Chapter 14. I'll Die with You

"Only as much as you like me," grumbled Victoria. "Now if you're unable to fix a tent, tell me. I'll grab hold of someone who could and stay with me as well," muttered Victoria, just to stop his awkward bantering. 

Ryan gave her a look. "As if I'd allow you to share your tent with another!" he said with a growl as he quietly got down to work, with a determined expression on his face. Biting his lower lip, he turned his full concentration on the tent while Victoria stood and watched him. His lips looked very kissable, and she wanted a taste of them. While all her classmates had their first kiss, she, at eighteen, was still waiting for Ryan to do the honor. 

"I'll grow old waiting!" she mumbled to herself. Ryan shot her a look. 

"Did you say something about me?" asked Ryan with a knowing grin. Victoria was baffled at how he knew without even casting a single glance in her direction. 

"No, I was talking to myself about why I came here in the