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Next morning, that sun was up, early. Damian blinked, awake before Gabe and Armando who slept in each other’s arms. He sat up, rubbing his eyes, yawning, but with a new light in his heart. Opening his eyes with a smile, drawing that fresh air in his lungs, deep. His eyes popped open at that snorting sound. Looking at Gabe, but it hadn’t come from him. Another small snort. His eyes went wide, and he shot to his feet, rushing to the ladder, silent. He looked down, straight at that large pig sniffling around their camp. His heart bursting all caution. He rushed down the ladder, stopping short when the pig’s head whipped up, his eyes wild a bit. Snorting, sniffing the air. Hostile. And Damian wavered, unsure for a split second. He could not run from that animal, too close, he knew, but his heart had flooded with relief.
He pushed the word out softly, his vision blurred with tears. “Walter…”
The pig snorted, cautious, but his eyes took a different light. Sniffing the air. A small squeal and he rushed to Damian. Pushing his head under his hand.
Damian collapsed on his knees and hugged that huge head against his chest, rubbing that spot behind his ear, listening to his squeals. He grinned above his tears. “Walter… such a whore…” Letting the pig stab him with his snout, snort in his neck.
Gabe just watched them with Armando, holding that small boy who had wanted to dart down to that pig he knew by heart.
Damian looked up and walked to them, taking Armando in his arms. “Come…”
He crouched down to Walter and let the pig sniff the boy around, make him laugh when his snout tickled his skin.
“Walter! You’re big!”
Damian just cried silently, from relief, holding his son and petting his pig. Gisele walked out of the jungle, followed by her babies, cautious. She didn’t come closer, and Damian got it, standing, letting Walter walk back to them. The pig looked back at him, and they disappeared among the trees.
Armando looked at Damian. “He will come back?”
“Yes. Do you want to go to the beach? We can fish in the pools.”
“Sure!” Rushing on the path, they followed Armando, holding hands.
Down to that warm sand and lush ocean, the sun playing on those small waves.
Watching Armando rush into the shallow water, splash around, his wild hair filled with sand and sea.
Gabe turned into Damian’s arms, his eyes in his eyes, standing in the ocean, the light playing on their skin and lips, in their eyes. Standing skin to skin in that warm sunshine.
“This could be a dream…” His hazel eyes filled with love.
“Could be…” His smile played on his lips.
“How to be sure it’s not…”
“You tell me…”
Gabe pinched his side, hard. Watching his steel eyes darken.
“You… little fuck…”
“Big boss guy…” Parting his lips, letting him invade his mouth.
Just holding each other tight then, drowned in their burning love.
THE END
