“This will give me gas,” Ben grumbled, looking balefully down at his bowl of soup.
Aaron laughed. “No it won’t.”
“It’s a small cab and an even smaller bed.”
Aaron grinned. He knew that very well. There wasn’t much room on a twin mattress when you were sharing it with a three hundred pound bear. Ben had earlier offered to pull down the spare bunk bed, but Aaron swiftly rejected that idea. He wanted/needed up close with Ben. “It’ll be fine. Now, come on, eat it while it’s hot.”
Aaron was no expert in nutrition, but hopefully the protein from the strips of chicken, kidney beans, and corn would help keep Ben’s hunger in check.
Ben picked up his spoon and gingerly took his first taste. “This isn’t too bad,” he said, smiling over at Aaron through the steam rising from his bowl.
“That’ll be
