AN: Sorry that it took me so long to update! I had writer's block for the longest time. I know this chapter is short, but there will be more updates soon and I felt like it was a good place to end it...hehehe

Thomas's PoV:

Thomas and Gally quietly snuck up the creaking stairs of the Homestead. "There's a room back here," whispered Gally, pulling Thomas down the hall and into a small bedroom.

Thomas felt suddenly nervous as Gally kissed him. He moved his hands up Thomas's arms and pulled at the collar of the younger boy's shirt. Thomas kissed him back deeply, pulling him close as Gally tugged his shirt over his head. Thomas's heart pounded fast and he shivered as Gally trailed his fingers down his stomach.

Thomas pulled him over to the bed, still kissing him as they sat down, and eventually lay down. Gally was sighing happily as Thomas touched his leg - which was why he was then surprised that Gally pulled away, gasping.

"Are you okay?" Thomas sat up, sliding his hand down to his boyfriend's knee.

Gally sat up, too. "I...I don't think I'm ready for this," he admitted, his face reddening. His green eyes were wide, his face pale. "All I can think about right now is Ben's hands on me..." He shuddered, and then Thomas understood. "I know we've had two dates, and you've been waiting for me, but-"

"Gally," Thomas interrupted him, confused. "There's no standards, okay?" The Keeper of the Builders looked relieved. "I'll wait as long as you need to."

Gally sighed in relief and rested his head against Thomas's chest. "Love you, shank," he said.

Thomas chuckled softly, holding him close. "Love you, too."

It was morning when Thomas next opened his eyes, and Gally was looking down at him with a smirk. "Rise and shine, shuck-face."

"I see you're in a good mood," Thomas commented. "Just five more minutes."

"I've already let you sleep in ten extra minutes," Gally said. "Come on. We have to go to work. I am your boss, you know. I can fire you."

"But you wouldn't do that," said Thomas as he pulled his shirt over his head and they walked down the hall.

"What makes you so sure, hmm?" Gally nudged him.

"One, the fact that you're trying not to laugh-" - Gally covered his mouth at that - "-and two, you think I'm really sexy."

Gally blushed furiously. "I - I-" he stammered. Thomas was surprised he'd gotten a reaction like that out of Gally, of all people. That wasn't something you saw every day. Thomas felt pleased that he was the one to affect Gally so.

Thomas smirked. "Griever got your tongue?"

Gally spluttered, looking embarrassed as Newt and Alby came up to them. But Thomas immediately saw that the leaders looked all business, and Thomas and Gally stopped messing around at once. "What's going on?" Gally asked.

Newt looked at his boyfriend, which scared Thomas. If Newt didn't want to share the news, then this was really bad. "As you probably already know, we were going to do Ben's Banishing tonight," Alby said.

"What do you mean, were going to?" Thomas asked, a bad feeling rising in his chest.

Newt bit his lip while Alby said, "We rotated guards to watch Ben all night," he said. "We don't know how it happened. During one of the rotations...Ben got out."

AN: Haha cliffhanger! I do love writing those. Please review and updates soon!