This is the first commission I have ever had - once you're finished, how do I pay for it?

And here is the complete scene excerpt:

“Well, at least we have a roof over our heads.” Courtney said with a sigh.

“Are you sure this is safe?” Cameron asked, his eyes wide as he looked around. “I mean the roof could cave in at any moment-”

“Oh my gosh, you're so right!” Sadie gasped, staring up at the stone ceiling above them with wide eyes.

“I highly doubt it'll cave in on us.” Mike reassured Cameron.

A little ways from the group, Scott was sitting on a rock, whittling by himself. Bridgette walked over and sat down beside him. “Hey.”

“Hi.” Scott greeted the girl, not looking up from his work.

Bridgette tucked a lock of hair behind her ear. “I – uh – just wanted to thank you.”

“For what?” He glanced up a moment, and raised an eyebrow at the girl.

“Well if it hadn't been for you, Courtney would have banished me.”

“Don't mention it.” Scott said with a shrug. “It's not like it's a big deal.”

“But it is.” Bridgette said, putting a hand on Scott's forearm. “It's a really big deal.”

“How so?”

“Well... I'm kind of ... terrified of the woods.” she admitted, looking down at her sandals.

“Oh. Well, glad I could help then.” Scott said, shrugging again and going back to his work.

Instead of taking the hint that she'd been dismissed, Bridgette remained. “So. . . what'cha making?”

“Haven't decided yet.”

Suddenly Bridgette gasped and slid closer to Scott, subconsciously grabbing his arm. “Did you hear that?”

“Hear what?”

“I thought I heard something... like a growl... from over there.”

“I'm sure it was nothing.”

“Yeah, I'm sure you're right.” Bridgette said, blushing as she realized she was still cuddled up to Scott. Letting go of him as though his skin had burned her, she moved away, but still remained on the rock beside him. “Sorry.”

“It's okay.”

Bridgette stared down at her sandals as though they had suddenly become the most interesting thing in the world. After a few moments of awkward silence, she chanced a glance at her ginger-haired hero and she gasped. Her eyes grew wide. “Oh geez...”

“Man you're jumpy.” Scott said, rolling his eyes. “What is it now.”

“There's a bear.” Bridgette said, slowly standing up and backing away from him. “There's a bear right behind you.”

Scott didn't seem to think she was serious until he turned around to look for himself and saw that there actually was a bear standing right behind him, glaring at them. It seemed that only Bridgette and Scott had noticed the bear. The creature changed that in one second flat when it opened it's massive jaws and bellowed at them.

The entire team screamed at the top of their lungs and ran for their lives, pursued from the cave mouth by not one angry bear, but three.