Disclaimer: I don't own Brokeback Mountain... but if I did, God would I be rich right about now...

WARNING: gay sex, kissing, and cuddling.

So this chapter is mostly easy fluff and filler. Enjoy while it lasts.

Ennis and Jack got to the ranch that night. They carefully pitched their tent, pulled out their sleeping bags, and got ready for bed. Both of them were exhausted so they simply curled up together and fell asleep in a matter of minutes. Somehow it was more comforting for the both of them to be where this had all started and to be together.

The next morning Jack's friend came with the two horses in a trailer. They were two brothers. Both of them were solid black and but one had a white spot on his forehead. The black one was called Midnight and the one with the spot on his forehead was Star. With the two horses now theirs they began to explore their land. It was a good few acres but they weren't sure any more if they could raise cattle. It was more likely that they could raise horses on the few acres they had and get some money from that. But that would have to wait for the spring. For the winter they had enough money to get through with what Jack and Ennis both had saved up.

"Where are we headed rodeo?" asked Ennis.

"You'll see," said Jack with a smile. Ennis always wondered when Jack had that smile on his face. It usually meant that he was up to something. As they rode through the trees Ennis saw the roof of a house.

"A house?" said Ennis quietly.

"Yeah, the guy I bought it from told me about it. It's not that bad. Just needs a few touches here and there." Ennis and Jack rode up to the house and tied the horses to the porch. The house was old and hadn't been lived in for several years. But the outside walls of stone and the foundation were still good. Jack found a pile of firewood under an animal skin tarp that was still good as well. Since the weather was turning cold, they both brought in firewood and started a fire in the fireplace of the main bedroom. They got their bedrolls from their horses and spread them out on the floor. Cuddled close together they fell asleep.

The next morning Ennis was the first to wake up. He found Jack still in his arms. He gently nuzzled in close to Jack and gently breathed in the scent of his lover. He loved being here with Jack again. It was home. Even though the house needed a lot of work, not to mention a proper bed, it still felt more like home than any other place he had lived in before. Jack slowly stirred and woke up.

"Hey cowboy," he said softly. Ennis smiled up at Jack and kissed him on the chest. Jack threaded his fingers through Ennis's hair and held him a little closer.

"We should get up. We need to figure out some things with the house and-" Jack's words were stopped short by Ennis's lips on his. "Or we could just... stay here a little longer." Ennis nodded as he kissed Jack again.

"A day without you and I can't get enough of you. I hope we never have to be apart again or you're not going to be able to walk for a month."

"I'm not so sure I hate that idea," said Jack with a mischievous smile. They kissed more deeply and held each other tightly. Even during the sex that they had they never could feel that they were close enough. They finally got up late that morning. Jack and Ennis cooked themselves some breakfast on the fire that they had built up again. Both sat on the floor with cups of coffee clutched in their hands.

"Ok," said Ennis looking around. "So, what do we need to start working on?" Jack looked around the house and sighed deeply.

"Well, the porch is falling apart. The back steps look like they're rotting. There's a few holes in the floor in the living room. I haven't explored the upstairs yet, but I'm guessing there are some holes in the roof as well. I'm thinking the floor and roof should be the first things we get to. We don't need any snakes coming up through the floor during the winter looking for warmth. And we don't need the roof leaking on us all winter either." Ennis nodded along with the plans that Jack was thinking up off the top of his head.

"How many rooms upstairs?"

"Three bedrooms. Two with their own bathrooms. I need to call and get the water and power coming back up here again. I figure one for each of our kids. Your girls can share the one bathroom I'm guessing."

"They've been sharing since birth, I doubt they would mind sharing now. Besides, they'll only be here a few times a year I'm guessing."

"All right, let's get to working on the house then."

They looked at the roof first. It wasn't as bad as they had feared. There were just two holes in the roof in the room that Jack had picked out for Bobby. A few of the singles had rotted through and all it was going to take was a few nails and a few shingels that they had in the truck. Jack got on the roof and began fixed the shingels himself while Ennis ripped up the rotten floorboards in the living room. When Jack came back in, Ennis was down to his jeans and was nailing in the new floorboards. He had started a fire in the fireplace of the living room and between the light from the window and the dancing light from the fire his skin was glowing. Jack took off his boots and shirt as well and got down on the floor with Ennis and began helping him nail in the floor boards.

"How's the roof?" asked Ennis as Jack joined him.

"The holes are fixed," said Jack as he lined up a nail and began hitting it with a hammer. Ennis nodded and nailed in the next board.

"So, back steps or front porch next?"

"I'd say the front porch. The back steps aren't that visible. But I think we're just going to have to pull down the whole front porch and rebuild it from scratch."

"It can be done." Jack nodded. When they were done with the floor boards, they laid on the boards they had just put in and smoked cigarettes and talking about their kids.

"What was Junior's first word?" asked Jack.

"Mama. Francine's took the cake though. She said No no." Jack chuckled.

"Was she always getting into stuff?"

"Oh yes... things you never thought a kid could get into. What about Bobby? What did he say first?"

"Doo doo." Ennis burst out laughing and looked at Jack with a smirk on his face.

"Boy he's all ready talking shit just like you."

"Fuck you, Ennis," Jack said with a smirk. Ennis put out his cigarette in the ash tray he had brought with him and rolled on top of Jack.

"No, I think I'd rather fuck you." Jack stubbed out his cigarette as well and chuckled as Ennis kissed him soundly. They each quickly shed their pants and were rubbing against each other as the sun went down. Ennis felt Jack's legs go around his waist as Ennis slowly slid into him. They gently moved together and kissed each other passionately in front of the fire until they were both spent. Afterwards, Jack held Ennis to his chest before they stumbled into the bed room and slept on their sleeping bags.