A Night with the Girl on Fire

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Jennifer Lawrence and an old high school friend go camping.
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Dominic Bryan sat down in the log cabin hidden away in the Los Angeles countryside. His ears picked up as the sound of a car rolled up the drive, collecting gravel in its treads as it went. He stood up and moved away from the desk, peering out of the large window, Dom saw a big green SUV slow to a halt outside of the resort. Two people got out of the vehicle and walked to the back of the car. The larger woman opened the back of the car and hoisted a large bag out of the back.

That must be the Hollywood star that Dom was going to have to look after for the weekend. He ran a hand through his long black ponytail and squinted out into the court yard. Dom walked over to the door to the checked himself in the full length mirror, his short, neatly trimmed beard joined up with his hair on the side of his head.

There were two shadows that moved up on the stairs of the resort. There was a blonde and a smaller brunette, the brunette turned to the blonde and gave her a huge hug before taking the shoulder bag herself. She knocked on the door and waited for Dom's response. He walked over to the door and twisted at the bronze knob on the door, he pulled the door inwards and squinted slightly as warm, bright LA sun entered the room.

What entered the room was an Angel. Dom's eyes adjusted to the light and he was greeted with his old high school friend and crush, Jennifer Lawrence. She looked at him and she had made the connection instantly just like he had. Her jaw opened slightly and she grinned back at him, almost as if she hadn't got the joke but it was sinking in later. She made a pleasant, surprised sound and gave Dom a warm hug.

"Dom!" She sounded as he hugged her back. "What are you doing here?"

"I work here Jen." Dom said with a big grin on his face as they stepped inside the room and walked over to the couch. The main room of the resort had two large green couches that sat in the corner almost at a point. Opposite the couches there was the large oak desk that Dom had previously been sitting at. As you turned left from entering the room, you would find the stairs that led you upstairs to the office. The two youngsters walked past the main desk and into the back of the resort.

"So, you're looking to get into shape?" He asked as he pulled out a large chair at the desk, he sat down next to her and looked over her file. "Because you look like you're in pretty good shape already."

A big smile came across Jennifer's face as he said that. She had always considered herself 'average' and the fact that she was going to be foisted into the public eye meant a lot of people would be criticizing everything about her. "Thank you. You're in great shape too!"

That wasn't a lie. Dom had been a larger kid at school, not necessarily fat but large. Enough that the sporty kids would pick him last in gym class at least. His fat rolls of flesh had been burned into a tight, toned abdomen that was a credit to his hard work. His once round face had been carved into a stronger one that gave him a ruggedly handsome look which was complimented by the full beard he had grown.

"Thanks." He smiled, glancing over the work load for the weekend, he made an astonished whistle. "Wow. That's a lot of work to be done."

Jennifer bit on her bottom lip slowly and nodded her head. "Yeah... Can we do it?"

Dom looked up at her and nodded. "Sure we can! We've got the archery range just outside so we can start there if you'd like?" When she nodded, Dom smiled and nodded too. "Cool, then we'll set off hiking in the woods. We can get to about half way before the sun goes down. So we can camp out and take off again in the morning. Sound good?" He saw Jennifer smiling at him and couldn't help but wonder why.

"What's up? He asked, as Jennifer smiled warmly again, looked into her lap and back at him.

"Nothing, it's just so weird seeing you be all in control like that. You could just work out a weekend plan just like that?" She asked, as Dom smirked and nodded his head.

"Well, yeah I like to think I'm pretty good at my job."

"You are!" She beamed back at him, not really sure how her old dorky school buddy had become such a cool guy. He was attractive too, she had never really saw him in that light before but he had a strong appearance, the type of man that would be able to keep her safe no matter what. Jennifer liked that in a man. She liked protective and Dom had always been that type of person. It just never really clicked with her before then.

"OK, so should we head out now?" Dom asked, as he stood up and walked to the corner of the room. There was a large brown door with a metal push bar that ran along the middle of the door. Jennifer stood up and unzipped the white tracksuit jacket she had been wearing and shrugged it off her body. She was dressed in a tight, grey vest that had two shoulder straps and hugged her body firmly.

