Epilogue
"Tuuuuuckerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!"
The young man whose name was called glanced up from where he was playing cards with Church. A sheepish expression stole over his face as he turned back to his companion. Church merely grinned at him.
"Looks like I've got to go," Tucker said, a slight flush appearing on his cheeks. Church looked like he was trying not to laugh.
"You're more whipped than I am," the cobalt-clad soldier ribbed his friend. Tucker couldn't help but laugh a little at that. He knew that Church put on a tough front to hide the fact that he was totally devoted to Tex, a fact that definitely would have surprised their enemies.
"You know how Caboose is if I keep him waiting," said Tucker as an apology as he stood, stretching. Church smirked at the teal-clad soldier.
"Only because we can hear him from all the way over here." Tucker had the decency to blush, remembering the last time he had kept Caboose waiting. The rookie had been practically hysterical with worry, in his own way, and rather vocal about it. With a wave to Church he exited the building, walking to where he could see Caboose waiting for him.
Tucker waited until he was fairly close to call out to the rookie. "Hey, Cab-" His greeting was interrupted by Caboose's rather sudden rush to him and subsequent kiss. Tucker's eyes closed as his arms wound automatically around Caboose's torso, returning the kiss for a few moments. Caboose's lips moved hungrily against his, and Tucker felt himself beginning to succumb to the emotions (and hormones) rising within him. Eagerly he pressed against the rookie, his body aching for contact.
Caboose, however, seemed to have a different idea. He disentangled his lips from Tucker's and slowly started suckling his way down the teal soldier's neck, his hands, surprisingly deft, unbuckling Tucker's armor.
The snaps of the armor coming undone cut through Tucker's consciousness like a knife. He weakly pulled away from Caboose's very convincing advances. "Caboose," he panted, feeling a bit short of breath, "we need to move. Can't stay here." Somehow the thought that they were in clear view of the base made itself evident in those few words. The next thing Tucker knew, Caboose had thrown him over one shoulder and was trucking it for the cave.
From the base, Tex watched, without help of the sniper rifle. "Looks like they're heading out to the cave again," she called back to Church. "At it like rabbits again." She failed to hear her boyfriend coming up behind her, and as such was slightly startled when his arms suddenly wrapped around her waist from behind.
"C'mon, Alison," he murmured in her ear. "Let's go inside." Tex, surprised that he used her first name, smiled softly as she followed him inside the base for a bit of alone time.
-Fin
AN: As requested, I hope you all enjoyed the epilogue here. Suggestions and/or fic ideas can be emailed or sent in reviews. Have fun, kids!