Chris was relaxing after a bust that had been successful but hadn t gone the
way he had anticipated. As Buck had to remain undercover as two of the
main men they wished to capture had somehow slipped the net, but thankfully
Buck s cover hadn t been compromised as he had still been with the two men
when the bust had gone down. Not one of the captured felons had mentioned
Buck by name in their anger at being caught and by looking at the interview
tapes Chris was pleased and much relieved that they all suspected someone
other than Buck, had revealed their plans.
Alone in the den Chris sipped a whiskey he had poured from his bar and
couldn t help but think of Buck . He felt decidedly lonely for the first
time in months, it was too quiet.
A recent picture caught at his attention out of the corner of his eye and
he stood up and lifted the wooden frame into his hands and stared down at
the image that had been captured.
Chris stroked at the glass lovingly following the contours of the face, a
face he had known for years and feelings that had remained deep in his
heart tucked away until recently - when they both became aware of that same
longing that couldn t be dismissed --not this time!
He chuckled as he remembered what Buck had said to JD as his latest toy had
flashed catching him unawares JD had been sneaking around most of the day
trying to catch his team mates in a variety of poses with his birthday
present from the team - a digital camera.
Buck had been caught the best as the kid had snuck up on him when he was
concentrating stacking hay bales in the barn and he was shirtless, hair
tousled mucky, sweaty and not at all looking his best.
Buck would have been none the wiser as the camera was silent at it s work
and it was the Kid who had alerted him as he couldn t withhold his chuckle
of satisfaction.
"Fuck you JD!" Buck had roared then JD ran for his life as Buck gave chase
fumbling for the camera before the kid could download it onto his computer
for all to view.
Chris was pleased to see Buck and JD chasing each other round his
property -nothing appeared to have changed there that was good!
Chris thought about the past 3 months and smiled warmly at the remembered
gift Buck had given him on their first Month anniversary.
"Now, you got me forever love!" Then he captured Chris lips with a
searing kiss.
The gift he was holding in his hands -- it was that picture and he hugged it
too him as he sat back on his favourite chair and fell asleep with his lover
firmly held next to his heart.
The End
