I awoke slowly, my vision was hindered by a mass of some kind of mixture of platinum and flesh tone. I breathed in and smelled the sweetest odor. I pulled my face back a bit to find it had been buried in Taylor's neck. We had switched positions, this time he was cuddling me. I shifted and he awoke. The morning light was shining in from the window behind him. Framing his face with bright golden light he truly was an angel.

"Morning hot stuff," he lightly giggled at me.

"Morning to you to, snuggle bumps," I giggled back.

"Snuggle bumps, er hum ok," Tay asked with a look of confused humor.

He slid down and kissed me gently. His soft hand on the back of my neck. His moist lips against mine. I felt him stir against my thigh. The kissing continued until we heard a voice clearing it's throat from across the room. Not from the door but from the chairs. Our lips parted and our embrace broke. Taylor rolled onto his back and looked over, I peaked up over his chest. There sitting at the window was Ike.

"Hey, Ike, what's up," Tay asked while rubbing his eyes as they adjusted to the frontal assault of the sun on his face.

"Looks like you from this angle," Ike said glancing over.

Tay looked down to see he was causing a tent in the sheets. I reached behind myself to pull a knot of material out from under my back. Upon doing this I held it up squinting trying to focus. I realized what it was just as Tay snatched his boxers from my hand.

"Taylor," I nearly yelled. I was shocked, I had no idea he had disrobed in the night.

"Nothing happened, I just couldn't sleep with all those blankets and sheets and clothes on. I was getting all tied up in it," he said as he pulled them on under the covers.

"Thank God your parents didn't see that," I exclaimed laying back into his shoulder.

"I beg to differ," Ike replied still looking out the window.

"What do you mean," Tay replied with a bit of a start.

"When they came in about an hour ago you were still asleep holding him and the covers weren't completely over your hip, so basically your bare ass was hanging out facing this way," Ike said with a slight smirk.

"Oh shit," Tay exclaimed sitting up.

"Where are they now?" I asked.

"Keeping the reporters at bay in the lobby. Since you three made it back they've been dieing for a story," Isaac replied walking over toward us.

"What's up Ike, you seem, like something's really on your mind," Tay asked sitting up completely.

"Tay, you know I love you, you're my brother, and nothing will change that, I know you've been going through a lot emotionally and all and I see how you are around Taylor, dude we're going to have to start calling you Will or something," Isaac exclaimed to me resting against the bedside.

"So what are you saying," Tay replied.

"I'm saying, well I speak for all of us, we are all behind you and, Will here. After all he did save your life, that we are grateful for, and it's so obvious that you're happy again when he's around, so whatever you want to do, me, Zac, Mom, Dad and everyone are all behind you."

Tay's eyes blurred up with tears, and he leaned over and hugged Isaac and kissed him on the cheek. Ike hugged him back, and looked at me and winked with a sincere smile, somehow I knew things were going to be ok. Ike's smile almost made me positive of that.

Tay spun around, and hugged me pulled away and held my face. His soft warm hands on my cheeks he looked right into my eyes. The effect was dizzying.

"From now on, it's whatever you want me to call you, just name it," he said to me.

My mind raced, while I had been called Taylor all my life, and only William by my mother I was totally comfortable with Tay calling me Will in fact it made it special, because he'd be the reason I was changing.

"Will, you can call me that, or anything you want, just call me," I smiled at him.

"Will it is then," he said as he leaned in and pressed his soft warm full lips against mine and kissed me. I felt his tongue brush against my lips and I opened my mouth.

"Ok you two knock it off," Ike laughed.

"Turnin' you on, give us a kiss lover," Tay said making kissy noises at Ike who's face crunched up and he backed away laughing.

I started laughing and we all ended up roaring, Ike leaning against the bed, Tay sitting on my lap, and me sitting up against the back of the bed. The door swung open and Zac came bursting in.

"Dude, get the hell out of that bed, the reporters broke through and are on their way down," he nearly yelled.

I jumped up literally tossing Taylor onto Zac who was at the foot of the bed. Tay stood up and caught his composure just as a bunch of reporters broke into the room. They were all blurting out questions left and right. Most of it I couldn't understand because they were talking so fast. But before I could get a word in they were all pushed out by the guys and a few nurses. Not too soon thereafter Walker and Diana came in.

"Are you boys ok?" they both asked at the same time.

"Oh yeah, they're ok, Tay jumped out of bed just before they came in," Zac exclaimed.

"Thank goodness, wouldn't do for them to find anything out before we are prepared for it," Diana replied.

"You think you're about well enough to leave out of here today," Walker asked me.

"Well let's check some stuff," one of the nurses cut in. She took my temperature and heart rate and checked me over.

"Looks like you can head home now. That bump on your head shouldn't be there much longer, just be careful. If you feel any strong headaches coming on just come back in for observation. You'll need to take it easy for a few days. Don't strain yourself or do any heavy work," she commented as she checked a few things off on the clipboard.

All three brothers snickered when she mentioned straining and heavy work. She looked at them slightly confused and told me I could leave when I wanted to.

"Well looks like we can get outa here and back home, unless you want to go back to Miami," Diana said to me as she handed me a set of clothes that weren't mine. All my belongings had been lost. Tay looked at her with an expression of sheer surprise.

"I'll go where ever you go, that is if you'll have me," I replied to her.

"You've saved Taylor, in more ways than one, that's obvious, and we wouldn't mind one bit for you to come with us where ever from now on," she smiled as she gave me a hug.

I was beginning to love this short extremely long blond haired lady. Her appearance was definitely something you could love. Her short build, kind face and very long hair that ended below her waist. Dressed in literal hippie attire wearing sandals. Diana Hanson was the origin of much of Taylors looks. But he did have that slight twinkle I saw in Walkers eyes.

Tay hugged his Mom and Dad and looked at them with teary eyes. They smiled at him and he turned around and hugged me, and kissed me. That was one of the happiest kisses I had ever had, to know that we could love each other in front of his parents and they were happy. I was nearly positive it couldn't get any better. Little did I know the best was yet to come, Tulsa their home was my next stop. With Tay by my side I knew it was only going to get better and better.

"Well, I hope these fit," Diana said as she broke the silence caused by Taylor and my kissing.

"They are Ikes, he's the closest to your height," Walker said as he tossed me a pair of pants.

"Oh, you gave him those, dad those are so out of style," Tay replied catching the pants in transit to me.

"Gee thanks," Ike replied, Zac snickering.

"No, Ike, they look fine on you i guess," Tay exclaimed.

"No go on I'd love to know your thoughts on my sense of style," Ike snipped sarcastically.

"It's just that Will has a butt, and well," Tay said looking at Ike sympathetically.

Walker and Diana pulled Ike and Zac toward the door and ushered them out as I started to get dressed. Leaving only Tay by my side.

"I've got a butt don't I," Ike could be heard asking as the door closed.


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