"Cool. Let's rock!" She beamed at him as he nodded and pushed the bar that led out into the courtyard of the complex. Behind the main building was a large metal field of targets, there were five lanes with each target at a different variance of length for difficulty. He picked up two bows and two quivers that were stored by the main ranges, he passed a bow and a quiver to Jennifer. The two walked down to the first gate and stepped through it, there was a round target that was fifteen feet away from the painted white line on the floor.

Dom took a step towards the line and stood tall, his left side closest to the target. His feet parted to his shoulder width, taking a quick look at his feet he made sure that they were ninety degrees from the target.

"OK, see how I'm stood?" Jennifer nodded and stepped closer to him. She stepped behind him and mimicked his stance. Dom peered over his shoulder and smiled, noting that Jennifer had got the stance correctly. "That's good, now see how I'm holding the bow? You need to make sure that the grip isn't too tight, it's like you're holding a feather rather than a pen."

Again, Jennifer nodded and picked up her bow. She took the bow in her left hand and brought it up to her shoulder height so she could see down to the target. Dom relaxed his stance and looked over what Jennifer was doing, he smiled and nodded his head.

"Yeah, that's good." He stepped in front of her and relaxed her stance. Using his right index hand he showed her the arrow shelf of the bow, using his left hand Dom twisted the bow so that it was now horizontal. "Now you want to put your arrow there. Go ahead." He encouraged, Jennifer looked up at him and nodded with his words. She reached behind her back and picked out a lone arrow, placing it against the small curve of the rest.

Dom stepped behind her and let Jennifer take over the holding of the bow. He moved his hands onto hers and showed how the arrow should be loaded onto the string. He then helped her raise the bow up to a vertical stance, his hand was on her softer one as he encouraged her fingers to curl her right index finger above the string while the middle and ring finger wrapped around the bottom.

She couldn't help but smile in his big, strong arms as he tried to show her how to fire a bow. Dom saw her smile and that made him smile, looking down at her he chuckled lightly.

"What's so funny?" He asked, as Jennifer looked over her shoulder at him.

"Nothing. I'm just wondering whether you use this to pick up girls?"

"A shocking suggestion Miss Lawrence!" He replied. "If I was looking to pick you up I'd do something like this." He then put his hand on her tummy and lightly drummed against the fabric covered skin.

"I think you're trying to make sure that I miss so you don't look bad." She said with a grin, pushing herself back against him. If anyone had seen them in the court they would have thought that they had been lovers for decades but they hadn't even kissed.

"Keep dreaming Lawrence. OK, let's shoot the arrow. You don't want to actually grip the arrow."

"Won't it fall out?" She asked, peeking over her shoulder at him.

"Nah, the arrow's going to be kept in place with the string. Now, pull back the string using your back muscles not your arm or bicep. Then, pull the string back so that the bottom of the arrow, or your index finger is under your chin. You want it so that the string could touch your nose and lips."

Jennifer pulled back as Dom let go of her, she wanted to voice her complaint but smiled when he curled his arms around her stomach.

"Now, using your dominant eye you want to look down the arrow and aim it at the target. Got it?"

She nodded her head confidently and made Dom smile.

"OK, if you think you can make the shot..."

"I can." Jennifer interrupted him, making him grin.

"If you think you can make the shot," He continued as Jennifer squinted down the range. "You want to loosen the grip on the string, just let it slide from your fingers and that will let the arrow go."

Jennifer took a few breaths that Dom could feel. Her tummy moved inwards and then outwards, she repeated it and then the arrow sailed out of the bow and tore towards the circular target. They both watched it with baited breath and Dom smiled as it landed in the outer yellow ring.

"Damn it." She cursed as she observed that the arrow had missed the bullseye.

"No, that's a good shot. Most people miss their first time." Dom realized he still had his arms around her and he let go of her as she relaxed her stance. She turned to face him and looked up at him, she wasn't sure if she bought the story or not.

He smiled and nodded his head as if to reassure her. Her frown soon turned upside down and she smiled sweetly, with Dom's nodding head. She threw her arms around him and hugged him tightly.

