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Diego rolled and patted the space in the bed next to him.

Friedrich wasn't there.

Diego jumped up in alarm. Did I have another crazy realistic dream last night? His feeling of dread was mercifully short-lived when he saw a handwritten note laying on the bedside table. Diego reached out and picked it up.

Hey Stud,

I had to leave early to get ready for my interview, but you looked peaceful and I figured you needed the rest so I didn't want to wake you. I've left some pancake mix and juice downstairs so you and Melanie can have breakfast together.

My interview is at noon on WBS if you want to watch it :)

I'll see you later.

All my love,

Freddy xx

A smile spread across Diego's muzzle and his tail thumped against the bed. He checked the clock; it was nine am. Diego climbed out of bed, stretched and searched for some clothes. Most of his were still dirty apart from one last wifebeater, a pair of cargo shorts and his hoodie, so he piled the rest of his clothes into the laundry basket. "Sorry Freddy," Diego sighed jokingly as he retrieved a pair of the Alsatian's underwear from his drawer; light blue pair of Wolf & Coyote briefs. Damn, I'll have to get me some of these too. He always wears such silky pairs Diego thought as he slipped them up his legs. He finished dressing and made his way to the bathroom. His detox pills were sitting out on the side. I promised, so I'll deliver. Diego took the recommended amount for that day and walked down to the kitchen. Melanie was already up and pouring herself a glass of orange juice. "Good morning Daddy Diego, Dad said once I've finished my homework we can watch My Fair Lady together," she explained as her tail wagged. "Rad, although I don't know the words to that one," Diego replied, retrieving the pancake mix from the fridge. "It's okay, I'll teach you so you can remember them in no time," Melanie beamed. "Oh, great," Diego replied, forcing a smile onto his muzzle.

The pair spent the next ten minutes making the pancakes before Diego put all the dirty plates into the dishwasher and wiped the counters. "I just need to grab something from the car, and then let's go watch the movie," Diego announced. Melanie made her way to the living room to grab the DVD while Diego walked out to the Mercedes. His suitcase was still sitting on the back seat and he hauled it indoors. "Are you going somewhere Daddy Diego?" Melanie called from the living room. "I'm staying right here," Diego replied, wagging his tail. "Good, now I can teach you to sing along again," Melanie said triumphantly. "No, wait Daddy Diego!" After Diego pretended to run away and Melanie caught him, they sat down to watch the movie laughing and thumping their tails against the sofa. Diego had never contemplated that he would become a father one day and originally, the thought of having cubs had never appealed to him, but now Diego was appreciating how parenting was just as much fun as it could be difficult.

Once the movie came to an end, Diego switched the TV to the WBS news channel. "The Uganda bill has been subject to much debate in the Congress. The current administration in Uganda has been caught up in controversy regarding numerous allegations of human rights abuses and international debate has taken place over the appropriate course of action," a Racoon newsreader in a suit explained. "Opponents of the bill to sanction Uganda regard the current administration as a triumph of social equality, those working against the administration are right-wing terrorists and that sanctions will hurt ordinary citizens of the country. Supporters of the bill have accused the Ugandan government of bringing violence, corruption and misery to the country and claimed opponents of the bill in Congress are selectively supporting hard-line regimes while condemning others. Voting in favour of applying sanctions narrowly passed last night. To debate the outcome with have Representative Friedrich Van Holling of California's fifty fourth district who voted for applying sanctions, Representative Judy Tremaine of Minnesota's ninth district," both Friedrich and a brown Hound with a greying muzzle appeared on screens near the newsreaders desk. "And joining me in the studio we have historian and foreign affairs journalist for the Daily Review Stanley Ericson." The image cut to a black Puma sitting opposite the Racoon's desk.

