Chapter 13. The Prodigal Brother
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"Isn't the sunrise beautiful?" Tawny said scooting closer to Louis on the rock.
"Yeah. It is." Louis said putting his arm around Tawny.
"How long do you think we're going to stay out here?" Tawny asked.
"I haven't really thought about that." Louis said leaning back and resting his head on a rock.
"You mean to tell me that you were planing on staying out here forever!"Tawny said sitting up.
"No! Not that! I just haven't thought about how long we should be out here yet. But definitely not forever! You know I'm not that stupid!" Louis said pulling her back down to rest on his chest and then into a soft kiss.
"Good. Cause if we were then I just might have to rethink you." Tawny said pulling back.
"Come on. There's something I need to do."
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At about that time, only a few miles away, Ren and Larry were fast asleep in each others arms. When Larry woke up and saw that Ren was still asleep he softly kissed her on the forehead.
"Merry Christmas Ren!" Larry whispered softly in her ear.
"Merry Christmas to you too." Ren said as she woke up. When she was fully awake Larry kissed her again only on the lips this time.
"Come on! We've got to go make your Christmas wish come true!" Larry said getting up and collecting their stuff.
"I don't know. I'm starting to lose hope. Maybe we should just head home." Ren said pulling her legs to her chest.
"Hey, I'm not letting you give up now. Besides, It's Christmas! Anything can happen!" Larry said helping her up.
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"Larry! We've been walking for hours! Where are you taking me?" Ren said struggling to catch up with Larry who was practically running ahead.
"I just want to get to your Christmas present before sundown!" Larry said still rushing ahead.
"Well, at least let me catch up!" Ren said still struggling to keep up.
"No need to. We're here!" Larry said stopping in front of a large clump of boulders.
"Where?" Ren said looking around but not seeing anything.
"You'll see. Ok! You can come out now!" Larry shouted in the direction of the boulders. Soon Ren saw someone crawling out from behind the boulders.
"Louis!"