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This is it, the last chapter. Thanks for the favoriting, alerts and reviews. This is the longest story by far that I've written and I have so much fun writing it. I'll be taking a couple weeks off from writing after this. I'll be back with a Jeff/Cena AU fic.

Want to take this opportunity to wish everyone here a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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Chapter 40

The first rays of sunlight streamed gently into the room through the gaps between the curtains. Austin had woken up a few minutes ago. He had remained still, gazing at the man sleeping beside him with a content smile on his face. They were together last night and he had never felt that kind of peace before. He had finally found true love.

Kurt stirred, slowly coming awake. He opened his eyes to see Austin smiling at him.

"Hey, good morning," Austin greeted him.

"Good morning," Kurt smiled back at him. So, he finally allowed Austin into his bed and he had no regrets. Austin had been nothing but sweet and tender to him.

"What do you want to do today? Want to hang out together?" Austin asked. Last night was special to him, but he didn't know if Kurt felt the same way about him. He thought he should set about finding out if Kurt wanted to continue their relationship and perhaps, start a long-term relationship with him.

"I have nothing planned, so what do you have in mind?" Kurt sat up as Austin asked eagerly, "Do you like fishing? We can rent a boat and go out to sea and catch us some big fish. I'll cook them for you even."

Kurt gave him a disconcerted look, "Fishing? I don't know about that. To be honest, I've never held a fishing rod in my life."

"Well then, it's time you try it. You may like it," Austin said encouragingly. He was a fine fisherman and he was sure he could convince Kurt to like it as well. He knew he could get him interested. Once Kurt reeled in a fish, he was going to be hooked for life. It was going to be a piece of cake!

"I guess there's no harm trying," Kurt admitted. He was willing to give it a go since there was nothing much to do anyways for the next few days.

Austin jumped off the bed with zeal, "Let's get a head start then! We'll grab some breakfast, go to the stores to pick up the things we need and hire a boat. We're going to catch us some big suckers for lunch and dinner!"

Kurt was amused by his enthusiasm, "That sounds like a great idea! Do you want to invite the others along? It would be fun to have them along. The more fish we catch there'll be more food for everyone! What do you say?"

Austin grinned, liking the idea already. Fishing was his favorite past time. He didn't get much free time to do it as often as he would like and rarely did he have friends who joined him when he went out to sea. He welcomed the suggestion whole heartedly. "You're a genius! The more people, the merrier! Those fishes in the sea are just waiting for us to reel them in. Come on, let's check with the others and see who wants to join us."

In less than half an hour, they were eagerly out the door. They headed first to Shawn and Hunter's room. Hunter groaned as soon as he opened the door, "Do you know what time it is? What are you guys thinking, knocking on people's door before six in the morning?"

"Would you guys like to go fishing with us? We're going to hire a boat and go deep sea fishing. You're interested?" Austin skipped the pleasantries and got to the point.

Hunter sighed, "Let me check with Shawn, he loves fishing. Come on in," he let them in and went to shake Shawn awake. Shawn slapped his hand away as he mumbled sleepily, "I want to sleep some more," and buried his head under the pillow.

Hunter crawled back into bed gleefully as he said, "You guys let yourselves out. He's not interested."

Austin frowned. If Shawn liked fishing, then, he should join them! He stepped forward and ripped the pillow away from him.

"Hey!" Shawn grumbled as he opened his bleary eyes to see who so rudely interrupted his beauty sleep.

"We're going fishing, you want to join us?" Austin grinned at him.

Immediately, Shawn came fully awake. "Did you say fishing?" his face shone with excitement.

"Yes, we're going out to sea to catch us some big ones!" Kurt piped up enthusiastically.

Shawn shook Hunter vigorously, "Come on Hunt, get up! We're going fishing!"

"I want to sleep some more," Hunter echoed him as he buried his head under his pillow just like he did earlier but Shawn wasn't having none of that. He pulled the pillow away and yelled into his ear, "Wake up! I want to go fishing with them!"

Hunter groaned, "Damn it! It's too early to go fishing or anywhere else!"

"No, it's not! Come on, this is going to be fun!" Shawn pulled him out of the bed and before long the group was heading towards Glenn and Matt's room.