The Racoon turned to the Hound. "Judy Tremaine, you have supported the current administration in Uganda and opposed any form of intervention, but those supporting the bill have said the government there is guilty of multiple human rights violations. What would you say to that?" "We as a nation have a habit of intervening too much in what goes on in the rest of the world," Tremaine replied. "As for Uganda, they have a democratically government which has instilled an extensive array of social reforms, species equality, economic redistribution that has proven effective and set an example of social justice which puts many Western states to shame. I think in the case of the vote it was many representatives saying they are not happy with the current policies of their government and want to put in place a government in a developing nation that fits their worldview better." The Racoon nodded and turned to Friedrich's screen. Diego once again couldn't help but again appreciate how handsome his boyfriend looked on television. "Friedrich, is this a case of you meddling in another nation's affairs and trying to shape a government which reflects your narrative?" Diego found himself leaning closer to the television, anticipating his boyfriend's speech. "As my congressional colleagues know, I am not one to go blindly intervening in another nation's affairs without good reason. However, in the case of Uganda we've had peaceful protests against the regime violently beaten by government sponsored activists, opposition leaders deemed guilty of wrong-think arrested, government employees who question policies placed in prison and widespread corruption. My congressional colleague talks about social equality, but their government has refused to repeal a bill that deems homosexuality illegal. I find it concerning that major corporations are willing to negate the issues of human rights by asking us to vote no to sanctions, and that we have members of congress accusing our closest allies of human rights violations, incidentally nations which guarantee rights to women and gays, while championing the current regime in Uganda as an example of social equality." The newsreader nodded again before turning to the Cougar for his opinion.

The debate went back and forth for the next ten minutes. "The US has a history of influencing elections or governments in other nations, whether that is overtly or through secretive means, what we are seeing in this case is yet another example," Tremaine continued. "What I saw during the vote was a case of selective outrage and selective values," Friedrich countered. "My congressional colleague talks about US interference, and I may be on the same page as her on certain cases in recent history when it came to foreign involvement having served in some of those wars myself, yet she has also publicly scorned two close allies of the US over their politics. She called for the US not to form an economic partnership with our most important ally in Europe to set an example after they voted a certain way in a plebiscite she didn't like, and at a street rally in DC the other day she called for tough sanctions and military interference to be applied to another ally in the Middle East, despite the fact that nation has a far higher standard of human rights legislation on LGBT and gender issues than any other in the region." "Okay, thank you to you both, and I'll ask Stanley now for his analysis of the vote," the Racoon cut in. "Dad is really good at speaking," Melanie mused. "He is, he's amazing" Diego replied. "Though his singing isn't as good as Eliza's from My Fair Lady, I've heard him sing in the shower before. I love him but his singing sucks." Melanie looked bemused for a moment before she burst out laughing. "I once heard him sing in the kitchen, I had to cover my ears," she giggled.

The pair were still laughing when Friedrich's Dodge appeared on the driveway. "Hey guys," Friedrich called as he walked through the front door and hung his suit jacket up. "What's funny?" "Oh, nothing," Diego replied, trying to put on an innocent face. "Hmm, I suspect you two have been up to something, but I won't press further," Friedrich replied, raising an eyebrow while struggling to keep a smile off his muzzle. "You were awesome in the debate though babe," Diego said, jumping to his hind-paws and giving Friedrich a kiss on the muzzle. "And did the town hall go well?" "Heh, I tried. I like to be diplomatic, but Judy Tremaine is someone I find... trying sometimes," Friedrich replied as he hugged both Diego and Melanie. "I'm sure they put us together knowing we would make juicy television. The town hall also went marvellously, everyone seemed relieved that I was still not in favour of the Humboldt scheme and they didn't start throwing things, so I consider that a success." "Diego and I watched My Fair Lady," Melanie explained. "Oh I love that one," Friedrich replied. "That was my favourite as a cub, now I hate to sound like Grandpa but they don't make them like they used to. Anyway, I'm off to get changed and Melanie are you ready to go to Juliette's house?" Diego went upstairs followed by Melanie who skipped after him announcing that she had to put on a sequined top to wear to Juliette's since Juliette owned exactly the same top. Friedrich appeared a moment later having shed his suit and was now dressed in jeans and a grey polo shirt. "I thought girls found it awkward when they wore the same outfits," Diego shrugged. "They share the same birthday so they pretend to be twins," Friedrich explained with a withering smile as Melanie reappeared. "I'm ready Dad!" the cub called, having changed her shirt. "Okay Melanie, let's roll," Friedrich replied. "See you in a bit stud," the Alsatian whispered into Diego's ear, giving him another hug and a kiss on the muzzle, followed by subtly pressing his crotch into Diego's leg. "See ya babe," Diego whispered back before giving Friedrich a kiss and a nuzzle. "Ew, Dad," Melanie sighed as she hurried by. Friedrich grinned and followed his daughter out to the car.

