Chapter 17

Ryan cursed, "Damn, I can't believe I forgot that. I left the lighter over there. "I was worried it might get soaked and ruin it. Now, we're stuck without a way to start a fire." "Are we seriously going to freeze out here?" Sherry shrugged, and her eyes darted toward him. She licked her lips and said, "You know, in the books I used to read, they always said cuddling could keep you warm. "What do you think? Should we give it a shot? "I'm cool with it. After all, you've saved my life," she continued matter-of-factly. He smiled wryly and replied, "You might not mind, but I sure do. We're both underdressed, and it's not like our body temps are through the roof." He added, "If we huddle together, it won't do squat. We'd just be cuddling our way to doom. We gotta start a fire." "Ryan Quinn, are you gonna keep dissing me like this? I'm not having it! If you're not up for it, neither am I!" Sherry stood up, all riled. "So, how are you going to make a fire?" Out in the wilderness, a