"Thank you Dom! That actually felt really good!" She beamed at him as they playfully rocked from side to side. When they let go, Dom peered over the smaller woman and made a face as he looked towards the other ranges.

"Do you want to go again? Or should we take off on a trek?"

Jennifer looked down the range and at the arrow that had been buried inside the yellow ring, she bit on her bottom lip and peered back at Dom.

"Do you mind if we go again? I'd like to try and get a better score."

Dom nodded, walking over to the side of the range, crossing his arms he leant against the fence and watched as she arranged her stance. She pulled out another arrow and fell back into the stance he had taught her earlier. She aimed with the arrow and pointed at the target, Jennifer peeked over at Dom who was watching her eagerly.

"Yes?" She called to him as he peered back up at her.

"Oh nothing. Just want to see you make this shot. See if I've been teaching you right."

Jen stuck her tongue out and moved back to look at the target. Focusing down the range at the circular target that was standing up on three wooden legs. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, and let the second arrow fly.

It cut through the air and hit the inner blue ring just outside of the red bullseye. Raising her eyes up to look at the impact of the shot, excitedly she jumped up and cheered at her action.

Dom clapped his hands enthusiastically as Jennifer turned to face him. Grinning, she put her arm under her stomach and bent at her waist bowing to him theatrically. She bounced back up onto her feet and was smiling a great deal excited at her progress.

"That's great! I've never seen anyone make such great progress." Dom smiled as he took the bow off of her and slung it over his shoulder.

"Should we set off walking then?" Jennifer asked as she looked out to the large green forest of the Los Angeles wildlife.

"Sure! We'll need to set up a pack for the walk. We can set them up inside though."

They stepped out of the chain link range and loitered by the cabinet that held the bows and the arrows. Dom placed the items back inside the holding area and locked it up after themselves. He jogged up the stairs and held the door to the camping area of the complex, Jennifer smiled and thanked him for the chivalrous action.

"Still got those manners then?" She asked over her shoulder as they walked down the long corridor to the backpacks and tents that they would be able to carry through the forest. The corridor itself wasn't exactly unique, the walls were painted in a pastel blue colour from head to toe, there was a single long cable that ran along the ceiling. The cable ran the length of the room and had several lamps that hung freely and illuminated the corridor.

"Yeah, Mom taught me right." He replied with a casual wink at the end of the sentence. They reached the end of the corridor, he opened the metal door and they stepped into the small room. Dom picked up a large yellow bag and flipped over the navy lid that covered the entrance. He tugged at the drawstring and then pulled the bag open. He smiled and nodded, satisfied with the state of the bag.

Jennifer smiled and followed him into the room, she saw him pick up a yellow bag and she found a smaller blue one that was the opposite of Dom's bag. She smiled as Dom tossed a water bottle to her, she looked it over as he tossed his into his bag. They were both clear bottles with a red sports top and a decent size too.

"Yeah, she did. I always thought you were way too good for L.A." Jennifer smiled as Dom glanced over his shoulder at her.

"Bah, someone's got to be decent right?" Dom smiled sweetly as he grabbed a water proof jacket from the hooks next to where the bags were kept. The jackets were kept on a rail that ran from corner to corner in size order, Dom knew where his size was instantly as it was almost a ritual to have to wash and clean the jackets after a school outing.

The jackets were separated into men's and women's, the men's were a dark royal blue color while the women's were a yellow mustard color. They each had hoods that came up and would rest just in front of the wearer's head.

"You always were decent." Jennifer said with a smile, stepping next to him she playfully bumped her hips against his. She saw that the smaller, more feminine jackets were in front of the men's. She quickly browsed through them and found the one in her size, mimicking Dom's folding. When she saw him smile back at her, she smiled again. Something came over her thoughts, did she enjoy Dom smiling? Whenever he got that goofy smile that ran from ear to ear she wanted to smile as well, like his pleasure increased hers.

God! She never fully understood just how much she missed being in his company. While she had been away on film sets meeting new people she had never really had chance to hang out with a friend. But now, here she was talking, laughing and playing with one of her oldest and dearest friends from high school. A chapter in her life she thought she had closed forever.

Dom's mind was in disarray, he thought Jennifer had been playing with him as they had chatted. But as he thought about what she had been saying he wondered if she'd actually been flirting with him.

