Though there was a beauty on either side, James Brown wasn’t in the mood at the moment. Both Emily Lopez and Lucy Campbell felt the same; they were already exhausted, and as soon as they closed their eyes, they fell asleep.
James soon fell asleep too. At this moment, he wasn’t worried about Sophia; he had already seen that this woman wanted a real competition with him, otherwise, she would have had many opportunities to attack him, but she never did.
It wasn’t until the next day, when the sun was high in the sky, that James woke up, while Emily and Lucy were still asleep. Both were lying on their sides, snuggled beside him, their arms draped over his chest. Their legs were intertwined with his, and even Sarah was behind, hugging Emily with her arm on him.
The scene was quite provocative; if a photo were published online, it would certainly evoke envy, jealousy, and hatred from countless men.
Lifting his head slightly, James saw Sophia sleeping not far on the beach. As soon as he moved, Sophia woke up with an alertness characteristic of a skilled person.
Sophia was the first to sit up, saw the sensuous posture of James and the others, snorted, and then stood up and left.
James didn’t pay attention to her but instead called Emily and the others up, as he wanted to relieve himself and didn’t feel comfortable leaving them to continue sleeping, so he had to wake them up.
Standing up and looking around, James pointed at a large rock not far from the shore and said, "Let’s go there to freshen up. I’ll be on this side, and you can be on the other. This way, I won’t worry about any issues."
Emily and Lucy both nodded. It’s a necessary routine to freshen up in the morning, regardless of how beautiful one might be. Sarah was a bit embarrassed, recalling the time when she sprained her foot, and James carried her to the restroom. The memory was sweet, alleviating her embarrassment.
After freshening up, everyone gathered together again, and Lucy said, "James, what do we do now?"
James was looking around and said, "We don’t know how far it is from where the ship sank, but I estimate that we’ve drifted really far. It’s tough for rescuers to find us, so our main focus now is survival on this island."
Emily chuckled and said, "That’s great! We can have a modern-day Robinson Crusoe experience."
Lucy also laughed and said, "This idea is really good."
Sarah was influenced by the two and felt it was indeed something joyful, but thinking about her family not seeing her and surely worrying, she was less cheerful.
James noticed Sarah’s mood and laughed, "Don’t worry, I’ve already contacted my brother before the accident; Gina and the others should know we’re together, and they’ll handle everything and not let your family worry."
Sarah finally felt relieved and her mood brightened. She said, "Should we find a cave first?"
Emily immediately said, "That’s a must. Then we’ll build walls around the cave and catch some small animals."
Lucy was also enthusiastic and said, "Yes, yes! Catch some rabbits and little goats. Then we can have goat’s milk and meat."
Sarah quickly added, "We can also plant some crops and vegetables. They’re all organic, isn’t that great?"
James couldn’t help but laugh heartily and said, "Are you really planning to live here long-term? Lucy, don’t you care about your company or your affairs? And what about family? If we don’t return for a long time, our families would be extremely worried, what then?"
The three women were stunned. Lucy lightly hit James and glared at him, "Seriously, thinking about fun, you just have to spoil the atmosphere, really boring."
Emily quickly chimed in, "Exactly, can’t we dream a little? Besides, we’re bored on this island; isn’t it good to find some fun?"
Sarah seemed to let go as well and gave James a playful glare, "Big Brother Brown, you’re so naughty. You ruined all the fun of such a good idea by saying that."
"Alright, alright, I’ll let you have fun. But first, I’ll prepare some things, and then we’ll explore the island. Maybe there are people living here."
"Deserted island! It must be a deserted island!" The three of them exclaimed in unison.
John Brown couldn’t help but find it both funny and frustrating. Sometimes girls’ thoughts were just so inexplicable. Stranded here, they were the ones who actually didn’t wish to return home quickly.
