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Authors: Sandrine Gasq-DIon
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and smiled.
Mark sat through the next flight in a state of utter happiness. He didn’t even feel them touchdown in Anchorage, and was in a daze as he went to collect his suitcase from baggage claim. He stepped out into the cold Alaska air and sucked in a breath of ice. His lungs immediately began to scream in protest, and Mark zipped his jacket up, covering his mouth. Clear blue skies greeted him, and Mark realized Alaska smelled clean. No smog, just snow. He rented a jeep and hit the highway on his way to Denali National Park, to Josh Montgomery, to safety.
~~
Josh’s biceps hurt, yet that didn’t stop him from swinging the ax again and again, the heat shooting up his arm with every swing. The burn felt good. It reminded him he was alive. Well, that and the puffs of white air around his mouth. It was twenty below and Josh’s gloves were trying to keep his hands warm. He had shoved those little warmers in them an hour ago, as well as putting some in his boots. The Alaskan wilderness spread out before him. Snow covered mountains and trees dotted the landscape as far as he could see. Josh had come here to put his head back on after kissing Mark Patterson, the man he’d rescued from a raping drug dealer in Peru. And then kissed, like an idiot.
Josh had been straight, or so he’d thought, until he’d laid eyes on Mark. Everything he thought he’d know about himself had fallen away at the touch of Mark’s lips on his. Even now he couldn’t stop thinking about him. What the fuck had he been thinking, kissing a guy that had endured three months of brutal beatings and rapes? Josh swung the ax low and struck the last blow sending the white spruce down swiftly. The sweat dripped from his brow, almost freezing, before rolling down the side of his face. His eyelashes were white, and he knew it was time to head back in for a bit.
Josh had been camping out for a while now. It was relatively peaceful, and no one bothered him except for the stray fox that would come around and visit during dinner time. Well, and occasionally his buddy Wayne, the park ranger. He hadn’t dealt with too many bears, but the Bull Moose was definitely curious about the man in the small cabin. Josh had a beautiful view of Wonder Lake and his very own light show at night, there was nothing like it on God greens earth. The Aurora borealis was a
sight to see, and no one could just say. “ Yeah, it’s cool .”
Unless they were an asshole. The green, purple and orange flowed; suspended in the sky, and Josh always sat out at night to watch it.
The light was fading fast. The winter months brought nothing but darkness, as opposed to summer where it was light all the time. Even at two in the morning it looked like the sun was just setting during summer. Winter was what brought some people to their nervous breakdown point, because at the most, you had maybe a good six hours of daylight before being plunged into total darkness. Josh grabbed his shit and made his way back to the small cabin, dropping firewood on the small rickety porch in front.
Inside was one room that made up the living room, kitchen and bedroom. The lone couch pulled out, but Josh didn’t bother. By the time he was done for the day, he fell on it fully clothed and was out for hours. He threw some logs on the fire and went about making coffee. A look at his watch said it was only three in the afternoon. Damn, and he was already hungry. Sometimes it made Josh feel like he was in Florida at the retirement home, because come four in the afternoon it was dark, and he felt like it was time to make dinner.
Josh’s radio piped up and he heard Wayne coming through loud and clear.
“ Montgomery?”
Josh smiled and picked up the radio, Wayne’s voice always sounded like Hoss from Bonanza.
“ What’s up, ya lily livered chicken?” Josh said.
“ Ah fuck off, just got a call from up the trail. Seems we got a tourist done got lost along the way. Says he ain’t, but you know how
Mark sat through the next flight in a state of utter happiness. He didn’t even feel them touchdown in Anchorage, and was in a daze as he went to collect his suitcase from baggage claim. He stepped out into the cold Alaska air and sucked in a breath of ice. His lungs immediately began to scream in protest, and Mark zipped his jacket up, covering his mouth. Clear blue skies greeted him, and Mark realized Alaska smelled clean. No smog, just snow. He rented a jeep and hit the highway on his way to Denali National Park, to Josh Montgomery, to safety.
~~
Josh’s biceps hurt, yet that didn’t stop him from swinging the ax again and again, the heat shooting up his arm with every swing. The burn felt good. It reminded him he was alive. Well, that and the puffs of white air around his mouth. It was twenty below and Josh’s gloves were trying to keep his hands warm. He had shoved those little warmers in them an hour ago, as well as putting some in his boots. The Alaskan wilderness spread out before him. Snow covered mountains and trees dotted the landscape as far as he could see. Josh had come here to put his head back on after kissing Mark Patterson, the man he’d rescued from a raping drug dealer in Peru. And then kissed, like an idiot.
Josh had been straight, or so he’d thought, until he’d laid eyes on Mark. Everything he thought he’d know about himself had fallen away at the touch of Mark’s lips on his. Even now he couldn’t stop thinking about him. What the fuck had he been thinking, kissing a guy that had endured three months of brutal beatings and rapes? Josh swung the ax low and struck the last blow sending the white spruce down swiftly. The sweat dripped from his brow, almost freezing, before rolling down the side of his face. His eyelashes were white, and he knew it was time to head back in for a bit.
Josh had been camping out for a while now. It was relatively peaceful, and no one bothered him except for the stray fox that would come around and visit during dinner time. Well, and occasionally his buddy Wayne, the park ranger. He hadn’t dealt with too many bears, but the Bull Moose was definitely curious about the man in the small cabin. Josh had a beautiful view of Wonder Lake and his very own light show at night, there was nothing like it on God greens earth. The Aurora borealis was a
sight to see, and no one could just say. “ Yeah, it’s cool .”
Unless they were an asshole. The green, purple and orange flowed; suspended in the sky, and Josh always sat out at night to watch it.
The light was fading fast. The winter months brought nothing but darkness, as opposed to summer where it was light all the time. Even at two in the morning it looked like the sun was just setting during summer. Winter was what brought some people to their nervous breakdown point, because at the most, you had maybe a good six hours of daylight before being plunged into total darkness. Josh grabbed his shit and made his way back to the small cabin, dropping firewood on the small rickety porch in front.
Inside was one room that made up the living room, kitchen and bedroom. The lone couch pulled out, but Josh didn’t bother. By the time he was done for the day, he fell on it fully clothed and was out for hours. He threw some logs on the fire and went about making coffee. A look at his watch said it was only three in the afternoon. Damn, and he was already hungry. Sometimes it made Josh feel like he was in Florida at the retirement home, because come four in the afternoon it was dark, and he felt like it was time to make dinner.
Josh’s radio piped up and he heard Wayne coming through loud and clear.
“ Montgomery?”
Josh smiled and picked up the radio, Wayne’s voice always sounded like Hoss from Bonanza.
“ What’s up, ya lily livered chicken?” Josh said.
“ Ah fuck off, just got a call from up the trail. Seems we got a tourist done got lost along the way. Says he ain’t, but you know how
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