Survivor

24| How Men Kill Time

Unfortunately, the next day was also rainy, so nobody bothered to even try and get up early. Everyone was lounging around the cave. I tried to busy myself by fixing up my appearance; I was sure I looked a mess. I decided to put on some leggings instead of the baggy sweatpants I had on yesterday. I also chose to wear an actual push-up bra, a white cami, and a tight, heathered yellow, long sleeve shirt that brought out the tan I'd been acquiring out here. After I changed, I sat down next to Jake and attempted to finger comb my hair into a side fishtail braid. I planned to undo later for natural looking waves.

My hair had grown a little since I'd been out here, so once I completed my braid it hung down to just below my ribs. I began tugging at the strands to "pancake" the braid so that it looked thicker, and pulled a few strands out to frame my face. Once I was satisfied, I held the braid up to admire my work, although I wished I had a mirror.

"That's really cool; you did it so fast," Jake said once I laid my braid back down. I didn't realize he had been watching me.

"Thank you," I smiled at him, "it's not that hard to do."

"Still. You look really nice today," he smiled back and nudged me with his shoulder. I felt myself blush a little at his compliment. I had to admit, he was looking quite handsome himself. He was wearing a green shirt that made his eyes sparkle, and it clung tightly to his big, muscular frame. I also wasn't the only one getting a tan out here, because Jake was looking nice and tanned as well. This just made him all the more beautiful as now his teeth looked so white and his eyes so green in contrast to his darker skin. His hair had grown out a little too into a messier hair due that I found to be quite sexy on him, and his facial hair was growing into stubble, which was very appealing.

I realized I had been staring at him for too long and quickly shot a response back to him. "You too. I really like that color on you."

His face lit up in response. "Oh yeah? Thank you; I'll keep that in mind."

I became distracted when Nathan randomly stood up and removed his sweatshirt, leaving a tight, white, athletic t-shirt on with his black sweatpants. His shirt really showed off his muscles and his new tan as well, and I couldn't ignore how his darker skin and lighter hair made his ocean blue eyes pop. He looked around briefly before starting to do various stretches.

"What are you doing?" Wes asked after a while of watching Nathan.

"I'm going to work out. We've been stuck in this cave for so long, I'm losing my muscle tone; and I'm bored," Nathan explained.

"Good luck building muscle in here. We don't have any weights, and crunches would suck on the hard ground," Adam scoffed.

"Cassie, can you come here for a sec?" Nathan asked while curling a finger at me.

The way he said it peaked my interest. "Um... why?"

"I have an idea. Trust me," he winked. I hesitated a moment before slowly standing up and working my way over to him, being sure to keep weight off my ankle. Nathan took a brief moment to scan my body before quickly snapping out of it and smiling at me. "Do me a favor and just lay back for me love; like we're dancing, and I'm dipping you. Keep your body straight."

"What are you doing?" Adam asked.

"You said we didn't have a weight. Here's one right here," he chuckled and gestured to my body.