Proceed to the Leaving Rainbow Bay line and the four of you shall be greeted with representatives of The Gay Project. That is where all further tasks and choices are to be made.

It had been fun getting to know the four of you. We only hope the choices you make is what you really want.

     The four of you weren't all parent material but put in the spot, you all knew just what to do. We are sure this project has taught not only the four of you but us too what it is to be a parent. It is safe to say, the children trust you and hope you make the right choice. Whatever their fate it, they will take it because they want you to know that they really enjoyed the last two months with you.

The fights, the arguments, the hugs, the cries, the love. Everything will be etched into their memories forever. They only hope you do not forget them.

The Gay Project.

     It was amazingly bright when the men woke up. Knowing what they had to do that morning, they got to it. Vlad quickly took a shower and made breakfast. Leon was next and he jumped into a tailored suit that was stuffed inside his wardrobe. Stuart followed right after before Andres. As they ate breakfast silently, the air around them burned with curiosity but no one dared asked the question.

     The four of them were all expecting the worse from their subordinate other and that kept them from asking any question relating to the choices they were going to make soon.

Will he stay with me? Will he leave me? Was one form of the question burning in their mind.

Am I making the right choice? Is this worth it? Was the other.

Even after given two weeks to think about it, no one was sure. None except Stuart.

     Stuart knew his answer the day Vladimir spoke to him. It wasn't like he had another choice. The relationship he had now wasn't strong so there was no point going along with it.

     Leon was seated just right opposite him at the back of the car. Vlad was driving while Andres fondled with his phone in the passenger's side.

     The air in the car was filled with tension and it only grew worse as they drove quietly to their destination.

     Stuart didn't like the fact that he was about to leave the island in this kind of situation. He felt like he should at least thank Vlad for the advice and Leon for putting up with his bullshit. Andres also earned a little thanks for taking care of the man that had hit Leon. However, he didn't know how to start the conversation.

     The number of houses were slowly thinning out meaning they were getting close to their destination. This pressed Stuart to speak and he took in a deep breath before saying, "Thank you."

Stuart visibly saw Leon shudder and the Canadian glanced at him. Andres had even stopped fondling with his phone and was staring at his hands.

"Why are you saying zat?" Vlad glanced at him through the front mirror and his eyes taunted Stuart long enough to have him spilling.

"For helping set my priorities straight."

Something flashed in Vlad's eyes but he said nothing before focusing back on the road.

Stuart then glanced at Andres and said, "Thank you Andres for taking care of the kids when I couldn't. I owe you a lot. Especially since you brought the person who hit Leon to justice."

A smile grew on his face and that sent warmth to Stuart's belly.

He smiled back then glanced at Leon just when he said, "What about me?"

Stuart wanted to tell him he was the best man a guy like him could have but refrain and feigned a confused look. "What about you?"

"Arent you going to tell me something?" Leon gave him a puzzled look as he turned fully to him.

"Tell you what? I have nothing to tell you." He scoffed, looking away from him and out the window.

Knowing Leon, Stuart wasn't surprised when the man leaned his shoulders on his then tilted his head back to him. "If you don't want them to hear you could just whisper. Or I can tell them to close their ears."

"Huh?"

"Guys, do you mind giving us some privacy?" Leon asked, not once looking away from him.

Andres snorted. "Yeah right. No, we have somewhere to be and we need to get there. Beside, I doubt it's worth stopping the car for."

"Oh and I really do want to hear what Stuart gets to say." Vlad snickered.

"Oh mind your business." Leon rolled his eyes but a smile worked its way to his lips.

Leon was beautiful.

With that genuine smile on his face it felt like he was glowing. Brighter than Stuart had ever seen him. And the way he looked at him... Stuart wanted to say it. Stuart wanted to say it so bad.

"Leon, I-"

However, Stuart never got to say it because Leon covered his mouth with his and gave him what felt like the last kiss they would ever share.

...

      Standing in front of them were Dave, Ramus, Bonnie and Langdon. They stood right in front of the white line that demarcated the Rainbow Bay and what was beyond the Rainbow bay. Ramus and Langdon each had a briefcase and the four of them turned the minute Vlad pulled up.

     The four men jumped out of the car and Andres stretched as they walked up to the four of them. Andres had only met Bonnie and Langdon before and he immediately smiled at the familiar faces. He had met Bonnie in the hospital and she had been really worried about Leon. Langdon had been the man in charge of the Daddy of month in his section of the estate. They had had little chats and the man was fun to talk with.