Gathering some branches and stones, John Brown arranged them on the beach, quickly forming a large "SOS" — a signal for air searchers. He also placed a special mark on the beach; if Martin Miller came, he’d know immediately that they were here. Only then did John prepare to lead the group to explore the island.
While swimming in the sea, not only were their clothes almost gone, but their shoes as well. Shoes were a burden during swimming, highly inconvenient, so everyone just took them off. Now, going to explore the island, being without shoes was really inconvenient.
Fortunately, John was there. He first let everyone wait on the beach for a while, while he ran to gather some mountain vines and large leaves. Returning, he tossed the leaves to the three, saying, "Make yourself some clothes. This is too uncomfortable."
The three blushed, instinctively glancing at John before picking up the leaves and fiddling with them. However, they had never made these things before, though they were quite enthusiastic, chatting away as they tried.
John came up beside Grace Lopez, crouched down, and said, "Stretch out your foot?"
Grace Lopez looked at John suspiciously and asked, "Brother-in-law, what are you going to do?" Yet she still stretched out her foot.
John held Grace Lopez’s ankle, compared it with some grass, and said, "I’m making grass shoes for you. Without them, can your delicate little feet still walk?"
"Hehe, if I can’t walk, you can carry me," Grace Lopez said with a giggle.
"One person is fine, but all three of you? If I carry you all, it’ll wear me out," John gave Grace Lopez a glance, measured her foot, and then said to Lucy Campbell, "Your turn now."
Lucy Campbell extended her small foot toward John, smiling sweetly as she looked at him.
John also measured Lucy’s foot, feeling somewhat stirred. Crouching in front of them, inadvertently, he glanced from their legs to their waists, seeing only their underwear. Women’s underwear is just two little pieces of cloth, which was extremely alluring. Fortunately, they weren’t wearing anything like thongs, otherwise, it would have been too much.
Grace Lopez and Lucy Campbell weren’t afraid of John’s gaze, they were quite frank about it, but when it came to Sarah Utah, she was quite coy. For a girl who had never been this intimate with a man, wearing underwear, letting a man crouch in front of her, holding her ankle, it really was quite embarrassing.
Sarah was both shy and embarrassed but secretly a little delighted. This closeness with John was a special type of intimacy. Remembering the kiss shared underwater with John, her mind and heart wavered, especially under his gaze, which gave her an indescribable sensation, a warm feeling spreading through her body, making her flush with heat.
John finished measuring Sarah’s foot and instinctively glanced once more at Sarah, but the sight made him feel heated — there was a tiny wet mark at the bottom of her underwear. A young boy might not understand, but John knew too well that this was a woman’s reaction to emotion. He hadn’t expected Sarah’s response to be so intense.
Finishing the measurements, John himself felt a surge of warmth. He was about to stand up when he crouched down again because his loincloth was barely enough to cover the critical area. At that moment, as little John stood proudly, the small loincloth could no longer conceal his majesty.
Though John tried to hide it, Lucy, Grace, and Sarah all saw.
All three faces bloomed with redness in an instant. Sarah quickly turned her head away, while Grace and Lucy couldn’t resist another glance before they also turned away. Regardless, they didn’t want others to think they were too close with John, so they tried to maintain that posture.
John cleared his throat, quickly turned around, and crouched over to the side to start weaving grass shoes for the four of them.
It had been a long time since John last did such a thing, but it didn’t feel unfamiliar. However, today he made several mistakes because his mind kept replaying the previous alluring scene, stirring an impulse to glance back at them again.
Fortunately, he maintained enough self-control, eventually focusing on crafting the grass shoes. Soon, four pairs of plain-looking but very practical grass shoes were finished. The mountain vines he found on the island were of excellent quality, appearing very soft yet being incredibly tough, making them durable and preventing blisters. Although the three women had delicate skin, which might still be problematic, it was still better than going barefoot. John could only settle for this solution for the time being.
After finishing the shoes, John also put his on. Seeing that he no longer looked as awkward as before, he turned around, but in doing so, almost faced another awkward situation.