“Not here… in the fucking sand?”
Gabe grinned. “Ok… just hold me.” Almost falling asleep on that broad warm chest, in his arms. Feeling Damian’s lips on his forehead, planting soft kisses, and he realized that he’d never felt so loved before. None of the men in his life had loved him like Damian, with almost a carefree nonchalance there.As if he’s always loved a man…Maybe that wish there, deep inside. Something he could not live, make come true.
“Do you love me?” That question out in that quiet night.
Damian smiled, holding him tighter. “What do you think?”
“I think you do…”
“Then why do you ask?”
Gabe shrugged as much as he could. “I need to hear it… maybe…”
Damian kissed his forehead. “I love you.”
Gabe’s lips curled up into a bitter smile. “Until when?”
“What does this supposed to mean?”
“People say ‘I love you’, then dump your ass.”
Damian pushed him away a bit to look at him. “You will know it if I want you gone. I will tell it to your face. That’s how it goes with me.”
“Ok… I am sorry. I know I should trust you.”
“It’s fine… you got hurt? Men dumped your ass?” Watching Gabe nod, his eyes welling up in that silver light. Damian stroked his face. “I won’t dump your ass, ok? If I ever want you gone, I told you, I’ll tell you.”
“I hope that day never comes…”
Damian grinned. “It’s not like I have competition here, right?”
Gabe scoffed. “Right…” Breathing in deep. “It’s just… I wanted to tell you that I love what we have… and I would hate to see it go.”
“We’ve just met… why think of a break-up?”
Gabe smiled, bitter. “I am not sure I can believe anymore, in anything…”
“You’re in love with the worst asshole on that plane? How does that fit into your plans?”
Gabe laced his arms around his neck. “You’re not an asshole…”
Damian’s lips brushed his lips. “And what if I am?”
“Then you’re my asshole…”
Kissing him, soft caresses of their tongues. Damian looked at him. “I am not going anywhere…”
“Alright…” Pushing in his neck to hide his tears, and Damian just held him, hoping he could hold that promise.
Chapter 13
Ittooktwoexhaustingdays to finally capture two small pigs, looking up with blinking eyes at the humans from that pit.
Damian sighed. “Fucking finally… let’s grab them and tie them up.”
Gabe’s eyes went wide. “How?”
“Jump in and help me, that’s how.” He didn’t even wait, jumping next to the pigs, who started running around his legs, frantic. Damian jumped on one of them whilst the other kept running around. He looked up at Gabe, fuming. “Get in here, for fuck’s sake!”
