"Wow. This is a beautiful place." Chance says as he shuts down the engines to the helicopter. "Looks like Hawaii only without the tourist and volcanoes."

"It is a very beautiful place. Most people only dream of living on an island like this." Austin says as he climbs out and hops down on the sand.

"You gonna unload now or go find your man first?" Chance chuckles, already knowing the answer.

"I have to go find my man. I gotta make sure he's alright. You coming? I'll show you the cave." Austin smiles.

"Sure, I'd love to." Chance says as he follows his cousin.

"I have to warn you, though. Uh, he sometimes doesn't wear any clothes." Austin smirks.

"Hell, I wouldn't either if I lived on an island all by myself. Let them babies breathe." Chance laughs.

They climb the slope leading to the cave. When they reach the top, Chance turns around and takes in the view.

"It's breathtaking." He says as he looks out at the ocean and the beach below.

"And to think, I'm going to be waking up to this every morning." Austin smiles.

"And I'll be coming to visit a lot." Chance smirks.

Austin comes to a stop as they walk into the cave. The sight of Tim laying on his back asleep, hugging one of the shirts he left, brought tears to his eyes.

"Yep, you're right." Chance whispers. "He's naked and looking good, I might add."

Austin gives him an elbow to the ribs. "And he's all mine, understand?"

Austin walks up and quietly kneels down beside the sleeping man.

"Oh, no." He whispers as he gently rubs the bruises that circled Tim's neck. "Chance, he tried to hang himself."

"Good thing he failed." Chance says.

"Tim? Sweetie, wake up." Austin says softly as he brushes back Tim's hair.

Tim slowly opens his eyes and looks at Austin but then closes them again, rolling over on his side and hugging the shirt closer.

His eyes suddenly pop open and he quickly turns his head and looks back up at the smiling man.

"Austin?" Tim asks in a raspy voice.

"Hey, Baby." Austin says with a huge grin.

"Austin? OH MY GOD!! AUSTIN!" Tim sits up quickly grabbing his lover into a tight hug.

"I'm back." Austin says as he kisses Tim's bare shoulder.

"Are you f*cking real? Or have I completely gone insane?" Tim asks as tears roll down his cheeks as he felt of Austin's face as if he thought it was just a mirage.

"Yes, I'm real and I'm back home." Austin says crashing his lips to Tim's.

"But why?" Tim asks, breaking the kiss. "Why did you come back. Baby, you were free."

"Love makes you do crazy things." Chance smiles.

Tim looks around, noticing the bearded man for the first time.

"Who are you?" Tim asks.

"My name is Chance." Chance says as he removes his sunglasses.

"Chance is my cousin. He owns his own helicopter." Austin says.

"Oh, I'm sorry." Tim says as he remembers that he wasn't wearing any clothes. He reaches for a pair of shorts nearby.

"Hey, it's your home. You can do what you want." Chance chuckles.

"Austin, Honey, why did you come back? I mean, I'm happy that you're here but you were with your family." Tim says, slipping his arms around Austin's waist.

"I know I was and it was good to see them but I was still miserable. I wanted to be with you." Austin says. "Now, you tell me about this." (rubbing the bruises)

"I was miserable too." Tim shrugs. "I couldn't take it anymore and tried to hang myself. But SOMEBODY wouldn't let me die. (Glancing upward)

"Well, I'm glad he was watching over you." Austin smiles and kisses Tim on the cheek.

"Uh, I hate to interrupt but I think I was promised a tour of your home." Chance smiles.

"I have been a pretty sh*tty host haven't I. Could I get you something to drink?" Tim asks with a smile, loving the fact that he had company.

"What do you have?" Chance asks curiously.

"Water." Tim smirks. "But it is ice cold spring water."

"Sounds good to me." Chance laughs.

"So how long did it actually take to get here. And where am I? I can't get any answers from the guy that brings my supplies." Tim says as he hands Chance a glass of water.

"It was about a two and a half hour flight from Tipton. Surprisingly though, it's not that far from The Bahamas. It's just such a small island apparently no one is interested in it." Chance says. (a/n: all this info is made up, so do not try to research it. LOL)

"So I'm living in the Bahamas." Tim chuckles as he scratches his bearded jaw. "Imagine that."

"Wow, this is totally awesome." Chance says as they walk into what Tim calls his shower room.

"This is my shower slash laundry room." Tim smiles as he slides his arm around Austin's small waist.

After a small tour, they head down to the beach to unload the helicopter of the supplies that Austin had gotten.

"You moving in?" Tim laughs when he sees all the boxes and crates. "Looks like you bought out Wal-mart."

"I tried to think of things that you didn't have. So I went to camping supplies, knowing that you didn't have electricity, and I found this." Austin grins as he holds up a coffee pot. "You can brew your own coffee. All you need is fire and water."

"And coffee and sugar." Tim smirks.

"Done." Chance chuckles, handing Tim a box full of groceries including coffee and sugar.

"This is just like Christmas." Tim laughs, looking into the box at all the goodies they had brought.

"Tim, do you have a way of keeping things pretty cold?" Chance asks from inside the storage compartment of his chopper.

"Uh, well, there's the underground spring that I get water from. It's ice cold." Tim answers still checking out the food inside the box.

"That's good. Cause this is a gift from me." Chance says with a huge smile.

Tim looks up and couldn't believe what he was seeing. A huge case of beer.

"And until those get cold, you have these." Chance says, setting out a cooler packed with ice and beer.

"Oh, Hell." Tim whispers as he runs his hand over the case as if it were gold. "I think I'm in love with you, Chance."

"Hey! What about me?" Austin says crossing his arms across his chest.

"You've never brought me beer." Tim shrugs with a smirk on his face.

"I come bearing gifts too." Austin smiles handing him a large box.

Tim takes the box and reads the labels of the contents, a blush coming across his cheeks.

"Trojan condoms and lube?"

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