Shawn raised his hand to knock and then changed his mind at the last second. He pushed Austin in front of him, "You do the honors. I don't want to be the one to face Glenn's wrath by waking him up this early."

Hunter glared at him, "I thought you said it's not too early," but Shawn just grinned sheepishly at him.

It took some time before Glenn came to the door. "This better be good to get me out of bed!" he looked threateningly at them.

"You want to go fishing with us?" Shawn asked meekly from behind Austin.

Glenn gave them an incredulous look, "Are you all nuts? Do you know it's snowing outside?" and he made to close the door but Austin stuck his foot to jar it open.

"What about Matt? You should at least ask him if he wants to come." He grinned at the expression on Glenn's face. "What? I didn't say anything wrong, did I?" he turned to his group of fishing enthusiasts who shook their heads fervently while grinning impishly up at Glenn.

Glenn growled, "Did you hear what I just said, I said it's snowing outside! Who goes out fishing when it's snowing?"

"We do," Austin chirped up. "It's just a freak weather anomaly, it's not supposed to snow so early at this time of the year. I'm sure it will pass."

Glenn let out a sigh of frustration and Shawn grinned, "Oh come on, big guy, it's only fishing. I'm a pretty good fisherman and you can eat all the grilled fish you want. I'm sure we will have a good sea harvest. We're going to have a blast catching our dinner!"

"Lunch and dinner," Austin corrected him. "I'm going to hire us a big boat, one fitted with a kitchen so we can cook and eat on board our fresh catch out of the sea! Can't get any better than that!" he beamed, waiting in anticipation to head out as soon as possible.

Matt, who was awakened by the commotion, finally came to the door. "I heard what you said and you can count me in. I'm sure it's going to be fun. Let me check if Mark and Jeff want to join us."

He wasn't sure if they came back after he had fallen asleep. He knocked softly on the adjoining door before opening it. Peering in, he grinned when he saw them on the bed, they were still sleeping. Mark had both his arms wrapped around Jeff who was curled into a ball against him, his head on his chest. Matt took a few steps forward and then hesitated. He was wondering if he should wake them since they got in quite late, when Shawn pushed past him from behind and tiptoed his way towards them, giggling softly.

"Shawn, wait!" he hissed at him but Shawn paid him no heed. He had that look in his eyes that spelled mischief with a capital 'M'. "Whatever you're thinking Shawn, don't do it! You're going to piss Mark off!" Matt hissed out another warning but he waved it off.

There were snickers coming from behind him and Matt realized everyone was in the room behind him. They were waiting in anticipation for Shawn to do something outrageous. Glenn had a smirk on his face. He decided not to intervene and let Shawn have his way, waiting to see what he would do. He held back his laughter when Shawn climbed into the bed on Jeff's side. Brushing his hair lightly away from his ear, Shawn blew softly into it.

"Mmm….mm," Jeff mumbled, a sweet smile breaking on his face. He nestled closer towards Mark, smacking his lips softly against his chest. Shawn turned to grin devilishly at the snickering group before leaning forward again. He did the exact same thing to Mark, blowing softly into his ear. The group snorted with held-back laughter as Mark's face twitched and his hold around Jeff tightened considerably. Shawn beamed at them before bending to whisper into Mark's ear, "Can I play with Jeff? He really has a cute butt."

Mark's eyes shot open instantly. He yelled, "What the hell are you doing in our bed, Michaels?" as the group roared with laughter. Mark shot up from the bed with a growl, making a grasp for Shawn who scrambled out of his reach, chortling hysterically. Jeff sat up with a start, awakened by the commotion. With a fast thudding heart, he blinked at the group that was laughing their heads off. Shawn ran to the safety of his protector, hiding behind Hunter while chortling gleefully.

Clutching the pillow in front of him to cover his privates, Mark demanded to know, "What the hell are all of you doing in our room?"

Shawn spoke up amidst the laughter, "Say Mark, nice package! Jeff is awfully lucky to get plugged by you!" The group roared with renewed vigor as Jeff's face burned a crimson red.

"Sorry for coming in here unannounced, Mark, but we just wanted to know if you guys would like to join us for some deep sea fishing," Austin stated the purpose of their visit quickly before Mark kicked them all out of the room.

