Disclaimer: I don't own Brokeback mountain, on and on.

Well, it's kind of a fluffy chapter right now. More content to come in the later chapters I promise.

WARNING: gay sex, you know who. :-)

Ennis walked into the tent to Jack sitting there in the dim light. He was gripping his hat tightly and shifting it around in his hand. He was nervous. He was so nervous. He wanted to be with Jack again that night, but he had no idea how to say that. He knelt down inside the tent and tried to make words come from his mouth. But one look at Jack and all words fled from his mind. Jack gently took away the hat that had been shielding Ennis from him. Jack touched his face. Ennis almost felt himself fall apart because he needed that touch so much but couldn't admit it. Then Jack kissed him for the first time. Ennis felt his world coming undone and he tried to hold the threads together.

"It's all right," Jack whispered gently. "It's all right." Jack knew. He knew just by looking at Ennis exactly what he needed. Ennis felt half relieved and half terrified; relieved that he didn't have to say anything and terrified that he didn't have to say anything. How could someone know him that well after only a handful of days? "C'mere." Jack gently put an arm around him and pulled him down with him. Ennis rested his head on Jack's chest and heard the pounding of the other man's heart. He stroked the skin of Jack's neck and chest with a shaky and nervous hand. Jack kissed him on the forehead, and then kissed him on the lips again. Ennis shut his eyes and let go of the last few threads of his world. He didn't want it anymore if it didn't allow Jack. He felt Jack gently turn him onto his back and for the first time in his life he surrendered to someone. He relaxed as Jack kissed him. He didn't fight when Jack started to undress him. He didn't protest when Jack touched the most intimate parts of him. And then suddenly everything stopped. He looked up and saw Jack dissolving into the air.

"Jack!" he cried out. Jack just looked back at him with sad eyes. "Jack no! Jack please, come back!" But it was all ready too late. Jack was gone. "Jack!" he screamed out.

"I'm right here!" said a voice in his ear. Suddenly Ennis woke up in Jack's arms. He gripped the arms, the shoulders, the torso, and finally the face of his lover in an attempt to make sure that Jack was real. "It's all right," Jack whispered gently and running his fingers through Ennis's hair. "It's all right. I'm here. It's all right." Ennis choked back a sob and tried to believe Jack. He kept one hand on Jack's face and the other on Jack's shoulder as he slowly tried to calm down. "What's wrong?"

"I had a dream… a nightmare at the end."

"What happened?"

"It was that second night on Brokeback that we had. It was replaying just like before. Then, you started… disappearing. You just evaporated into the air, like morning mist in the heat of the sun. And you were gone. You were gone…" The fear came back and Ennis gripped Jack's shoulder tighter as if Jack was going to evaporate before him and he was willing himself to hold on tight enough that it wouldn't happen. "I didn't… know what to do… I just…"

"You were yelling in your sleep. That's why I woke up. But Ennis I'm right here. I'm not going to evaporate into the air. I'm here. I'm not leaving you. I can't live without you." Ennis tried to fight back the tears but they came anyway.

"Fuck you Jack Twist," he managed to choke out. "It's all because of you. Do you know that? That damn night… I gave up my world. Do you know that?"

"I know that Ennis. I gave up mine too." Jack finally closed the distance between them and kissed Ennis gently like he had done the first time they kissed. Ennis felt his world fall apart again. This time he didn't even hold onto to the last remaining threads. He didn't care. All he cared about was Jack. All he wanted was Jack. His world was Jack. And now he knew that he was Jack's world. When the kiss ended he couldn't hold back the tears anymore and began to sob in Jack's chest. Jack wrapped his arms tightly around Ennis and held him whispering over and over again, "It's all right. I'm here. I won't leave you." Even when the tears stopped they didn't leave each other's arms. They exchanged gentle kisses and gently caressed each other's skin for what seemed like endless hours.

"Shouldn't you be at work?" asked Jack at some point.

"It's Sunday," said Ennis kissing Jack's lips again. "I don't work until tomorrow." Jack shut his eyes and chuckled at himself. "I'm that good that you forgot what day it was?"

"Apparently," said Jack with a grin. Soon the both of them were laughing so hard they nearly cried again.