Diego waved from the window as Friedrich's Dodge pulled off the driveway. I know what I'm gonna do now. He sprinted to the kitchen and opened the fridge. Since Friedrich kept the fridge well stocked the ingredients he needed were all there. "Okay, let's do this without burning anything," Diego chuckled. He carried his laptop to the kitchen and brought up his playlist. He scrolled through the tracks of various genres before selecting Don't Dream It's Over and then bringing up the online recipe for spaghetti carbonara he had saved. Diego sang along as he heated the frying pan and began chopping up the pieces of bacon. Hey now, hey now Don't dream it's over. Diego suddenly felt overcome by how forgiving and caring Friedrich had been, his tail wagged from side to side, thumping into a couple of the kitchen units. As he left the bacon to fry he pulled a bottle of white wine from the rack and placed it in a bottle cooler. Some candles will look good. Diego set out the table before going back to keep an eye on the range.

An hour later, Diego was lighting the candles as Friedrich walked in through the front door. "Damn," he said with a smile. "This looks amazing Diego." "It turned out well, and I managed to put out the fire in the kitchen," Diego chuckled. "Sorry dude, the look of shock on your face as I said that, do you not trust me?" he added with a grin as Friedrich looked taken aback. "You are what my mother would call a little imp," Friedrich said with a smile, having regained his composure. The pair sat at the table and Friedrich picked up his glass of wine while Diego began serving the spaghetti. "This is perfect Diego," the Alsatian remarked, taking a sip of wine before leaning in closer. "I did clean out the hot tub yesterday evening, while I was trying to calm down, so we can use it after dinner." "Rad, I like the sound of this," Diego grinned. "Mmm, this was an excellent choice of wine Diego," Friedrich replied, taking a sip from his glass. Diego grinned, declining to mention he had selected it at random, but another thought suddenly came to mind. "Did you ever finish Esmeralda of The Rock?" he asked. Friedrich looked surprised. "I did, what made you think of that?" "I saw a TV adaptation," Diego explained. "It made me want to know how it ended." Friedrich ate a mouthful of spaghetti before dabbing at his muzzle with a napkin. "Esmerelda ran off from her husband's estate, his name was Josiah, and re-joined the local gang of thieves she had been running around with. They went to rob a house belonging to a magistrate, where incidentally Josiah was spending the night. He had been trying to persuade the magistrate not to punish Esmerelda. They see her, but she runs off to the rock, wanting to jump into the sea thinking she'll hang. However, Josiah finds and stops her. He states that while she was foolish to join a criminal gang, he forgives her." Diego nodded as he ate and listened to what Friedrich was saying.

Diego kept contemplating the story until they finished their spaghetti. "Sometimes I even impress myself," he joked, resisting the urge to lick his plate clean. "You should give yourself more credit, that was quite delicious," Friedrich replied as he polished his off and poured them both the last of the wine. "Dang, ah well we'll get another bottle, oh and leave the plates for now. We'll clean them up later." Diego quaffed the last of his wine while Friedrich pulled another bottle from the rack. "A Pinot Grigio, that seems appropriate having had an Italian meal," Friedrich chuckled as he popped the cork before grabbing the cooler and beckoning Diego to follow. "Bring our glasses please." Diego could feel his tail wagging as he picked up their wine glasses and followed Friedrich through the kitchen and out the back door. "Melanie talked me into allowing her to sleep over at Juliette's," Friedrich explained. "Usually I would prefer her being with me after my job had diverted my attention away from my family, but I felt like spending some quality time with my Wolfdog." The pair stepped out onto the deck and Friedrich set the wine next to the hot tub and turned the jets on. "Damn, I left my swimwear upstairs," Diego sighed. "Heh, don't worry, so did I," Friedrich chuckled as he stripped down to a pair of white Calvin Klein briefs, no doubt from the same pack as the blue pair Diego had appropriated. The Alsatian climbed into the bubbling water and gestured for Diego to follow him. Diego undressed to the Wolf & Coyote briefs, hoping Friedrich wouldn't mind that he was wearing another pair of the Alsatian's underwear. Friedrich didn't seem to care, indeed Diego thought the Alsatian looked rather pleased. "I'll wash them, I promise," Diego said, laughing nervously as he stepped into the water. "Heh, you're giving them a soaking anyway," Friedrich replied. Diego sat down beside his boyfriend, allowing Friedrich to place an arm around him.

