The late morning sun beamed down its heat and the waves could be heard as they crashed against the sand of the beach, the sea breeze seemed lighter than it had early and the leaves on the trees barely rustled on their branches. The smell of saltwater was like a fog, wafting through the air and the laughter of the rest of the survivors had died down as they carried out their daily chores.

Thomas straightened up as he brushed his wrist over his brow, he was sweating and he was fatigued from working in the sun for a few hours. He put his shovel down and he pulled his shirt off in order to cool down a bit. his shoulders relaxed as his muscles uncoiled and his eyes squinted when he turned to his right; his heart melted when he saw that Newt was still working as hard as always, his shoulders were hunched and there were small sweat stains on the back of his shirt where his shoulder blades were. The brunet gazed at the other boy for a moment before he walked over and he placed his hands on his boyfriend's hips, as he pulled him close so that Newt's back was pressed against his chest.

"You look extremely hot right now" Thomas started and Newt stopped working.

"In what context?" Newt asked as he started to relax.

"The sexy kind as well as the overheating and sweaty kind" Thomas answered and he kissed Newt's shoulder.

Newt rolled his eyes and he shook his head lightly "I feel all clammy and horrible".

"So do I" Thomas started to kiss Newt's neck and he lightly nibbled at his boyfriend's skin "Only you can do that to me" he whispered against his boyfriend's skin.

Newt chuckled and he held onto Thomas's wrists "It better stay that way, because only you can make me feel sexy".

"Nothing could ever take me away from you and I won't let anything hurt our relationship. You're my Newt and you always will be" Thomas lifted his head and Newt looked at him in adoration.

"My Tommy, forever and always. I won't let anyone hurt you" Newt promised before he pecked his boyfriend's lips.

"Ew! Get a room!" Gally pulled a face when he saw that the couple was kissing.

Thomas and Newt pulled their lips apart and they looked at Gally, Thomas wrapped his arms around his boyfriend's waist and he used his shoulder as a chin rest, before moving and nuzzling against his boyfriend's neck.

"We've got one but I want to show my boyfriend off" Newt smirked and he felt Thomas smirk against the nape of his neck.

Gally scoffed and he stepped over the wooden gate that surrounded the garden "Touché", he then noticed the gardening tools that were out "Have you two been working here all morning?"

"Newt has" Thomas lifted his head as he answered Gally's question.

"He offered to help" Newt tilted his head towards a Thomas.

Gally nodded and he chuckled "Is that why he's half-naked?"

Newt shrugged innocently whilst smirking deviously "He's just very hot".

Thomas chuckled and he pulled back from hugging Newt "So are you" he whispered into his boyfriend's ear.

Newt looked at Thomas and he smiled at the brunet "You can have another kiss for that".

Thomas smiled as he leaned and he gently kissed the blond young man. He pulled back after a few seconds and he signed "I have to head off and tell Vince that there are no threats in the forest. See you at the fire pit later?"

Newt nodded and he turned around "Yeah, see you there".

"Bye, sexy" Thomas then left the garden, before he started to run towards the council point on the island.

"Need any help with the garden?" Gally asked.

"Could you try and fix the fence for me please? Thomas nearly took his eye out with the hammer" Newt chuckled at how adorably clumsy his boyfriend was.

"Yeah, I'm on it" Gally nodded as he gathered the tools that he needed.

Time skip to later on that day.

As the morning grew into the afternoon and the afternoon turned into the early evening, Thomas was talking to his friends whilst having a cup of water. He was telling them about Newt's nightmares about how they were keeping them both up of a night and asking for advice on how to get rid of them.

Gally shook his head obviously amused, "You can't get rid of them, stupid!"

Sonya and the others all gave Gally a small frown, before telling Thomas what he could do to help Newt; the ideas ranged from getting Newt to embrace a new bedtime routine, to getting Newt to relive his nightmares and troubles through a conversation. There was only a couple of problems with those ideas though... Newt and Thomas had tried to change their routine but it had no effect, plus the blond young man had completely avoided the topic of his nightmares and troubles. Sadly, it just confirmed Thomas' theory... Newt was still suffering because of WCKED.

Just as Thomas was about to explain that Newt was still struggling with anxiety, he heard a light thud close by and he turned to find Newt. The blond had his eyes shut tight and his mouth in a thin line of relief, whilst he seemed to be trying to stand up after falling over. Minho, Frypan and Sonya all raced over along with Thomas who had immediately jumped into action. The others sat there frozen in shock for a few seconds before panicking and running over to see if Newt was alright as well.

"Angel!" Thomas exclaimed as he ran over to his boyfriend.

Newt pushed himself up onto his hands and knees and then Sonya, Frypan and Minho all helped him stand up "Thanks".

Thomas hurried to cup Newt's cheeks in his hands and he inspected his boyfriend's face for injuries "Are you okay?"

"Yeah, just a little tired. My leg hurts a lot today" Newt answered as he moved his hands and grasped ahold of Thomas's wrists.

"Did you get hurt when you fell?" Thomas asked.

Newt shook his head "No, I'm fine".

Thomas nodded and he kissed Newt's forehead "Can you walk?"

"With a little bit of help" Newt answers before he bits down on his bottom lip, so that he did not hiss in pain as his leg started to hurt again.

"Hold onto my arm" Thomas moves and his boyfriend grabbed his upper arm, the brunet placed his hand over Newt's hand and they started to walk over to where their friends were sat.

"You okay?" Minho asked and Newt nodded.

Thomas helped Newt sit down before he moved and sat so that he was in front of Newt, but leaning backwards with his back against Newt's chest "Tell me if you're uncomfortable and I'll move".

Newt nodded and he bowed his head to kiss Thomas, his boyfriend kissed him back and then went back to talking to their friends. The blond had to admit that this was one of his favourite things to do now, because he got to spend time with the love of his life and their friends. Not a care in the world. They were allowed to joke and goof around and nothing could prevent that from happening, they were all happy and safe now.