Camp Closeted

17. Everything is Bigger in Texas

"Well he missed out on a really cute baby." Jesse's comment made me laugh out of intimidation, his eyes scanning every single part of my face as my cheeks began to burn. "Not even trying to bullshit but, are guys from Texas normally really hot like you?" He asked with a serious tone, genuinely wanting to know.

Butterflies began to roam inside me as I felt my cheeks continue to redden. "I really wouldn't know, I moved here to Amphitrite right after I was born." Jesse and I stared at each other as I continued. "But there is a saying from Texas that my mom always says." I quietly held in my incoming laugh.

Jesse quickly moved closer as he seemed so intrigued, resting his adorable face on top of his hand as he looked at me. "What's the saying?" His voice was now a lot gentle and charming, the canoe slightly rocking from his sudden movement.

"It's so cringey." I tried to hold in my laughter as he kept watching me with eyes of curiosity. "Everything is bigger in Texas!" I quickly laughed in embarrassment as Jesse looked at me amused, my hands covering my now burning face.

Jesse watched me explode out in laughter as I was internally cringing at myself. "Wait, really?" He gaped. "Is it a sexual innuendo or everything is actually bigger over there?"

I quickly shrugged as my eyes shifted left and right. "I really wouldn't know. Most likely a sexual innuendo, I think."

"Well shit, between you and me, it's probably not true." He slightly furrowed his brows at me. "I think I'm way bigger than you."  He added out of nowhere, making me quickly throw him a confused facial expression.

"What does that supposed to mean?" I couldn't help but smile at him like a freak as he acted clueless.

"Nothing. I'm just saying." He tried to hold in his devilish laughter as my confusion only delved in deeper.

"And?" I trailed off so he could finish.

"Just wanted to be up front about it." He innocently shrugged as I was still laughing.

I couldn't help but just smirk at him, my heart always racing at the thought of him always wanting to cut any space between us. "Your eyes are really nice." I complimented out of nowhere.

I think his sudden outbursts of compliments and questions is starting to rub off on me.

"Thanks, yours are pretty nice too." He moved towards me to take a closer look, making me throw him a subtly weirded out facial expression. "Yours are like, hazel blue." He enchantingly smirked as his crystal blue eyes looked up and down at me, his thick lashes beautifully batting.

All of a sudden, something else proceeded to steal both of our attention.

"Holy shit!" My mouth widened as I began to look around us. "No way!"

Breathtaking yellowish lights began to beautifully flash around us as fireflies surrounded the boat.

I felt like I was in a movie and I didn't realize that nature could be this amazing. "I've only ever seen these things in movies. I never thought they were actually this beautiful up close." I cheered, examining every single bright glimmer of light. "I wonder how they light up."

"At least their kind of making it easier for me to see." Jesse's determined gaze squinted to see how far we were from land. "My secret place is near here, so we're pretty close to the camp." His voice let out quietly, turning his attention back at the fireflies.