The pair reclined and gazed down the back yard. A couple of birds were singing nearby and a wind chime tinkled as a soft breeze blew from up the valley. The lights of San Amador glowed in the distance and the dark expanse of the ocean sparkled beyond. Further out, the outline of a large freighter could be seen as it moved along the water, heading for a port further down the coast. "I appreciated this view more at night when I first moved here," Friedrich explained. "Partly because I often got home late after doing town hall meetings and various commitments, but also because it gave me the feeling of looking down from the heavens." "I can see why," Diego mused as Friedrich gave him a kiss and gently licked the end of his muzzle. He took a sip of wine and shuffled over, allowing Friedrich to nuzzle him. "You know dude, I think you get drunk quicker in a hot tub." Diego chuckled, finishing the rest of his wine and wiping his muzzle. "I think you're right," Friedrich replied as he stood to refill their glasses. Diego couldn't help but gaze at his boyfriend's rump. The white material of Friedrich's briefs had turned translucent thanks to the water, and he could see the texture of the black and tan fur on Friedrich's butt and the obvious dark patch where his tail hole was. Friedrich smiled and raised his tail for Diego to get a better view. "Look, don't touch. You'll get your chance in a minute," Friedrich grinned as he handed Diego his glass back. The wine glass felt refreshingly cool against Diego's paw-pads and he swirled it before taking another sip. He smiled as he admired the incredibly toned body of his boyfriend. I want him, with no other interruptions in my life. The night air was cooling down and steam was steadily rising from the bubbling water in the hot tub. Diego reclined back into Friedrich's arm, but the peace was interrupted as he became aware of a faint buzzing sound. Diego cocked his head, set his glass down and climbed out of the hot tub. "Is something wrong Diego?" Friedrich called as Diego fished his phone out of his jeans pocket. He glanced down at the screen and saw Melody's number. "Nah, nothing of importance," Diego replied as he cancelled the call.

Diego stuffed his phone into the jeans pocket and climbed back into the hot tub. As he lifted his leg over the side he heard a playful growl and felt Friedrich's fangs lightly nip against his rump. "Did you just bite my ass?" Diego asked. "Whatever happened to look, don't touch." "My hot tub, my rules," Friedrich grinned. "We'll see about that dude," Diego replied, reaching over for Friedrich's sheath. Even through the water and the wet fabric of Friedrich's briefs, the feeling of the Alsatian's protruding cock was unmistakable. Friedrich huffed as Diego tweaked one of the Alsatian's nipples before sliding his other paw down the front of Friedrich's briefs and gripping his sheath. "Okay, I think I can guess what's about to happen," the Alsatian said through gritted teeth. "You bet you can dude," Diego growled, as he kissed Friedrich while continuing to grip both the Alsatian's nipple in one paw and sheath in the other. Diego closed his eyes and slid his tongue into Friedrich's muzzle as he kept playing with the Alsatian's nipple. He then placed both paws over the growing bulge in Friedrich's underwear and kneaded his balls. "Damn, all that time away has made me really pent up," Friedrich groaned. Before Diego could reply Friedrich let out a domineering growl, pinned him against the side of the hot tub and positioned himself right in front of Diego. "You aren't hard yet?" Friedrich growled into Diego's face. "Well let me change that." Diego moaned as Friedrich began aggressively thrusting and grinding the sizable bulge in his briefs against Diego's bulge which grew bigger as a few inches of cock began to poke out of the sheath. Diego closed his eyes and felt Friedrich's paws clamp over his shoulders as the Alsatian kept growling and grinding. He could feel his cock protrude even further, causing his briefs to stretch out. "Enjoying that huh?" Friedrich growled into Diego's ear. "Fuck yeah," Diego replied, thrusting upwards so their dicks began to rub through the fabric of each other's underwear. "Hnnng, I feel like getting off at any moment." "Well, in that case," Friedrich grinned, standing up and giving both of Diego's nipples a tweak before kissing him.

