Chapter 159: Photo with Aaron
The next day, Cinder called me early in the morning to wake me up. She was her usual excited self, but her throat was h*arse, so I could tell she’d been busy last night. It must’ ve been hard for her to get up so early.
After hanging up, I disentangled myself from Aaron, whose long limbs were still draped across my body.
He rubbed his eyes blearily, giving me a blank look. “What’ s wrong?”
“It’s time to get up.” He looked so cute, I couldn’t stop my- self from hugging him around the head and giving him a big kiss.
If I knew that kiss would lead to an hour of more intense activities, I probably would’ve reconsidered.
Luckily, by the time we made it downstairs, Cinder and Eliott still hadn’t made an appearance.
After Aaron and I waited for nearly ten minutes, the two of them emerged, dressed and freshly showered. When I locked eyes with Cinder, she had a distinctly guilty expression on her face.
That was enough for me to know she’d probably been tangled up in the sheets with Eliott all morning.
“It’s not my fault Eliott is so obsessed with me!” Cinder complained, but her voice was full of obvious satisfaction.
I glanced at Eliott, whose ears were turning pink, and raised my eyebrows skeptically. I couldn’t tell if Eliott was real- ly that obsessed with her, or if Cinder was just really h*rny.
She came up to me and whispered in my ear, “It’s a pain in the a*s to date a younger guy.”
“Yeah, yeah, yeah,” I teased, smiling at her. “I’m sure your life is so difficult.”
She nodded emphatically. “It really is.”
After taking so long to get ready in the morning, it was al- most noon by the time we arrived at the luxury campgrounds
in Bern.
The entire mountain was covered in snow, blanketing ev- erything in a frozen silence. The trees were shrouded in fog, and only occasionally, we could see birds taking flight and darting through the snow-white forest.
The view in front of me was mesmerizing, and I peered out the window, trying to preserve every perfect detail in my
memory.
Aaron leaned in close to me. “You like it here, don’t you?”
His voice was a little too thoughtful, like he might be plot- ting something.
I was afraid this evil rich guy was going to buy a mansion here as a surprise for me. I looked away from the window, kissed him on the face, and whispered, “I like the view, but I like being with you a lot more.”
At that, Aaron’s smile grew wider. He wrapped his arms
around my waist and whispered in my ear, “Me too. In my heart, you’re the most beautiful scenery in the world.”
He was such a smooth talker. I pressed a hand to my pounding heart, feeling a little lightheaded.
The car crawled up the winding mountain roads and final- ly stopped at an isolated campsite with an open view. Eliott had reserved a huge swath of the campground, and there was no one around except for us.
As soon as the car stopped, Cinder jumped out, eagerly taking out a red checkered picnic blanket from the trunk and holding it up for me to inspect. “I bought this yesterday at the market, what do you think?”
Cinder always had good taste, so I gave her a thumbs up and praised her without hesitation. “It’s very nice.”
At the foot of the pure white mountains, the red picnic blanket not only looked great, but it also made a perfect backdrop for photos.
Aaron and Eliott got our camping gear out of the car and started putting up the tent.
Cinder and I offered to help, but Eliott refused. He said solemnly, “This is men’s work, you two can go have fun.”
“You’re so cute, babe.” Cinder hugged him, grabbed her camera from the trunk, and waved at me. “Olive, let’s take some pictures!”
There’s no woman who doesn’t like taking pictures, so I nodded enthusiastically and followed Cinder over to the most scenic part of the campsite.
I’d put a lot of effort into my outfit today in preparation for this photoshoot. I was wearing a tight-fitting black sweater, dark-wash skinny jeans, and knee-high boots, taking both style and warmth into account.
After taking off my jacket, I knelt on the picnic blanket and struck a pose.
“Don’t move, that looks really good.” Cinder was lying on her stomach in front of me, holding her DSLR at an angle. She gestured for me to adjust my posture slightly, then pressed the shutter button.
At the same time, I heard another “click” sound. I turned to find Aaron crouched to my left, holding up his phone to take a picture of me.
That was when I realized – Aaron and I hadn’t taken any pictures together yet.
Standing at the base of the enormous snowy mountain overlooking our campground, Aaron clasped his hands around my waist, pulling me into a tight embrace.
Cinder was a good photographer, and she was more than happy to take pictures of us. Once we were arranged in a pose, Cinder had her finger poised over the shutter when Aaron suddenly tilted my face toward him and kissed me hard on the lips.
Click.
Cinder was quick on the uptake and snapped the picture before we separated.
“Nice, Aaron. I’m sure you’ll be glad I caught that on cam-