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??Glad to be getting out of here, eh, Pup??? Joey asked as he walked along the main corridor of the hospital with his man.
??It??s been a long day,?? Kevin yawned. ??They kept telling me that rest was the best medicine, but how could I rest when they kept prodding me all the time? There was a lot of noise on the ward too. And, well, you weren??t there, Sir, so I never got any sleep at all.??
Seeing a dark alcove up ahead, Joey guided Kevin into it. Cupping his lover??s heavily bruised face in his hands, Joey kissed his swollen lips gently. ??I missed you, too.?? Putting his hands on Kevin??s shoulders, he stared down into those bottomless trusting eyes that were turned up to him.