Christopher and Danielle were sitting in their living room when there was a knock at the door. An officer was standing there and announced "We may possibly have found the location of your sons; they paid with a credit card at a beach home rental place in Virginia. They seem to be heading south, possibly to Florida."

"A beach house?" Danielle asked. "Why would they be going down there?"

"Alan always did enjoy water," Christopher reminded.

"Since they have left the jurisdiction of New Jersey, it's out of our hands now, and we'll need to put you in touch with the Virginia police force," the officer informed.

"C'mon honey, we'll go find them ourselves," Christopher stated.

"Christopher, we can't find them on our own, let's just go down to Virginia and talk with the officers. They'll help us find Alan and Eric," Danielle suggested.

"Alright, but the minute we find them, they'll wish we never did," Christopher promised as he and his wife set off for Virginia.

Alan awoke lying on his stomach and looking out of the balcony door at the ocean and beach. The brunette felt so relaxed as he felt a gentle wind blow in and brush his face. Alan felt Eric wrap an arm around his waist. "What are you looking at?" he whispered before placing a kiss on his brother's bare back.

"The water, it looks really calm," Alan replied as he rolled over to face the blonde as Eric wrapped his arms around his body.

Eric sighed with relief as Alan buried his face in his neck. The blonde kissed his brother's head before saying "This place is perfect."

"I know, any place feels perfect as long as we're together," Alan agreed as he ran his hands up Eric's back.

"Do you wanna go outside and walk along the shore?" Eric offered as he ran his fingers over Alan's face.

The brunette smiled. "Okay," he responded.

The brothers got up and slipped into some casual clothes, before walking out the front door of the beach house. Holding hands, Eric led his brother to the water. Alan stood with his feet in the cool water and felt wind and sun on his face. Eric wrapped his arms around Alan's waist and kissed the back of his neck. "How do you feel?" he whispered.

"I'm not scared, I feel like nothing can hurt us now," Alan stated as he closed his eyes. "Eric, can we live here?"

The blonde laughed quietly. "Sure," he replied.

"Do you not wanna?" Alan wondered, as he turned to his brother.

"I do, but first I wanna take you around the world and make love to you in the most romantic cities there are. Then we'll get a house on the beach and live there together forever," Eric explained.

Alan smiled and blushed before wrapping his arms around Eric's neck. "That sounds like a dream come true," he agreed.

"There is one catch though," Eric informed as he placed his hands on Alan's waist.

"What is it?" Alan asked.

"I don't wanna travel the world with my stepbrother boyfriend," Eric stated.

Alan looked at his brother with a confused look. "Eric, what do you mean?" he inquired.

Eric stepped back a little, knelt down in front of the brunette, and revealed a gold band in the middle of his palm. "I wanna travel the world with my husband," Eric proposed.

Alan covered his mouth with a shocked expression. "You want me to marry you?" he asked.

"Yes Alan, I would like you to marry me," Eric confirmed with a smile.

"Yes, yes I'll marry you," Alan cried as happy tears ran down his cheeks. Eric stood up and picked up his brother, twirling them both around, and kissing his lips. Alan lay his head on Eric's shoulder and held him close.

"I love you," Alan muttered as Eric slid the ring on his finger.

"I love you too, and I'll always love you," Eric replied before kissing him again. "We'll have to go somewhere where gay marriage is legal though."

"I don't care where, as long as we can still be together," Alan answered as he ran a hand through Eric's hair and down his face.

Eric smiled before whispering "Would you like to go back inside and maybe consummate our engagement?" Laughing quietly, Alan simply agreed by jumping into Eric's arms again and kissing him. Eric carried his brother into their rented house and up the stairs to the bedroom.

The blonde gently touched Alan's body and kissed down his torso and stomach. "Eric," Alan muttered as he felt his brother's lips on his skin. Eric ran his fingers up Alan's back slowly, making the brunette's body shudder as he turned on his side. The brunette felt Eric lay his head on his shoulder and rub his arms up and down.

"I love you," Eric whispered as he pressed his lips against Alan's neck.

"I love you too," Alan replied as Eric began to kiss up and down his spine gently. The brunette gasped quietly as Eric touched and kissed him all through the night.