya not be a couple?" he inquired with incredulity in his voice. "She was suckin' on ya like a baby to its mother's teet!"

Lilly rolled her eyes. "Well thanks for that lovely image, Sean!"

Sean giggled loudly and crossed his arms over his chest. "Anyways, Dutch needs ya, Arthur."

Arthur got up and buttoned his shirt back up before walking up to Lilly and slapping her ass. She yelped with a jump and glared at him.

"Arthur!"

Arthur chuckled deeply, kissed her cheek and wandered out of the tent with a smile that was from ear to ear. Sean turned to Lilly with a happy grin.

"So when did ya start kissin'?" he asked.

Lilly shook her head. "We haven't kissed on the mouth, Sean."

"Then what the hell was all that, then?"

"I..." Lilly lowered her head. "I don't know. "Next level flirtin'" is what Arthur called it."

Sean barked with laughter and threw his head back, holding his gut as he laughed. "Yeah, that sure is "next level" alright..."

Lilly shoved his shoulder. "Shut up," she groaned with a smirk.

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For the next three years, Arthur and Lilly's flirting was almost always hot and heavy. When they were in private, at least. Around the other camp members, their flirting was light and fluffy. And while Lilly still flirted with the other men, Arthur knew he had something that none of the others had with her.

Then, one fateful day, they went skinny dipping as was their usual pastime. It was near the town of Blackwater and they were in a very secluded part of the lake and it was late at night with only the moonshine to light up the lake.

"You can't catch me, Arthur!" Lilly yelled as she swam further out.

Arthur laughed while doing breaststrokes. "I ain't fallin' for that again, Lillian!"

Lilly stopped and turned around, waving her arms in the water to stay afloat. "You're no fun!" she shouted.

She went underneath and started swimming towards Arthur. When she got close enough she surfaced and blew a raspberry. Arthur laughed again and swam up to her. They closed the distance and Arthur pulled her close to him.