It was when Ennis's stomach growled that they finally left the bed in search of some food. They both walked around the house in pajama pants since they didn't intend on leaving the house for anything short of the apocalypse. Ennis made them scrambled eggs while Jack pulled out a couple of beers for themselves. He put the eggs on two plates and the two sat down at the table with their eggs and beer. The meal went by quietly. The two of them would look up at each other from time to time and smile at each other. When Jack was done, he took his plate to the sink and was washing it out when Ennis came up behind him and put his own plate in the sink. It was when Ennis didn't back away the Jack knew something was about to happen. Ennis gently ran his hands up and down Jack's back as he washed both his and Ennis's dishes. Jack was trying to ignore his lover's signals, but he could all ready feel the fire burning deep inside him.

"So, when are you going to buy that ranch up near Brokeback?" asked Ennis casually.

"I'm going to make a few phone calls tomorrow while you're gone," said Jack trying to keep his voice even. He turned off the water and leaned against the counter with both hands. "See how much they want for it. We may be living in a tent for a while. Then we can start building a house of our own I expect."

"I'd like that." Ennis's hands dropped to Jack's hips and gently pulled them back against the heat that was growing in his pants. Jack closed his eyes and started to loose control of his breathing. Ennis gently kissed the nape of his neck and Ennis's breath on his chest tickled. "We can build it nice. Maybe add on a few extra rooms for the girls and for your boy too." Ennis's hand reached around and gently brushed Jack's own heat. Jack gasped sharply at the contact and pushed back against Ennis a little harder. "Calm down cowboy," said Ennis calmly. "There's time. It's only eleven." Jack blinked at the clock on the wall and wondered at how it could be so early in the day. Ennis gently encircled Jack in his arms and gently pulled him away from the sink and into the bedroom. This time Ennis simply shut the door instead of slamming it. He slowly pulled down Jack's pajama pants and let him step out of them. Jack turned and looked at Ennis and could see all the desire he felt reflected in his lover's eyes. Ennis pushed off his own pants and then slowly walked to Jack. At first he just held him in a gentle embrace like they had been doing all morning. Ennis kissed the nape of his neck again. Then gently moved up his neck and finally kissed him on the lips. Jack let out a small whimper from the kiss and Ennis held him tighter.

"You intend on torturing me the rest of the day?" said Jack breathlessly. A slow smile crept across Ennis's face.

"Don't worry," said Ennis gently. Ennis walked away from Jack and lay down on his back on the bed. Jack blinked and stared in almost disbelief. He didn't even move until Ennis gestured to him. Jack slowly walked to the bed and sat down on the edge next to Ennis. Ennis reached up one hand and gently stroked Jack's cheek. Ennis sat up and kissed his lover soundly and pulled Jack down on top of him. Jack finally broke out of his daze and began to kiss Ennis with earnest. Ennis returned the kisses and gently caressed his back. When Jack finally couldn't stand anymore, he gently pushed into Ennis and watched his lover's expression shift from pain to comfort to rapture. His fingers interlaced with Ennis's and they stared at each other once again as they found home in each other's arms.

Hours later Ennis was lying in bed with Jack curled up asleep on his shoulder. He was calmly smoking a cigarette and listening to the rain falling on the roof. He guessed by the light from the window that it was around six or so. He thought about getting up to get dinner started, but he didn't want to leave the bed. He knew that getting up would wake Jack. He gently kissed Jack on the forehead and lit another cigarette. The lightening and thunder got more and more violent until there was a flash of light almost directly outside the window followed by an ear piercing clap of thunder directly over the house. Jack startled awake and looked around the room before looking back at Ennis. Ennis kissed Jack on the forehead and pulled him back down to lie on his chest. Jack settled on the familiar shoulder once again with a sigh of relief.

"Hey Ennis?" said Jack quietly.

"Hmm?"

"What do you want to raise on the ranch?"

"Not sheep." Jack smiled and chuckled.

"OK, not sheep. We could raise cattle if you like. I know how to handle those."

"Fine by me. We need to get a few horses."

"I know a guy. He has a pair of twins that he's raised since they were born. He could give us a good price."

"All right." He took one last drag off his cigarette before putting it out in the ash tray. His smoking hand now free he gently rubbed Jack's shoulder and began humming quietly.

"You keep doing that and I'm going to fall asleep again," said Jack in a whisper. Ennis didn't reply. He didn't have to. Jack didn't want to leave the safety of the bed any more than Ennis did. In the morning Ennis would go to work and Jack could start getting things into motion. For now, neither wanted to leave this world of peace and dark that existed between them.