How did I carry Y'all??? [private to sniggle and Tortuga]

Ben smiled, and placed a kiss on Torin's cheek, catching the teardrop on his nose. "I'll never leave." He nuzzled his nose against Torin's, then kissed him on its tip, before pulling back a bit. "Ever."

"I'm holding you to that." A soft smile played across his lips. He slipped his arms around Ben gently and pressed himself to Ben's warm chest. His heart was beating, how Torin loved to hear that sound. Ba-dump. Ba-dump. The heart didn't mean love, it meant life. And life was something Torin could be thankful for. Ba-dump, ba-dump. He grabbed handfuls of Ben's shirt as he hugged the giant, pressing his face into Ben's neck. He kissed at it, sucked at it, even nibbled playfully, until a red hickey began to manifest in the spot. He pressed his lips to the spot and kissed once or twice more, pulled his head away and inch and lowered his nose to the gently graze over his neck, then returned to pressing his face into Ben's chest. Ben was such a gentle giant, like a teddy bear. Nuzzling up against him was something Torin found himself quickly becoming fond of.

Ben's eyes closed in bliss as Torin held him close. As the older boy's mouth teased his neck, his mouth opened in a silent moan. He hissed slightly as the bruise formed, but moaned as the suction was replaced with a kiss, which was followed by two or three more. Stroking Torin's hair, he grinned. "I could get used to this. I'll think of an answer to the questions that," He nodded toward the hickey, "Will make later."

Torin rubbed the back of his own neck sheepishly, his cheeks turning red. Was there ever a moment he wasn't pink in the face around Ben? His hair had been pushed back messily from Ben's soft stroking, but he didn't mind. He moved away, putting some space between their bodies to take a moment and catch his breath. The bed creaked as he let himself fall back on the pillow to stare at the ceiling. "How long have we been here?"

"I don't know anymore." Ben sighed, laying down next to Torin. He laughed warmly. "And I don't really care." Feeling the hickey get slightly sore, he pressed his face to Torin's neck. "Here. Let me return the favor." He began to suck on Torin's neck, leaving his own mark.

Torin felt chills tingle down his spine. He stretching his neck out and laughed, waiting a minute before turning, throwing one arm across Ben and flipping onto Ben's chest. He locked him there with his arms and grinned, pressing his nose to his boyfriend's. Torin being dominant? Well, this was a first.

Ben let out a yelp as he was pushed onto his back, but grinned as Torin's nose pressed against his. He tilted his head and licked the tip of his brother's nose. Tilting his face back down, he licked Torin's lips, then kissed him and pressed his tongue into the older boy's mouth, before grinning into the kiss. He withdrew his tongue and nipped at Torin's bottom lip, laughing silently.

Torin pulled away with a smile, and rolled off of Ben so that his back was on the bed. He stared at the ceiling and let out a small exhaled puff of breath. His neck throbbed slightly, but he didn't mind. He turned his head to the side and stared into Ben's soft eyes. "So, now what?"

Apollo kids moved about and tended to sick and injured campers. But as far as Torin was concerned, only Ben was here. And he quite liked it that way. For what it was worth, he wouldn't wanna be stuck with any other person.

Except maybe....

No, nobody else. Just Ben. Lexi was in the past now. He had to move on.

Ben sat up slowly, moving Torin's head to his lap. His eyes darted around the room, catching the nurses in a calculating gaze. "We get out of here. I'm pretty sure that between the two of us, we can convinces the Apollo kids to let us out of here." He smiled, and continued to muss his brother's hair. "We could even promise to take care of each other if needed."