Aaron laid next to Jesus with a permeant smile upon his face. This day had turned out better than he had ever envisioned. He had just wanted to make sure Jesus was safe. He was very sage especially when he was in his arms.

Aaron ran his finger down Jesus' spine. He had scars. Everyone probably had scars now a days. But on his alabaster skin, they were pretty sexy. Aaron leaned over and placed a gentle kiss upon Jesus' should blade. He smelled like sweat. It was wonderful. Jesus stirred with a grunt. He yawned.

"Did I fall asleep?" He mumbled scratching his chin.

"Yeah. It's okay. You don't snore." Aaron said against his skin, nipping at it slightly., "How did you get this scar right here?" His finger danced along a small scar on his side. Jesus shivered with a chuckle.

"Johnny Manawa." He said with a smirk, turning around so he could see Aaron. He never wanted to stop looking at Aaron.

"Hmmmm, who is this Johnny guy?" he asked with a slight frown. "Do I need to fight him?"

"No. We were ten. It was at one of those group homes I was in. We got in a fight and he stabbed me with a pencil." He said. Aaron stroked the scar again, "It got pretty infected as you can imagine. Of course, they moved me not him from that home. That was a messed up situation. I was glad to get out of that one."

"I bet." Aaron kissed his shoulder, "What about this one?"

"Ah, scavenging. Me vs metal nail." Jesus said with a smirk. "I can be clumsy sometimes." Aaron scoffed at him.

"Ive seen you back flip. Ive seen you kill walkers in mid back flip. Youre not clumsy." Aaron said looking down into Jesus' blue eyes. His eyes entranced him. They were probably the most beautiful shade of blue he had ever seen.

"Do you have to go back to Alexandria any time soon?" Jesus asked. Aaron shrugged laying back down, hands tucked beneath his head. He didn't want to even think about leaving just yet. Six years ago, trips didn't take that long, but now relying on horses, they took a lot of planning.

"Whenever I want. I mean, Gracie has school, but other than that…" Aaron said. Jesus propped himself on his elbow.

"We have school here. Missing a couple of days won't hurt her anyway." He said. "I like having you here."

"I like being here." Aaron said. Jesus leaned over and kissed him tenderly. Aaron sighed happily against his lips. It had been too long since he had felt like this for another man. It had been too long since he had felt this wanted. He never thought he'd ever find it again, but here it was…right in his arms. He reluctantly pulled away, "But I will need to get back. I have a job to do there and you don't need the distraction here." Jesus sighed burying his face into Aaron's neck. He could hear Aaron's heartbeat. He would always remember that sound.

"I know." He mumbled. "I hate being in charge. I just want to go on scavenges." Aaron stroked his hair as he pulled him close.

"How do you get your hair so soft?" He asked. Jesus burst out laughing. "I mean, you don't have post apocalypse hair like the rest of us."

"I'm not telling you my hair secrets. It's going to my grave with me." He said as a bell sounded outside, "Lunch." Jesus climbed off the bed looking for his clothes they had throw about the room, "We caught a couple deer yesterday so there's plenty of food to go around. Come eat."

"Good. I'm starving. "Aaron said as he pulled his shirt back on. Jesus walked over to him and kissed him again. "Still am." Jesus chuckled as he led Aaron out of the bedroom and downstairs where The Hilltop community was gathering at the picnic tables. This was one of the things Aaron always loved about Hilltop. They ate together like one giant family.

"Daddy! Daddy!" Gracie bounced up and down waving him over to her. Her excitement made Aaron smile from ear to ear. He loved her so much. He never knew being a sad would bring him this much joy, but watching her hit her milestones and become her own person, was amazing. He couldn't believe she was almost seven. Where had the time gone?

"Did you have a good story time, Bug?" He asked kissing the top of her head. She shooed him away with a chuckle.

"Yup. Addy read three books and then we went on a scavenger hunt and I found a pine cone." She said taking it out of her pocket.

"Ooh, that's a cool looking pinecone." Aaron said with a smile. He looked over to the barbeques and watched Jesus with his people. He knew how much Jesus hated having power. He just wanted everyone to be living their best lives possible. Jesus met his eyes with a smile. Aaron's heart skipped a beat.

"Whats up, buttercup?" Tara sat down next to Gracie, "Pound it." Gracie and Tara pounded their knuckles.

"I found a pinecone." Gracie said.

"Right on. Pinecones are cool." Tara said as Jesus walked over with arms full of plates.

"Here you go." Jesus handed a plate to Gracie, then Aaron. He sat down next to Aaron, stomach growling. "This smells great."

"It better be." Tara said as she began to cut the meat on her plate. She looked at Aaron, then glanced at Jesus, then back at Aaron, "Hmmm, interesting."

"What?" Jesus asked. She pointed her fork at Aaron.

"So where have you guys been the past couple of hours?" She asked. Aaron glanced at Jesus.

"Talking." He said. Tara chuckled shaking her head.

"I know it's been awhile for me, but those looks on your faces aren't talking faces." She said. Aaron couldn't help the redness in his cheeks. Tara shrugged her shoulders, "It's about time." Jesus chuckled.

"What are you guys talking about?" Gracie asked.

"pinecones. Eat your food." Aaron said trying to hide his red cheeks. Jesus reached beneath the table and put his hand on Aarons leg. Aaron gave him a side glance as Jesus gave his thigh a squeeze. It was going to be very hard to say good bye. I mean, it always was hard. But now that they took their relationship to the next level, it'd be even harder. He never wanted to let this man go.