"Hey Langdon." He waved at the man but the American seemed to not have heard him and was staring blankly at Stuart. Stuart however, was blatantly avoiding the man's gaze and that made Andres quirk a brow.

"Bonnie." Leon smiled at her.

She returned it then said, "Hey Leon. You look good."

Leon shrugged. "That's a good thing right?"

Bonnie only smiled and one of the two men Andres didn't know stepped forward. He was young, definitely younger than him and he held a brief case to his thigh.

"My name is Ramus Campbee as the most of you know. With me are Dave creed," he pointed at the other brown haired beside him, "Bonnie Seinfeld and Langdon Ross. We are The Gay Project's representatives and we are here to give you your final reward."

Ramus stayed quiet and allowed Dave to pass an envelope to the men. Andres glanced at his then at Vlad who was already reaching into his envelope.

     Bonnie cleared her throat to get the men's attention then read out loud what was in a similar envelope:

Dear Men,

This is what we call our finally reward. After that, the choosing shall begin. To compensate for all the wrongs we have caused you, a check of 1 million will be found in each envelope.

Stuart Jacobi, in your envelope there are job listings and with each company, we have a connection. All you have to do is give us a call.

Andres Maximiliano, in your envelope there is a summary of your latest case. You can resume working right after we drop you back home.

And finally, Leon Holmes. In your envelope is the contract you requested for. We were able to save guard your job but you have a deadline to make by 18th February at 8:00am.

We hope you four enjoy your reward. Working with you had been fun and we hope you have a happy life.

The Gay Project.

     The men quickly opened their envelope but no one said a word. Even when they didn't call Vlad's name he still had a letter in his envelope. They all stayed silent, rereading the letter before Stuart spoke up.

"This is a joke, right?"

"I do not think so. Do you Bonnie?" Langdon's thin lips quirked up into a smirk.

"No. This is actually legit and we have Ramus and Dave as proof." The blondie pointed at the younger men.

"They really gave you one million?" Stuart asked, stepping closer to Dave and the man smiled.

He ran a hand through his short brown hair and answered, "We got two million actually."

"And the project was to be gay. Not daddies." Ramus chirped in. He threw an arm around his friend and continued, "Eight men all forced to be gay. It was a lot tougher since most of us believed we were straight."

"What's that supposed to mean?" Andres asked, snapping him out of his mental happy dance. He was relived and glad he hadn't lost his job because of the two months' hiatus. Now he could kill himself with work if Vlad doesn't want to be with him.

"It means this project, the men selected weren't believed to be straight." Dave explained. "The Gay Project had wanted to use actual gay people but thought it would be more dramatic if the people were rather queer."

"So we did research, we made sure the four of you were at least 80% queer before we snagged your ass over to this island." Ramus grinned widely.

The men remained silent, surprised it hadn't been a random selection. However, something didn't seem right and Leon was first to point it out. "It doesn't make sense."

"What doesn't?" Langdon asked.

"The research. I'm telling you, Stuart cannot have passed that queer test. Trust me, I had to deal with the man for two months."

"Seriously?" Stuart frowned at him but Leon only shrugged.

"Well, we had to watch over all of you for a year," Bonnie said. "Everyone one we wanted for this project had to be somewhat gay. After studying the eight men we initially wanted to bring here, we found that only four were queer enough. It made the job easier because it would be hard to maintain eight angry men. The last project was easy on the gay project because all we did was toss them into an island. This time we were all pretending all the while explaining to the people who weren't already caught up with the plan."

Vlad chuckled. "You all did good job. And I heard from Michael about last project. It would have been hard if we were in zat situation."

"That hard huh?" Andres arched a brow at him and he shrugged.

     Bonnie cleared her throat to get their attention again and they looked back at her. She stepped closer to Langdon and said, "Now it is time for the choosing. If Leon and Stuart, please follow me. Dave and Ramus shall be in charge on the other couple."

     The men separated, Bonnie took Leon and Stuart into the woods on the left where there was a table waiting for them and Dave took Vladimir and Andres to the other table on the right. None of the couples were able to see each other so no couple knew what the other couple picked and be somewhat influenced.

Langdon placed the large stainless briefcase on the table and Bonnie opened it. There were two black square boxes and when Bonnie and Langdon picked each, the men knew what that meant. Their choices were in those boxes.

