Caboose was glad to see Tex had been able to get Church to wake up and the blue was gone from his lips. Color had started to come back into his cheeks and the cut on his head had been bandaged. He was still laying down but his eyes were open and he had watched Caboose enter the room. Caboose smiled a little. Tex took the blankets from him and draped it over Church.

"Once the water gets hot, I'll make a water bottle to help warm you up," Tex said as she covered Church's still shivering body. She looked at Church very seriously and asked, "How are you feeling?"

"Better. Thanks."

Tex sighed and stood up. She started to leave and called over her shoulder, "I'm going to check on the water, Caboose. Stay here with him. I'll be right back."

The door closed and Caboose sat down on the floor next to the bed. He reached up and fiddled with the locks on his helmet. He just couldn't seem to get them undone. He heard a soft chuckle and he looked up at Church who was smiling. It was startling how much of a difference it made. Caboose had long ago decided that Church was a good-looking man but now, with him smiling, it made him look… gorgeous. It made his stomach make a strange flip-flop move to think about it.

Church half sat up and said, "Come 'ere." Caboose got closer and Church deftly undid the locks and pulled off Caboose's helmet. "You're wet." This was true; it had been raining so badly that it had gotten through the MJOLNIR armor to his skin.

Caboose sighed. He would have to take the whole suit off, which needed at least someone else helping you and about fifteen minutes. Then once he was dry, he would have to go through the whole thing again.

Church watched him closely. Caboose had started to stare at his feet, and it gave Church the opportunity to get a good look at Caboose. He had blond hair that had grown out a bit since he first came to Blood Gulch. Church knew that everyone's hair had grown out since they had arrived here. His own for that matter could almost be pulled back into a ponytail. Caboose's hair was just starting to hang over his eyes.

Church was still cold but he was feeling much better since some of his strength had returned and he reached out a hand. Slowly he ran his fingers through Caboose's hair. Caboose had stiffened at the contact but when Church started to run his fingers through again, he seemed to relax a bit.

"Thank you Caboose."

"For what?"

"Finding me. I couldn't have made my way back here with out you."

Caboose had closed his eyes, enjoying the sensation of Church's hand in his hair, and leaned his head back against the bed. He smiled softly and said, "Thank you for killing that thing."

Church knew that Tex would be back any moment now and this might just be his only chance. He leaned forward and said softly, "Your welcome." And pressed his lips to Caboose's. Instantly he felt Caboose freeze. Before he could do anything else, he heard Tex coming and he quickly pulled away, leaving Caboose in shock.

Tex noticed that she had walking into something but she ignored it. The water had boiled and she had pored it into a water bottle. She walked over to the end of the bed and slipped it under the blankets and on to Church's feet. "That should warm you up." She slapped Caboose's arm. "Let's leave him alone. He needs to sleep."

Shakily Caboose got up. He picked up his helmet and followed Tex out. He stole a look back at Church and saw he was watching him. Then Tex closed the door.

Tex eyed Caboose; his cheeks had become flushed and he looked very nervous. "He kissed you, didn't he?"

Caboose looked at her, eyes wide. "How--"

"Caboose, I use to date him in high school. Remember that. I always knew when he liked someone."

"But I thought…" Caboose trailed off.

"What?"

"I thought he was straight. I mean, like you said, you two used to date…"

She laughed. "Yeah, we dated. But it was a bumpy ride. Why? Because he was bisexual. He kept looking at the same guys I did. It got on my nerves after a while." Her smile widened. "So, what are you going to do?"

"What do you mean?"

"Church likes you. What are you going to do?" Caboose still didn't give her answer. "The way I see it, you have two chooses. Number one: ignore him. Pretend that it never happened." Caboose looked a bit more cheerful at that thought. "I see this as the worst choose you can make." Caboose looked down again. "Why? Because to do that is to hurt Church really badly. I may not be dating him, but I still care about him. Your second choose is to talk to him. Find out how you feel. Then you have another two chooses: if you find that you like him too, then good for you. It's been way too dull here and I think a relationship will help that. If you find that you don't like him, fine. But tell him that." She was silent, clearly waiting for Caboose to say something.

"I'm scared…" It was all he could say. All his life he had been told what he felt was 'wrong' and 'evil'. Now here was Tex telling him to face this feeling head on. The way Caboose saw it he had one choose: the second one, to talk to Church. This would lead to Caboose having to admit that he liked boys. That he liked Church. There was no way that he was going to get on Tex's bad side. Nuh uh. No way. She scared him. A lot.

Tex took a step closer and rested her hands on his shoulders. "Why?"

"I…I-I… I've always been told that what I'm feeling…." He couldn't bring himself to continue.

"That it's wrong? To feel this way about another guy is evil?" He nodded and Tex sighed. "Do you feel happy knowing that Church likes you?" He nodded, the barest trace of a smile tugging at his lips. "How can that be evil? To be happy? Does that make sense?" Caboose shook his head. "Something has happened. Something big. Church died. For a really long time he was nothing more than a ghost. Something happened that caused him to come back to his flesh. To live again. I don't know what you call it, but I call that Fate. He died and came back. I think it was for you.

She smiled a little. "Now. What are you going to do?"

"I'm going to talk to Church. Tell him how I feel."

"Do you know how you feel?" Caboose nodded. "Good. You are lucky. Very few know how they feel. Many have to look for the answer for years." There was a pause. "Do you know when?" This time Caboose shook his head. "Later today. I need to help Tucker fix that leak. If you think you're up to it, we could use your help."

Just then they head a loud 'bang' and Tucker yelling. "Fuck it! Fine! I give up! The wall wins! I told Tex it can't be fix but did she listen to me! NO!"

Tex exchanged a look with Caboose before she started off towards the sounds of Tucker's cursing. Caboose sighed and pulled his helmet back on. He could always get in on, but could never get it off. He sighed again and followed Tex. Maybe if he didn't think about things, they would be easier to face later. Later when he had to tell Church how he felt.

When said later arrived, it was late. The storm was still outside but there was no longer a large hole in the side of the Blue's base.

Slowly Caboose made his way to his room. Tex giving him thumbs up raised his sprits a little. "Good luck," she called after him. "Not that you will need it."