Mark muttered something incoherent under his breath before turning to Jeff, "You want to join them?" His tone took on a subtle change as he smiled lovingly down at him.

Jeff grinned and nodded, "I love to!" He raised his left hand next and wriggled his fingers, "Look at what Mark gave me, it's a commitment ring!" he announced proudly, giving Mark an adoring look.

There were gasps and chorus of congratulations as the group moved forward to get a closer look at the ring. It was a simple elegant band with an emerald stone set in it.

"You two are engaged?" Matt asked, completely stunned. He knew they were in love but he never expected Jeff to get engaged at such a young age. He really didn't know what to think.

"Not exactly, but we make a vow to stay committed to each other," Jeff beamed happily at him.

Matt didn't know what to say. He didn't want them to think he was against them being together, that was the last thing on his mind, but somehow, he felt they were moving too fast. Jeff was far too young to be committed to anyone.

"What's wrong, Matt? You're not in favor of it?" Mark noticed he wasn't exactly thrilled by the idea. He was wearing an identical larger ring and extremely happy that he and Jeff had made a commitment to each other. He wanted to take Jeff to a quiet spot up in the hills after dinner. They were halfway there when it started to snow and he had to abandon his plan. But he didn't want to delay giving Jeff the ring and under the falling snow and chill halfway up the hill, he had gone down on one knee and placed the ring on his finger, pledging his commitment and undying love for him. Jeff had burst into tears, crying and laughing at the same time with happiness. Mark then removed the other larger ring from the box and asked if Jeff would put it on for him, which he was more than willing to do so. They didn't return immediately but had headed to a bar to celebrate their 'engagement' and returned to the hotel only in the wee hours in the morning. They had made passionate love and finally fell into an exhausted sleep in each other's arms.

"Mark, I know you two love each other and you have my blessings, but, don't you think you're moving a tad too fast? Jeff's only nineteen," Matt voiced his apprehension.

Glenn frowned at him. "They love each other, that's all that matters. Most people spend their entire lives looking for their soul mates and fail. Jeff found Mark early in life. I would say they're both very fortunate to find each other."

"But …" Matt started to say but Shawn cut him off, "Matthew old boy, we will discuss this later on the boat, but right now, we want these guys to haul their asses and go get ready. Mark, haul your ass! I want to go fishing!"

"I'm going to kick your ass out of here!" Mark moved threatening towards him and with a shriek of laughter, Shawn hightailed to the next room, the others scrambling after him, except for Glenn.

"We will wait next door for you," he said, grinning before closing the adjoining door behind him.

Mark returned to the bed and climbed on top of Jeff. He leaned down and kissed him softly, while his hands busied themselves, running all over him. Jeff giggled and said, "We better get cleaned up and join them, they're waiting for us."

"Let them wait," Mark murmured before his mouth sought his hungrily. If he had his way, he would just stay in bed and fucked Jeff mindless around the clock. They would go fishing alright but not until he got his fill. He moved in between Jeff's legs and Jeff thrust eagerly upwards, taking him into his welcoming tight heat.

"Mark…" he moaned as his lover started moving in him with long, deep and slow teasing strokes.

"Tell me how you want it," Mark rasped out, stilling himself not to move after he pushed deep into him. He was trembling with control and anticipation, the need to rut was strong but he wanted Jeff to call the shots.

"Fuck me hard and deep … please…" and he cried out when Mark did as told.

…..

Next door, everyone could hear them clearly. Jeff was squealing his pleasure for the whole floor to hear.

Shawn grinned and said, "Wow, makes you want to go at it yourself, doesn't it?"

"Well, we can if we want to," Hunter grinned mischievously, nuzzling affectionately against him.

Shawn gave Glenn and Matt an impish look, "What about you two? You guys got down to it yet?"

"Michaels!" Glenn turned menacingly to him while Matt blushed furiously.

Austin spoke up, "Don't Michaels him, he's right, you two need to get on with it. The sexual tension is so thick between you two we can cut it with a knife!"

Everyone roared with laughter at that. Glenn turned his attention to Austin instead. "What did you just say?" the threatening note obvious in his tone.

"You heard me the first time, boy." Austin told himself it was time he laid everything out in the open for them, hoping it may make things easier for them to confront the truth. "Matt, you like Glenn more than just a friend, don't you?" he asked.

