It was good to visit his mom and sister. Getting caught up on the latest that was going on. But Tim had a lot of work waiting for him at home and his family understood.

He had shown them pictures of the houses and property that they had bought. They were excited to see the finished project and promise to come to visit as soon as the places were ready.

With his truck loaded down, he hugs his mom and sis goodbye and heads back out on the road. Leaving Texas behind.

He had kept in constant touch with Adam and knew that things were going great with Chris and his dad. But they too were in a hurry to get home.

Adam had told his dad that he was welcome any time but his mom wasn't. His dad understood completely and promised his sons that he would definitely make a trip out to visit their new home.

The brothers leave Minnesota pulling a small trailer behind Adam's car with his furniture and the rest of his clothes and personal items. They were headed to Boulder where they would pick up Chris's car that he had left at a friend's house.

Tim and the brothers had about the same distance to drive. Adam and Chris could switch up driving so the other could sleep. Tim was on his own. But the brothers also had to make an extra stop that Tim didn't have to. They figured they would be arriving home within a few hours from each other.

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Nate stands up and stretches his back. Reaching into his back pocket, he pulls out a small towel to wipe the sweat from his face. He notices dust rising as a vehicle was coming up the road.

"Looks like we have company." He nods toward the rising dust.

"You know anyone that drives a white truck?" Austin asks as he takes a swig of water.

"No, maybe it's just someone being nosey." Nate answers.

"Well, whoever it is, has their truck loaded...wait a minute." Austin says as he begins to smile. "That's Tim. HEY, Y'ALL!! TIM IS BACK!!" He yells to the others.

Tim pulls up in front of the 'bottle house' and puts his truck in park. He had never been so tired in his life. His butt was numb, his legs were tired, his back hurt. But seeing the smiling faces of his friends made him feel at home.

"We didn't expect you back this soon." Chance smiles as he walks up to the truck.

"I knew I had too much work to do." Tim says as he leans over to stretch his aching back.

"Have you talked to Adam?" Nate asks. "Are they on their way home?"

"Yeah, they're on their way. They had to go to Boulder so Chris could get his car. They'll be home in a couple of hours." Tim answers as he looks around the property. "Wow, Y'all have been kicking some serious ass."

"Those contractors has been helping us a lot." Chance replies.

"Not much has changed with the caboose though. Has Avi been slacking?" Tim asks with a chuckle.

"No, you might say, he changed his address." Austin says with a smirk. "He's moved in with Jenika."

"Really? Well, that doesn't really surprise me that much." Tim smiles.

"Timmy, you actually look like something the cat dragged in." Austin comments after noticing how tired the brunette looked.

"Gee, thanks." Tim says with a tired chuckle. "Actually, I haven't had much sleep. I pulled over at a rest area to try to get some sleep but that didn't work too well."

"Why didn't you get you a room?" Olena asks.

"I wanted to be able to keep an eye on the stuff in the back of the truck." Tim says.

"Nice truck by the way." Chance comments.

"Thanks, cost me a fortune but she's all mine." Tim says, looking around at his pride and joy. "Listen, maybe if one of you guys help me move this couch into the house I thought I would try to get a quick nap before Adam gets home."

"That's a nice couch." Chance comments as he hops into the bed of the truck.

"Yeah, it's one that mom had in storage." Tim says as he walks over to help Chance but is gently pushed back by Austin.

"We got this." Austin says with a smile.

They set the couch in the middle of the living room away from the walls, knowing that the couple would soon be painting them. Tim grabs the throw pillows for the couch from the cab of his truck.

"Rest of that stuff is going to have to wait. See Y'all in a few." He says as he goes inside the house and closes the door behind him.

The others go back to work. After working for about two hours, the sound of tires on gravel catches the workers' attention.

"Well, looks like the brothers made it home safely." Chance smiles as he sees a small SUV and a truck pulling a trailer pulling up.

(Adam's car)

(Chris's truck)

"Tim's home." Adam whispers to himself as a huge smile comes across his face as he sees the large white truck parked in front of their house.

Nate runs to Chris and jumps into his arms.

Chris was ready to get back to work but Adam just wanted to find his boyfriend.

"Where's Tim?" Adam asks as soon as he got out of his car.

"Inside taking a nap. He said he wasn't able to get much sleep." Sami answers.

"Bless his heart." Adam pouts as he turns and heads inside their house. Quietly opening the door, he grins at the sight of his lover sleeping soundly on a couch that wasn't there before. Slipping off his shoes, he lays down beside Tim being very careful not to wake the exhausted man. He holds his breath as Tim stirs a bit as he moves over making more room. But he never becomes fully awake.

Adam rests his head on Tim's shoulder as he lays his arm across his lover's stomach. Tim shifts slightly and lays his cheek on top of Adam's head. It wasn't long before Adam had also dozed off. He was happy to be home. Happy to be back with his lover.

Jenika walks up on the porch with two bottles of water. She figured that they may have started painting since both were home. She taps lightly on the front door. When no one answered, she thought maybe they were in the back part of the house and just didn't hear her knocking.

She eases the door open and smiles the minute she sees the lovers snuggled on the couch sleeping like babies. Pulling out her phone, she takes a picture. She steps back out on the porch quietly closing the door.

She sends the picture to Tim and Adam's phones with the caption: 'REUNITED'.

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