Diego watched as Friedrich climbed out of the hot tub and ran to the summer house which stood next door. "Keep that dick hard," Friedrich called as he disappeared inside the summer house before remerging a second later. "I thought we had some spare towels in here, oh and some of this." Diego felt his tail thrash in the water as Friedrich held up a bottle of Gun Oil_with enough lube inside for a round of sex. Diego didn't need to stimulate his cock, he felt it grow even harder at the sight of the lube. "I'd suggest going upstairs, but I don't want to waste time drying off. The garden is shielded enough from the neighbours, and these towels are thick enough to provide a good wrestling mat," Friedrich explained as he placed the towels on the deck. "Plus, if a news helicopter happens to fly overhead I'll release a statement saying _so what, I have sex like everyone else, and if you film some of my fellow representatives at home I'm sure you'll catch them doing much worse," the Alsatian added with a chuckle. Diego didn't need any encouragement. He jumped from the hot tub and dropped on all fours. He and Friedrich would often wrestle before sex to determine who would go on top. Whoever pinned the other down for ten seconds got to do the breeding. Friedrich had usually won these matches at the start, but in the last few weeks Diego had mastered his technique resulting in his boyfriend being on the receiving end of a knot up his tail hole more often. "Damn," Friedrich growled. Diego glanced down to see the form fitting material of his Wolf & Coyote briefs had become even tighter when wet, showing off the outline of his sheath and cock which had now fully emerged. "I bet you're looking forward to getting that in your hole dude?" Diego teased. "Don't be so sure, I have a feeling you may be getting bred tonight," Friedrich grinned. "Yeah, well..." Diego began, but before he could finish Friedrich lunged at him with a growl.

The two canines rolled around on the deck, grappling at each other. Diego accidentally kicked over the empty wine bottle and sent it rolling onto the grass. "No, fair," he panted in-between growls, although the heavy, masculine scent of his mate's damp fur filling his nostrils caused his annoyance to quickly vanish. Friedrich hooked his arms around Diego's chest and tried to press him face down onto the deck. "Get ready for your fucking stud, I'm counting down now," Friedrich growled, reaching around with both arms to give Diego's nipples a squeeze. However, Diego had anticipated his boyfriend's move. As soon as Friedrich's arms loosened to reach around, Diego wriggled free, allowing his still wet body to slide out from underneath his boyfriend's grip. "What the," Friedrich began, but Diego grabbed the Alsatian's arm and flipped Friedrich onto his back. Not wanting to miss his chance, Diego scrambled on top of Friedrich so he was straddling his mate's chest with his hind-paws pinning down Friedrich's arms and his ass almost touching the Alsatian's muzzle. "I'm wetter than you having stayed in the hot tub for longer," Diego panted as the muscular Alsatian squirmed underneath him. "Though I'm not as wet as you'll be soon." "Gah, that is probably the worst joke I've heard you make," Friedrich growled as he tried to struggle free. "Sorry dude, did you say something?" Diego replied as he parked his briefs clad rump on Friedrich's face. "Eight, nine, ten. I win!" Diego announced as he gyrated his ass over Friedrich's muzzle. The Alsatian continued to thrash about before dejectedly laying still. "Fine!" Friedrich's muffled voice conceded. Diego grinned and shuffled forward so Friedrich could breath. "First though, I wanna do this," Diego announced before reaching down and slipping Friedrich's fully erect cock from the side of his briefs. He placed his mouth over the tip and began sucking, working his muzzle up and down. A steady stream of pre-cum was already leaking from Friedrich's dick and Diego licked it up. He was aware of Friedrich slipping his dick from his briefs, before the Alsatian's rough and wet tongue began to lap at his balls. Diego stopped sucking for a moment and groaned as felt Friedrich swallow the full length of his shaft. "Gah, dude I wanna save my load," Diego gasped as he felt Friedrich release his cock. He reached down and slid Friedrich's briefs off and felt his underwear descend as Friedrich tugged them down his hind paws. "I guess I'd better get ready for, uhh!" Friedrich moaned. Diego had other ideas first; he pressed his snoot in-between Friedrich's rump cheeks which had become stretched out and sniffed at the dark circle of his tail hole, savouring the hot, masculine scent. He began lapping at the hole as Friedrich squirmed underneath him. "Careful stud, let me save my load too. Ah fuck it," Diego heard Friedrich say before he felt the Alsatian's muzzle bury itself into his ass. Diego kept licking as his mate's tongue met his tail hole and began making out with it. "Good boy, eat it," Diego teased. "Watch your mouth stud, next time I'm making sure you get the good fucking you deserve," Friedrich growled, pulling his muzzle out from Diego's rump. "Whatever man, it's your turn tonight," Diego replied. "Better get that hole ready." Diego climbed off Friedrich who huffed theatrically before reaching over to grab the lube, although Diego was sure his boyfriend was trying not to smile.