     They stepped forward and opened the lid. Langdon spoke up. "Please step forward. You can either pick a ring or a passport. If you pick a passport, take a step back. If you pick the ring, walk up to the table. Do you understand?"

Leon and Stuart nodded then stepped forward. They both reached into the box simultaneously and Leon glanced at Stuart before he picked the object he had been sure of for the past two weeks.

They took a step back and both men's heart raced as they turned to see what their subordinate other picked.

Leon picked the ring.

Stuart also picked the ring.

Leon's chest immediately felt lighter and he gasped, air finally filling his lungs.

"You want...us? You want us to stay together?" Leon's voice shook. He tapped his cheeks just to be sure he hadn't just imagined it.

"I know I wasn't the best husband but I want to give us another try. I want to grow a stronger relationship with you, Leon," Stuart said, his voice getting deeper as he walked closer to Leon. He reached out and held the man's hand out. "I'm going to try better Leon."

Leon's breath got caught in his throat as he watched Stuart slid the ring into his ring finger. It looked perfect. He looked perfect. Then the Aussie looked up at him and smiled, his green eyes, looking brighter than normal. If Leon had been happy when Stuart smiled at him during their fake marriage, it wasn't compared to how he felt at the moment.

He couldn't hold it back anymore. Those three words he had been holding back since he got his memories back, he couldn't hold them anymore.

"Stuart, I-"

"I love you, Leon." Leon felt himself melt as the man continued, "I love you more than I let on. I'm not the perfect guy to show how I feel. I only know how to use words so please believe me when I say I really do. And I was wondering if you'll forgive me for acting out on you for the last week we stayed together. I shouldn't have gotten mad at you."

Leon froze. He didn't know how to react. Should he hug him and tell him how much he felt the same or act cool and simply say he felt the same? Leon couldn't remember the first time someone had confessed to him so it felt new to him.

"I... Stuart, I-You don't know how much I've been dying to say it back." He exhaled and said after he had worn his ring on Stuart, "I love you too and a lot. I forgive you... I don't even remember what we were arguing about."

Leon cupped the man's face then broke into a happy grin. "Thank you for loving me." When Stuart smiled, he tilted his head down and kissed the man. This time, knowing there would be more.

     Meanwhile in the other side of the woods.

"Why? Why did you pick that?"

Vlad stared at the passport in his own hands as if he hadn't just picked it.

"Andres-"

"You what?" Andres gapped at him, staring between the red passport and him. "Why?"

"Because I can't be with you." Andres felt himself die a little. "I have so much I need to do back home. I love you but..." he trailed off, hoping Andres understood.

But he didn't. How could he understand that the man he thought loved him wasn't ready to put their love first.

How could he?

"What can I do?" Andres asked, his eyes wide with something mixed with fear. "What should I do to make you stay with me?"

Vlad's eyes watered but they didn't dare fall. The Russian held his breath before looking away at the slightly dense woods. He looked towards the path they had come, hoping he could see something that would make him change his mind.

"I'll wait." The Colombian said suddenly.

Vlad instantly turned to him. "What?"

"I'll wait for you. I can wait for you change your mind. And while you are out there doing what you have to do, I'll be home with the kids and we will wait for you to come back to us."

Vlad balled his hands in a fist, even the passport scrunched in his hands. "Andres, you don't have to-"

"I love you, so I'll wait." The detective's voice was calm as if he had thought it over and it baffled Vlad. Andres took Vlad's hand and slowly slid the ring in as he said, "I want you to remember me so have my ring. If you want to date someone else or you have found someone else, please return this ring to me so I know I should move on because right now, I can't let you go."

"Andres... Andres, I love you." He said with a shaky breath, his tears finally falling free. "I love you so much."

Andres pulled him onto a hug and held him so tight. "I love you too so please, come back to me."

"I will." Vlad said, not even sure if he would, but he had a feeling deep in his gut that maybe, just maybe they would meet again.

Vlad only hoped it was to put a ring on Andres finger.

The men picked their choices for kids and the representatives directed them to where they could find the airport. The men who chose the rings were given their passport and soon all four of them were boarded and prepared to depart.

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No No! This is not the end. If you have read TGP you would know there are two more chapters left.
Sorry it took me so long to update. The people around me were pissing me off and it fucked up my rhythm. But I am back now and hopefully would be able to post the next chapter.

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