The rain from the day before had dissipated by evening and now, a day later, it was like it'd never even happened at all. The sun was high and harsh and Chris adjusted the cap on his head, lifted and wiped his arm along his forehead before tugging it back on again. His back ached, the muscles tight as he rested a foot on the head of his shovel, ( Read more... )

Okay, so he was an asshole. It wasn't anything he didn't already know, wasn't anything he'd been able to change. He was an asshole, pure and simple. Always had been and always would be ( Read more... )

They'd agreed on one day. With the council elections coming up and all the work that was going into that, they'd agreed that they couldn't really get away for much longer. But, they'd also agreed that they wanted to do something. One year felt like some kind of milestone even if they'd had their ceremony only just a couple months ago ( Read more... )

They'd taken the opportunity to sleep-in somewhat, only rousing for a moment to let Hal out before slipping under the covers for a few more hours, though only some of that time was actually spent sleeping. Finally, after Chris had gotten tired of the sound of his own stomach rumbling, they'd dragged themselves out and got dressed, Lennox ( Read more... )

Chris didn't know what time it'd been when he'd finally managed to fall asleep; it'd taken him a long time just to leave Neil's hut. Even after the bed and the machines had disappeared, taking his mother with them, he'd stayed. In a strange way, Chris had expected it, but that hadn't made it hurt any less. No body. She'd left no body. They ( Read more... )

[continued from here]Amused that Lennox seemed to be reading his mind, Chris arched an eyebrow as he glanced over at him ( Read more... )

It was getting late before Chris finally made his way back to the hut. Too late and he already knew Lennox would either be worried or angry or a fun combination of both. But, after his talk with Mike, after all the emotions it'd sparked in him, he'd needed a couple hours to walk around and calm the hell down. He'd spent most of that on the beach ( Read more... )

His heart was still beating quickly as he rolled away, skin sheened with sweat and his breath quick and ragged, but slowly evening out ( Read more... )

It wasn't unusual for Chris to wake up with a hard-on. Not at all. It'd been happening since he'd hit puberty, after all, and he'd had to go through the embarrassing process of asking Lennox about it since he sure as hell wasn't going to ask his father. If nothing else, he'd been relieved to find out he wasn't the only one it happened to, that ( Read more... )

Groaning softly, Chris rolled over in his sleep and instinctively wrapped an arm around Lennox's middle. It was warm in the hut. Warm and comfortable and Chris knew he had to get up soon, had to get out and start working on all the huts that needed building in the wake of the dinosaur damage. A lot of work to do. Too much. All he felt like ( Read more... )