Matt gulped nervously, wondering if he had been that obvious. He noticed that Glenn was looking at him with that curious look in his eyes. Austin realized then that Glenn hadn't a clue about Matt's feelings for him. He shook his head in disbelief, wondering what he needed to do to get them both to admit their feelings for each other.

Shawn spoke up, "They like each other more than they care to admit, but both of them are too pig-headed to do anything about it. You two are taking too long to come to your senses. Will you just get on with it already before I grow white chin hair?" He ignored Glenn's baleful glare and glanced at his watch, "What's taking them so long?" and then, Jeff's rapturous cries and Mark's animalistic growls assailed their ears.

"They are done!" he said chirpily, grinning from ear to ear. He snapped his fingers suddenly, "Hey! We should invite Chris, Sean and Show to come along as well!"

"Why don't you go and check with them. We will wait here for you," Austin suggested and Shawn and Hunter quickly left on their errand.

Two and a half hours later, they had breakfast, bought the necessary fishing supplies and were onboard the yacht. It was an impressive craft which Austin hired for a steal. The owner wanted a reasonable fee, plus their autographs and free entry tickets for his family of four to the next show.

"Wow!" Shawn admired the vessel. "She's a beauty!" The others echoed their sentiments.

"Yeah, she's a beauty alright. Now, come help me so we can set off," Austin said, climbing onboard and headed to the upper deck to take the helm. The others clamored onboard with their supplies while Shawn unmoored the craft and yelled, "All onboard! Let's set sail!"

With a burst of throttle, the craft moved slowly out and before long, they were headed out to sea. Austin was right, it had stopped snowing and although the air was chilly, it didn't deter them from going out fishing. The group staked parts of the craft for themselves. Jeff sat on Mark's lap, with his arms around him to keep warm. They were watching Glenn and Matt. Both were chatting amicably with Chris, Sean and Show. Shawn and Hunter had gone up to the upper deck to join Austin and Kurt.

Jeff let out a sigh suddenly. "What's troubling you?" Mark looked down at him with a frown.

Jeff hesitated and then decided he wasn't exactly betraying his brother if his clear intention was to help. "Mark? My brother is crushing on Glenny, but he refuses to let me help him. I just wish there's something I can do to get them together."

He promised Matt he wouldn't tell anyone his secret, including Mark, but this was one of the times he needed to go against his word and do what he felt was the right thing to do.

"Matt actually told you he likes Glenn?" Mark wanted to make sure he didn't hear wrong.

Jeff nodded, "He did and he actually swore me to secrecy. I'm not supposed to tell anyone, not even you," he said with a guilty look on his face.

Mark pondered over his words before saying, "Don't worry, I won't say anything. You know what? I think it's about time we help our brothers see the light. This is what we'll do." Mark whispered some instructions to Jeff, who started giggling helplessly. "Ssshh… don't call attention to yourself, they're watching us right now," Mark warned him.

"I love you, Mark," Jeff leaned up to kiss him before jumping to his feet. "You take Matty and I'll take Glenny," and the two men got up and made their way towards them.

"Glenny, can I talk to you in private?" Jeff didn't wait for his response and started tugging him by his hand to follow. He turned to check and saw Mark with Matt in tow, walking to a private corner. The yacht was big enough to ensure they had privacy.

"What's up?" Glenn asked as he made himself comfortable on a deck chair.

"I'm breaching my word by telling you this and Matty may even disown me if he finds out. So, I need you to listen to me very carefully. Matty spoke to me a few days ago, and he confessed to me that he has a crush on you." At Glenn's startled look which turned quickly into a look of suspicion, he said in a rush, "Please don't think I'm making this up. I wouldn't lie about this, it means too much to my brother. I don't want him to get hurt, so, if you're not interested in him in that way, tell him now, so he can turn his attention elsewhere but please don't let this drag on any longer. It's extremely painful to see him looking so lost. If you do like him that way, just tell him and set his mind at ease. Please Glenny, will you do the right thing?"

Glenn remained silent, but there was a thoughtful look on his face.

On the other side of the boat, Mark was having a somewhat similar conversation with Matt.