Dom reached under the counter that held most of the camping equipment. He fished out two small camping packs of food. It was kept in a small, clear plastic case with a zip top. Inside the bag there was a pack of chips, a small energy bar and a plastic tub of salad. He then grabbed two small cartons of cereal, dumping the cartons into a blue plastic cup, Dom then brought two plastic cups over to the fridge and poured milk into the cup. He then screwed the cups full of cereal together so that they could have them first thing in the morning.

"That OK for you Jen?" He asked as he showed her their dinner and breakfast for the evening and morning afterwards.

"Looks great big guy." Jennifer said with a big, cheeky grin. She turned back to packing her bag and her mind began to wander from her chore.

Had she been flirting with him? Jennifer turned away slightly and looked back to the table and her bag that she'd been packing. She sneaked a quick glance at Dom and looked back, frowning as she did so. She wondered if he felt the same way she did, Jennifer scowled at herself. Why did the possible notion that Dom didn't find her attractive bother her so much? Her mind drifted back to the fact that she was packing for the weekend. She really should be concentrating.

Dom looked up at the wall and grabbed a navy blue double sized sleeping bag from one of the hooks.

"You're taking a double?" Jennifer asked as she noted Dom pick one up.

"Yeah, I like to roll over in the night. Don't want to bunch up the singles, I've ripped more than one doing that." He said with a chuckle as he tossed a single sleeping bag to Jennifer. She thanked him and watched as he unraveled two black straps from the top of the backpack and looped it over the rolled up bag. He then clipped it together making the sleeping bag secure on the top of his backpack.

She felt the wind pass her as he slung his bag over her shoulder and turned to face her. Dom was ready to go, Jennifer mimicked him and got her own bag on her shoulders. She dug her thumbs under the straps and followed him and smiled as he walked out of the door.

They made their way down the hall back to where they had stashed Jennifer's bag for the time being. They made idle chit chat as they walked back towards the warmer section of the resort. Dom could feel her eyes on his back, roaming over his broad shoulders and onto the slimmer small of his back. Was she checking him out? She had been more playful than the last time they chatted. He had stepped up to open the door to the resort and was randomly jabbing at the keypad. He really should be concentrating.

"So, we'll get you a change of clothes for tomorrow and then we can set off." Dom said, snapping back to reality. He opened the door and let her walk through and followed her into the main room. They walked up the steps and headed towards the dorms, on top of the reception on the second floor there were two large rooms. A male room and a female room, dormitories for the guests of the resort.

Dom hoisted the bag into the air and gripped the top handle and carried it up to the bedrooms. Jennifer thanked him and they loitered by the female dorms.

"OK, if you want to get a change of clothes I'll get mine and we can meet in the reception."

Dom said with a smile and a nod. Jennifer nodded her head and walked through the stylized wooden door to the female dormitory. Dom turned on his heel and walked over to the staff section where he resided. Dumping the bag on the floor, he walked over to the standing wardrobe and rummaged through it. Finding an old Iron Maiden t-shirt and some worn cargo shorts, he tossed them onto the bed and moved onto his socks and shoes. He filled out the backpack and slung it over his shoulder. Walking out of his room, he turned his back and locked his door. Dropping his key into his pockets, Dom made his way down the stairs.

Jennifer laid her bag onto one of the small beds and started to rummage through it. Dom had told her to pack lightly since the weather was going to be good over the weekend. She settled on a long sleeved baseball style shirt, it had a white base with black sleeves, she also got a pair of shorts that ran to the mid point of her thighs. Stuffing an alternate pair of cute white socks with pink hearts into the bag, Jen stuffed them into her bag and dropped her backpack onto the ground. She put her own personal bag into the small locker to the side of the bed and locked it. Stuffing the key into her pocket, Jennifer grabbed her backpack for the weekend and made her way out of the room.

She saw Dom was already waiting for her and smiled warmly when he smiled up at her. She stepped down the stairs and she felt like her heart grew a few sizes as he stepped towards her. Jennifer grinned as her stomach gave her a series of twists and turns. She was falling for him. Hard.