Epiphanies   von Marron
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                              Kapitel 17: Ending
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Johnny jawned as he got up. He stretched his arms above his head and looked down
at his friend.
Robert was still asleep, as he was most of the time now. It seemed that the
german felt so safe he let fall down his guard when he was around his friends.
It was a nice change, showed how much he trusted the scot. Johnny smiled, leaned
down and ran one hand across Roberts lips. "Wakey, wakey", he whispered and blew
air into the other ones ear. His friend stirred in his sleep and muttered: "I
told you not to do that." The redhead laughed. "And I told you how much fun it
is!"
Robert sat up and rubbed his eyes. The view was so adorable that Johnny felt the
urge to lay one arm around the german and to pull him closer. "How was your
sleep?" Robert laughed a little. "Good." Johnny kissed his cheek. "Then get up
and get dressed. Dad wanted to give us the tour around the grounds again."

After nearly four weeks, they finally made the step. Johnny said they should try
it out. He made no guarantee it would work out. But then again - could anybody
say that about a relationship? He could only do his best. What had changed his
unsure mind...well, it had been that night. The night, when Robert had had this
bad dream about Nathan and the whole incident again. He had tried to be there,
but to no much success. Until his friend had asked him if he could talk. About
anything. He'd rather hear Johnny chatter about stupid family stories than think
of the past days in the cell.
So the scot had babbled on about his family. And about how his parents got
together - after a few minutes he ran out of things he thought were appropiate
to say. He had said that his father had one kiss with his mother on a party and
she had known she wanted him and nobody else.

Roberts question if Johnny could kiss him had thrown him of the loop for a few
minutes. But then...he wanted to do it. Really, it was what he thought about for
a couple of days now and he had just done it. Well, after this, things had
become a lot easier for them. They were a couple. His family had welcomed his
boyfriend with joy.

Of course, they had to tell the story how everything had taken place. To Johnnys
utter surprise, Robert had told the truth. Mark and Marian McGregor had nodded
simply at the story. Why they remained so calm was still a mystery to their son.
But who cared as long as they did not freak out afterwards?
Enrico had surely made a fool out of himself as he tried to snuggle in one of
his girlfriends and got caught by Johnnys father. The man was not angry about
the incident - not in the slightest. But his attempt to make a joke of young man
nd their hormones had the blonde blushing brightly and screaming through the
whole castle that he was still a virgin. Next second, he realised what he had
said and ran into his room without a word. The poor girl had stood there rather
awkwardly and was glad to leave as fast as she could. Since then, she did not
contact Enrico again. It was fair play in Johnnys eyes. Even Robert had smiled
in a devious way about that. They made fun of the italian with the story now and
then.

Oliver had been a different matter. It seemed that everyone around him had know
of Roberts feelings exept for Johnny himself. He had had a serious talk with the
french about trust and secrets in the team and Oliver had just said: "And what
about you? Don't tell me you don't have a thing or two you don't want us to
know?" And he had raised his eyebrows in a challeging manner. Johnny had
remained quiet and this was it. He did not know if Robert had taken over that
talk or not, Oliver never mentioned it again.

Now, they had been at Johnnys home for almost two month. Robert had done the
most work on his laptop but naturely, he had to go back sooner rather than
later. They agreed for him to fly back tommorow. Today was still their day. Why
Robert was so eager to see the landscape and the nature again - why not, if it
made him happy? And it was only a two hour walk. Two hours. Man, hopefully, the
german knew what sacrifice Johnny made for him, trudging through the misty rain
for two hours in the morning again.
Johnny turned around and saw the gleam in Roberts eyes. Well, sometimes,
sacrifice was worh it.

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