The very next morning Gem saw the snow on the ground and grinned maliciously to herself, before the men were awake she dumped a whole coat full on the sleeping pair. They awoke spluttering and shivering, when their eyes lit on Gem they jumped up and ran after her as she darted across the flat quick as a rabbit. Unfortunately she was no match for them with fresh stitching; they caught her between them and drug her struggling back to their makeshift tent. Gently they lay Gem down on the soft blankets and pillows scattered across the floor, Ennis lay down beside her and caught her mouth in a thrilling kiss. He ran his hands up and down her sides as Jack crouched at Gem's feet and removed her boots and socks. Gem unbuttoned Ennis's shirt and slowly slid it off his shoulders while he performed the same task for her. Gem gasped sharply, feeling Jack slowly begin to slide her jeans off her hips. Jack kissed Gem's stomach and gently tickled Ennis's now bare ribs. Ennis yelped and twisted around to stare at Jack's grinning face, Gem raised her eyebrows as she watched them, "You two are magnificent" she marveled. Jack grinned maliciously, "Just wait until we get started."

Gem watched as they undressed each other. Ennis slid Jack's shirt from his shoulders as if it were silk, Jack placed his slender hands on Ennis's chest and cupped the round, firmed muscles. Gem watched everything, her temperature increasing every moment. Jack pressed himself against Ennis; his teeth nibbled the sides of his neck and ears. Ennis's eyes widened, this was something new, and he liked it. He grasped Jack and forced the tight denim from around his hips. Gem moved in front of Jack and bit softly into his neck, causing him to whimper softly. Ennis raised his eyebrows at Gem as she licked all of the heat and salt along Jack's neck. Jack then copied her, but in his passion he bit hard enough to bring blood. Gem didn't seem to mind, she captured some of the blood on her finger and let Jack lick it off. Ennis joined them; he instead sucked the blood directly from Gem. While he was preoccupied with this Gem unbuttoned his jeans and slid them off slowly, savoring the feel of his skin.

That night each was caught between to skillful and passionate lovers, the lonely days and the lonely nights finally catching up with them. Around dawn they slept, Jack curled up around Ennis's side and Gem asleep on her stomach with Ennis's arm to cushion her head. That day they were to herd the sheep down the mountain. Each went down with a heavy heart, Gem still herded with the dogs on foot while the men rode, but not too comfortably. They stole kisses and embraces whenever possible but they were melancholy and sad. After receiving their pay from Aguirre they huddled together against the winter wind. "What're we going to do?" Gem yelled over the howling wind that tried to rip the coat from her body. "We've got to get out of this storm! We ought to go up to Lightning Flat, my parents live up there!" Jack bellowed. So they all piled into his pickup and battled the storm on the drive to Lightning Flat. Jack's truck had no heater so they huddled close, well aware of the heat rising in the vehicle. Half way there Gem fell asleep; she lay against Ennis's broad shoulder. Once they arrived each gave Gem a plaintive shove forward. Jack went first and knocked on the door, a small woman in a flowered nightdress opened the door. She quickly gestured for them to come inside. Once inside Jack hugged the woman gently, "Mom, this is Ennis Del Mar, we just come down off of Broke Back when the storm hit, can we stay?" The woman shook Ennis's hand and nodded absent mindedly, and then she noticed Gem, "Well who is this young lady?" she asked. Jack pulled Gem from behind Ennis, where she'd hidden quite successfully, "Mom you ought to know her, this is Gem, your Gem, my twin." The woman covered her mouth as tears poured from her eyes, Gem bent down and her mom threw her arms around her daughter's neck and hugged her tightly. Gem had tears in her eyes but she blinked them away, even Ennis had a small smile on his face.

All of the commotion brought a thin, wiry man to the front hall, Jack stared at him with a steely gaze, "Dad, this is Ennis Del Mar and your daughter Gem." The man looked at her as her mother smoothed her unruly locks, his eyes illuminated for a moment as a bolt of lightning struck, "Mine?" He crossed the room in two quick strides and grasped Gem's chin and forced her to look him in the eyes, blue and green met yellow, Gem's eerie stare made the man pull a shotgun off the wall and cock it. "Get this devil out of my house!" he roared, leveling the muzzle directly at Gem's chest.

Author's Note: Sorry I havent posted one, kinda on a deadline! I would LOVE to have your reviews, constructive criticism PLZ!