When they got back to Edam's cabin Jerry went in and made himself at home, plopping down on the lone futon that did nothing to fill up the space in the room while Edam got rid of the trap. Then, true to his word, he came in and sat down next to Jerry and began telling, pretty much, his life story. And Jerry was captivated. From the very first sentence of, "It all started with cats," Jerry was hanging off of his every word.

And Jerry believed what Edam was saying. How could he not after witnessing so much first hand? This was a wonderful gift. That explained so many small oddities about Edam.

Edam fixed a sobering gaze on his friend. Tears were welling up and then slowly spilled out of those stormy eyes. Not knowing what else to do, Jerry enveloped the man into a hug. He gently rubbed his hand up and down Edam's back in what he hoped was a soothing manner. "And tonight. It was the first time I've ever been so scared," he hiccupped. "I thought I was going to lose Harvey."

A wave of compassion surged through Jerry. He brought his hands up and rested them on either side of Edam's face. He knew exactly how Edam felt. Because he had never been so scared before in his life. He really thought that bear was going to maul Edam to death. And he cherished Edam as much as Edam cherished Harvey, if not more.

And if Edam had been lost. If things wouldn't have worked out… Jerry would never know if his feelings were reciprocated. He had the sudden burning desire to let Edam know how he felt. He caressed Edam cheek gently causing the man to give him a questioning look. Jerry held his gaze. "I thought I was going to lose you. And I would have never gotten to do this."

Edam's heartbeat sped up as Jerry leaned in. He uttered a surprised yelp as chapped lips met his. A surge of electricity seemed to shoot through him immediately turning him into a puddle of goo. He returned the kiss easily and with gusto.

Jerry had been really worried at first. He thought Edam wasn't going to respond. But when the man practically melted in his arms he knew his bold move had been worth it.

And… Edam was kissing him back!

Everywhere their bodies touched was an intense, pleasurable heat. Jerry let out a moan and pulled the smaller man closer to him. He smirked in satisfaction when Edam let out a mewl of approval.

They shared a few more fevered kisses before Jerry reluctantly pulled back. Edam gave Jerry a look that told him he better have a very good reason for stopping. "So, this might be a bad time to ask," Jerry began causing Edam to snort out a laugh, "but would you go out with me when camp's over?"

Edam groaned. That was not an acceptable reason to stop the kissing. Why would Jerry even think he'd have to ask. Edam crawled on top of Jerry and pushed the man down so he was straddling him on the futon. Their groins were not quite touching.

Edam leaned forward to Jerry's ear and nipped it lightly before whispering, "Who says we can't start now?" He punctuated the sentence by grinding against Jerry's… package and was delighted by the pleasurable friction and moan that he managed to coax out of Jerry.

"But the kids…" Jerry protested in between little pecks Edam was planting all over his skin.

"As long as we don't do this in front of them, it'll be fine." Edam said easily. Jerry severely doubted it would be as easy as Edam had made it sound to keep his hands off the man. Especially now that he knew Edam had feelings for him too.

"Damn!" Edam swore.

"What?" Jerry asked going completely still with the drastic change in atmosphere.

Edam crawled off of the other man and gave him a grim smile. "Those traps were on camp property. I'm gonna have to haul ass and check all the trails and surrounding areas to make sure there are no more. I mean look at what that trap did to Harvey."

"Yeah?" Jerry said hesitantly.

"Now imagine what it could do to a limb that's one fourth the size of his."

Jerry winced at the very notion. And then he realized that they wouldn't be seeing too much of each other until Edam's sweeps were done.

"Damn," he grumbled.