“Wait
a minute. Duncan just said that we can send the three of us back to before we
went to the club. Why can’t we do that instead of sending them all the way back
to their own time?” Ryan wanted to know.
“We
could do that, but what if their condition doesn’t improve? I’m sorry, Ryan,
but I believe their best chance is to go back to their own time.”
“This is their time now!” Ryan spat
angrily.
Adrienne
sat down next to him and took his hands in hers. When he looked at her, she
said softly, “What if the three of you go back to their original time and you
told them what has happened? Once Doctor Korotas figures out what happened to
them and how to prevent it, you can bring them forward again.”
“NO!
I need to be with Ethan. He’s my life.” He turned to Duncan. “If I have to, I’ll
resign, steal a temporal capacitor and go back to their time. I will not be separated from Ethan.”
“Ryan,
son, you’re not thinking clearly, which is understandable. You love Ethan with
everything you have. Ever since you were a little boy you’ve always allowed
your emotions to overrule your common sense. This is one time you can’t.”
“But
Duncan, what can I do? He’s everything to me.”
“Let
me ask you this. Do you want to lose him for a short time and then get him back
again, or do you want to lose both him and Chris permanently?”
“I
don’t want to lose either one. Ethan lights up every room he walks into. What
if we go back to just before we went out?”
“And
risk losing what precious time we may have? I promise you Ryan that I will find
out what happened to them and we will find a way to help them. Duncan, I’m
afraid we have no alternative. Ethan and Chris must be sent back to their
original time. It’s the only way to save their lives.”
Duncan
nodded assent. Ryan broke down, crying miserably and inconsolable. Liam and
Anne had to help Ryan and Adrienne to temporary sleeping quarters. Adrienne
wasn’t in any better shape than Ryan.
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“Ethan!
Dinner’s ready,” Chris called out the door towards Ethan’s shop.
“Be
there in a minute,” was Ethan’s quick reply. After coming in and washing his
hands, Ethan sat down at the table, a puzzled look on his face.
“What’s
up, bro? You look puzzled over something.”
“I
don’t know,” Ethan replied with a shake of his head. “I feel kind of off, but I
can’t put my finger on it. I mean, this is the house I grew up in, but it feels
like I don’t belong here anymore. I don’t know. Maybe it’s because I miss Ryan
so much. In a way, I wish I had never met him. What can a simple country hick
like me possibly offer a man from the future?”
“That’s
our father talking. He never could accept you for who you are. It took years
and a lot of courage for you to overcome your dyslexia and stuttering. You may
be a country boy, but you are not simple, nor are you a hick. You’re a very
smart man, and very talented when it comes to woodworking. I wish I could do
what you do.”
“I’ve
offered to teach you, but you just don’t seem to have the time. It seems like
every time you have time off the Life Sciences Center calls for you to come in,
or there’s some kind of disaster or drill.”
“Well,
as of Sunday I have a month’s vacation. I’m not
going anywhere near the Life Sciences Center, so we’ll have plenty of time.”
Both
men jumped at the sound of knocking on their front door. Ethan opened it and
was practically crushed by the bear hug Ryan gave him. Ryan locked their lips
together and explored Ethan’s mouth as if he’d never been there before. Rubbing
their crotches together caused both men to get aroused.
“Oh
my gosh, is that a roll of coins in your pocket or are you just glad to see me?”
Ethan asked with a snicker.
Ryan
turned him around and pressed his erection against Ethan’s ass. “Does this
answer your question?”
Pushing
back firmly against Ryan, Ethan responded, “Yes it does. No chance of
misinterpreting your intentions, that’s for sure. Come on in. We’re just
sitting down to dinner and there’s plenty.”
“Before
or after I fuck you through the mattress and down onto the floor?”
“After;
definitely after,” Ethan took him by the hand and led him into the dining room
where Ryan was enthusiastically greeted by Chris and Troy, who was in the area
showing houses.
Ryan
sat down and was given a plate of some of the most delicious-smelling food he’d
had in a long time. After finishing his plate, he sat back in his chair. “Guys,
we need to talk.”
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