"Whatcha doing?" Tim asks walking into the main entrance after taking a shower. Drying off with one of the new towels that Austin had brought back.

"Making a list." Austin answers with a smile but never looking up.

Tim groans from the pain as he sits down beside him on the blanket.

"Sorry." Austin chuckles as he continues to write.

"What kind of list?" Tim says as he squirms to get comfortable.

"A shopping list for Chance." Austin replies.

Tim looks over his shoulder reading the list.

"So you were serious about the furniture?" Tim chuckled.

"Uh huh." Austin smiles as he looks around at his lover. "You said I could."

"True. But you blackmailed me with pancakes." Tim smirks

"True." Austin laughs. "And I will continue to make you pancakes."

"Well, Then. Decorate all you want." Tim says as he pats Austin on the legs and kisses him on the cheek as he starts to raise up with a moan.

"Where you going?" Austin asks.

"To finish the dishes you wouldn't let me finish earlier." Tim answers.

"Well, maybe if you wore some clothes, I wouldn't be so tempted to molest you." Austin laughs.

"I'll be sure to remember that." Tim smiles as he starts to finish the chore he had started. "So when is he suppose to come back?"

"Next week, I think." Austin answers.

"And you're already making a list?" Tim asks as he glances over his shoulder.

"I wanted to start it why it was fresh on my mind. Are you gonna write your mom?" Austin asks.

"No, I thought I would record her a video. So that she could see that I'm alright." Tim says as he finishes the last dish.

"Good idea, just don't forget to put clothes on first." Austin chuckles. "Maybe give her a video tour of the place."

"Yeah, that's a good idea." Tim says.

"Why don't you slip on some clothes and I'll get the camera ready. I'll be the camera man." Austin smiles.

"Now?" Tim asks.

"Why not? You just had a shower so you're looking really handsome." Austin chuckles as he goes to get the camera and a blank video.

"Well, alright." Tim says as he goes to his make-shift closet. "But don't film me walking."

"What?" Austin laughs.

"Austin, I'm sore as hell and I don't want my mom to see how I'm walking." He says as he slips on a tee shirt and a pair of shorts.

"Oh, that's right. I'll just film from the waist up." Austin says with a smirk.

Tim takes a deep breath and runs his hands through his hair.

"You ready?" Tim asks.

"Yep. And it's recording." Astin says.

"Hi Mom. It's you long lost son." Tim smiles. "Thought I'd send you a video letter so that you can see that I'm doing fine. Definitely not starving." Tim pats himself on the stomach and chuckles. "Actually, I have it pretty good here. It's a beautiful place and I have just about everything I need. Right now I'm standing in what I call home."

Austin scans the camera again to give a view of the cave.

"As my cameraman, Austin is showing you, I'm out of the weather. Got plenty of room. And if Austin will follow me into another room of the cave."

They walk into the 'shower' room.

"You can see a nice little pool and waterfall. The water comes from an underground heated spring. So I'm able to take hot showers."

Tim shows his mom the rest of the cave. 

"And it's really going to be like home when I get furniture in here." Austin laughs, turning the camera on himself.

"Now for the best part." Tim says as he heads for the entrance. "The view."

Austin scans the camera across the beautiful view just outside the cave.

"Now, we'll head to the beach. Emily, you're going to love this." Tim says as he heads down the path. " Moaning quietly to himself from the pain.

"AHHHH!" Austin screams out as he slips on the sand and falls but starts laughing.

"Are you alright?" Tim laughs.

He takes the camera from Austin, turns the camera on Austin laying on the sand laughing.

"As you can see, Austin hasn't quite got the hang of walking down a sandy slope." Tim laughs. He reaches down and takes Austin by the hand and helps him up.

"Before you get worried about hurricanes." Tim says as he aims the camera up to his cave. "As you can see, the cave is well out of the reach of any ocean surge that a hurricane can stir up."

He hands the camera back to Austin as they continue down to the beach.

"By the way, I saw the video that you and Emily sent. You're both are still as beautiful as the last time I saw you. I hear there's plans being made for y'all to come for a visit. I can't wait to see you and Em. I've missed y'all so much."

They finally reach the beach. Tim stares out across the horizon and starts to talk as if he was deep in thought, forgetting the camera was recording.

"This is where I spend much of my time. It's also where I found Austin." He says with a smile. "He's the best thing that has ever happened to me. Within a few days, he had stolen my heart. But I was too scared to admit it. Until the day he was rescued. I thought I was too late."

He stares out at the waves. A sniff from Austin brings him back from his thoughts. He glances around at the camera and smiles. His eyes then shift to meet Austin's tear filled eyes.

"I love him, Mom." Tim says softly. "With every beat of my heart."

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