Cousins On Vacation

[Cousin Crazy]

OOC: Buck Hopkins. 18 years old. 6'2". 190 pounds. Shoulder length blonde hair. Blue eyes. Well built.


IC:


I was getting too old for these family vacations. I vowed this was going to be the last year I went on one. There was nothing duller than two weeks on the family farm. It wasn't actually a working farm. We just called it that. It was just a house in the country we shared with relatives.

It was going to be hell.

Two weeks with no TV.

Two weeks with no air conditioning.

Two weeks with no girls.

Hell indeed.


That was before my aunt and uncle drove up with their entire brood. They had had five raucous, squealing kids. Plus my 18 year old cousin. Who was getting too old for these family vacations. Who looked bored to tears.


Until she saw me. And her face lit up.

We fooled around a little when we were kids.

We weren't kids anymore.


Suddenly, the next two weeks seemed fraught with possibilities....

 

[Otra]

Danielle, Dani to most, wriggled uncomfortably in her upholstered seat and rested her cheek against the cool glass of the family minivan. Sighing loudly, she twisted a lock of dark brown hair around her finger and tried to block out the sounds of her sisters. Ella and Carrie Ann were twin blonde terrors, twelve years old, and singing at the top of their lungs. Thankfully the pop tune was muffled through their headphones. Sam, her oldest brother at eleven, was smacking Michael, who was eight, upside his head at random intervals. Her mother was holding the squealing toddler, Lenne, in her lap. The eighteen year old was so bored that she felt like crying.

To take her mind off of things she began studying her appearance. Her face was round but her high cheekbones and defined chin eased the childish look a bit. Rarely outside, her pale skin had picked up a bit of a tan but the hint of red across her shoulders and bridge of her nose had only rewarded her with a smattering of freckles. Dani was petite and lithe at 5'4", with a toned stomach and legs, but her breasts had never grown the way she'd wanted. A 38 B cup but perky and round; cute, darling, and fresh were all ways people described her. Her dark brown hair had just been recently cut just above her shoulders and long bangs were swept to the side to reveal wide, green eyes.

Slipping her bra straps back under the thin straps of her light blue sundress, Dani wondered just how long it would take until they got to the farm. No t.v. to keep her siblings occupied and no air conditioning to take a bite out of the heat. Eleven bodies crammed into their little country house; pure and simple hell. The only perk to this little vacation was that she wasn't going to have to deal with her asshole of an ex-boyfriend. But that was the only upside. The rest of her friends were in tropical locals, shopping in big cities, or backpacking across Europe. And she was stuck with her family.

Rolling up the drive, Dani looked up and caught sight of Buck. The mixed look of boredom and annoyance immediately disappeared. Quickly stepping out of the minivan, she straightened her almost too short dress and slipped back into her flipflops. Running up to her favorite cousin, she threw her arms around his neck and smiled brightly.

"Finally, a sane person!"

 

[Cousin Crazy]

Buck

Dani was out of the minivan before it came to a complete halt. She made a beeline directly at me. When she arrived she threw her arms around me with an enthusiasm that left me a little breathless.

"Finally, a sane person!" she said with a smirk. She cast a look of terror back at her brood as they emerged from their cage on wheels. I could only imagine what a nightmare it must have been to be trapped with them in such a confined space for hours. It must have been hell.

"Geez, do you realize we haven't seen each other in over eight months?" I said. "God damn, you're lookin' good, cuz..."

 

[Otra]

"Of course I'm looking good, Bo. Eight months is an awful long time to go without seeing someone. Out of school with graduation out of the way, I've had plenty of time to relax. Get comfortable, you know...rest."

A playful smile played across her lips as she pulled away. Dani never called Buck by his given name, it was always Bo. 'Bow', she was forever saying to her parents, 'like how you wrap a present. Or like an old fashioned suitor...beau.' It was already getting hot and the absence of breeze was making her dress stick to her body.

"So, do you want to ditch the circus? I can't believe we still drive out here. But even with gas prices the way they are, it's still cheaper to drive than fly."

Twisting up her hair and tugging at the hem of her dress, Dani tossed a look over at her family and then back at Bo. Sure they'd messed around a bit as kids, doctor and the like, but this was a little different. Two weeks with nothing to do. She'd always thought he'd grow up nicely.

 

[Cousin Crazy]

Buck

"So, do you want to ditch the circus? I can't believe we still drive out here. But even with gas prices the way they are, it's still cheaper to drive than fly." she said.

"Are you kidding me?" I responded. "I don't want to be near any of these people unless they're feeding me. If we could live off squirrels and blueberries, we could run off and never look back. C'mon."

I held out my hand and she took it and we ran off to the woods like we were twelve years old again. As we hiked we talked about everything and nothing, just catching up on everything. I couldn't help but notice the glances she cast in my direction. She was trying to be subtle about it, but she was clearly checking me out.

I'd always been a big boy, but an extensive workout season designed to impress Division 1 Baseball scouts had burned off all of the baby fat. I was now a lean mean hitting machine, and the buzz was now more about turning pro than becoming Joe College.

Walking through nature, my choice of wardrobe didn't leave much to the imagination: denim cutoffs, a sleeveless red tee shirt and sneakers without socks. The way I looked might give a woman naughty thoughts.

Strange as it sounds, I was hoping Cousin Dani was having naughty thoughts...