"I can't help noticing the vibes you and my brother keep sending each other," Mark was saying.

"What do you mean?" Matt feigned ignorance, asking himself for the umpteenth time if he had been that obvious.

Mark barked out a short laugh and said, "Come on, Matt, we're all adults. Let's stop playing games and confront the truth. You and Glenn need to seriously speak up and admit your feelings for each other."

Matt shot an irritated look in Jeff's direction before asking, "Did my nosey brother say something to you? I'm going to kick his ass!"

Mark let out a sigh before saying, "What if I'm to tell you that when Glenn and I were stranded in the car in the blizzard, we got to talking and I found out that he likes you in that way."

"What?" Matt gasped in astonishment.

"You heard me right the first time, my brother likes you in that way," Mark repeated himself, smiling at him.

The joy flashed across Matt's face and then disappeared quickly. "But, why hasn't he said anything to me?" he asked, a dubious frown on his face.

"I might ask you the same thing, why didn't you tell him how you feel about him?" Mark grinned as Matt blushed with embarrassment.

"That's the thing with you two, neither of you wants to make the first move because you're afraid that you may get rejected. Let me give you a piece of advice, don't wait. He, who makes the first move, gets the prize. Give it some thought, but don't take too long. The rest is up to you."

Mark paused before asking, "One more thing, are you objecting to Jeff and I being committed to each other?"

"No, that's not what I meant, Mark. I'm truly happy for the both of you but Jeff is so young. I just thought you two should slow things down a bit. I don't want either of you to have regrets down the road," Matt explained himself.

"I appreciate your concern but let me assure you that I know what I'm doing. I know I'll never regret my actions. I love your brother more than anyone else and I'm going to stay committed to him. As for Jeff, yes, he's young but I know that he loves me. I have faith in him. I learn my lesson the hard way; I almost lost him. So, take a leaf from my book, sometimes, you just have to take risks."

He grinned before adding, "Why don't you risk it with my brother, he's well worth it."

He got up. He had done his best, returning the favor that Glenn did him. He hoped Jeff had managed to get through to Glenn and urged him to make the first move. He knew just how stubborn Glenn could be and from the look of things, Matt was equally just as stubborn. He laughed quietly to himself, wondering which of the two would make the first move as he made his way towards Jeff. They heard the engine being cut and Shawn scrambled down the ladder to drop anchor.

"Let's catch us some big suckers, fellows!" he called out gleefully as Austin came down with the others to set up their lines and bait.

As everyone busied themselves, Matt and Glenn found themselves studying each other unabashedly. Neither one looked away. Glenn was the first to move. He covered the distance between them in a few strides. "Hey," he said, grinning sheepishly. Matt grinned back at him. "I guess my brother must have said something to you too, huh?" Glenn said, nodding towards Mark who grinned and gave him a thumbs up from a distance.

"He did, and I assume Jeffro did likewise?" Matt cocked his head towards Jeff who blew them a kiss before hugging Mark and giggling.

Glenn barked out a laugh, "We do have nosey parkers for brothers, don't we?"

Matt beamed, "Yes, we do but they're the best, aren't they?"

Glenn smiled broadly at him, "They are the best brothers one could ever have! Seriously, we shouldn't waste their efforts, right?"

Matt chuckled, "No, we shouldn't. So, what should we do about it?"

Glenn reached out to take his hand in his. He heard Jeff squeal with joy, followed by hoots of laughter and applause from the others. "Come on, let's join the party."

It was a day of rich harvest. They caught plenty of fish and had more than their fill. Time flew past quickly and the sun began to set. Each couple retired to their own corner, watching the sun set while nestled cozily in each other's arms. Big Show was on the lower deck, snoozing on the deck on a full stomach, a smile of content on his face.

The yacht rocked gently in the calm waters, the warm orange glow cast across the skies lending a soft, romantic atmosphere to the couples onboard. Jeff shifted in Mark's arms to look up at him, "I'm so glad we have each other. I've never been happier than when I am with you."

Mark kissed him and then chuckled softly as he thought back to their first meeting. "Do you remember how we first got to know each other?"

Jeff nodded fervently, smiling softly at his beloved. He reached up to caress his cheek lovingly, "How can I forget? You gave me my first lesson … in love."

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