Diego wagged his tail as Friedrich handed him the lube and he immediately began to slick his cock up which was throbbing with anticipation. Friedrich squeezed a dollop onto his paw and applied it to his tail hole. "Okay stud," Friedrich sighed in a faux-weary tone. Diego waited until Friedrich was in a comfortable position on all fours on the towels, before gripping his mate around the waist. "Here we go," Diego muttered as he eased his cock into Friedrich's tail hole, sliding in as far as he would go. The Alsatian grunted but didn't seem in any discomfort, so Diego pulled back out and re-entered. He settled into a steady rhythm, pounding deeper and deeper, trying to hit Friedrich's g-spot. Friedrich let out a gasp and a surprisingly high-pitched moan for a big canine, telling Diego he had hit his target. The night air was soon filled with the deep grunts and groans from the two muscular canines as Diego kept pounding away at Friedrich's butt. Diego's knot was swelling and he bit down on Friedrich's neck fluff as he kept thrusting. Their balls were almost touching and Friedrich kept letting out deep, guttural grunts as Diego poked against his prostate. Diego's knot was now bulging, he raised his head and howled as he knotted Friedrich, lifted his leg over and feeling his cock rotate inside his mate. Friedrich gasped as he shot out his load of cum, which had clearly being lying dormant but eager to get out due to the enormous load that spurted like a fire-hose from his cock.

The pair collapsed onto the towels, tied, covered in each other's cum and panting heavily. "That, was, fucking awesome," Diego panted. "I really needed that." "Me too stud," Friedrich replied. "For a big guy you're a pretty good bitch," Diego teased. "Yeah, don't get too used to that," Friedrich said dryly. "I could use a shower though." Diego was used to getting into the shower tied with Friedrich, and the pair untangled their arms and hind-paws and stood up. "I'll just grab our towels and undies," Diego explained, reaching down to pick them up. "No, wait," Friedrich began, before they fell back down in a heap. "Let's wait until we are untied." the Alsatian sighed. Diego shuffled into a more comfortable position and snuggled up to his boyfriend, breathing in the erotic scent of damp musk and cum from Friedrich's fur. After a few blissful minutes, Diego's knot went down and they were free. Diego smiled as Friedrich pulled him into a hug and they shared a long, passionate kiss, caressing each other's tongues. "I'm so glad you're back babe," Diego whispered as they broke off. "Me too," Friedrich agreed, before letting out a yawn. "Excuse me, I elect we go to bed and snuggle." "Sounds good to me," Diego said, picking up the wine bottle and glasses while Friedrich gathered up their towels and briefs.

They made their way upstairs where Friedrich turned the shower on and beckoned Diego inside. Diego allowed the warm water to rush over him before Friedrich grabbed a bar of soap and used it to cleanse the cum from their matted fur. As soon as they felt clean, Friedrich shut the water off and they shook themselves dry. "Let's get warm," he said as Diego followed him under the covers. "Snuggling is underrated," Diego yawned as he wrapped his arms around Friedrich and shuffled close to his boyfriend. "I feel so happy to have you home babe." "I'm glad to be back with you, and it makes me happy that you call this your home too," Friedrich replied. "In the last few days, this place has felt more like home than anywhere else," Diego admitted. He kissed Friedrich on the muzzle and was rewarded with a kiss and a gentle lick in return. "I look forward to waking up beside you, I don't have any meetings scheduled until tomorrow afternoon, and then I'm to attend the grand opening of a new nature reserve. I want you to come too if you like, I figured it's time you should make public appearances with me. You are as much a part of my life than any of my blood relatives," Friedrich said with a smile. "Thanks babe, I'd like to come," Diego whispered. Friedrich smiled one last time before he drifted off to sleep. Diego didn't fall asleep instantly, instead he glanced out of the window, through the gap in the curtains to the view of the ocean in the distance and the moonlight which was making the water sparkle. He turned back to Friedrich who was sleeping peacefully. Diego smiled contently as sleep came to him.

It was nice to be home.