He leaned in to press a kiss to Alex’s temple, pausing there long enough to whisper, “It’s a secret.”  Though Andreas wondered what his master would’ve thought of him gifting his real surname to this little dove he was rescuing. It was probably another stupid move.  There was no certainty that he would be able to trust Alex forever with the information he’d end up gathering.  If something went wrong between them, what then?  It was just as risky if someone after him caught Alex instead.  This beautiful little bird would sing in an instant; he wasn’t some hardened criminal.<br/><br/>But it was a choice he’d made, and Andreas was going to stick with it.  As much as he didn’t like it, Alex had somehow become important, and so there was no going back.<br/><br/>His phone chimed.  It was exactly what he needed to hear concerning some of those arrangements.  He sent another text with the final information.<br/><br/>“We leave tomorrow morning, then,” he said with a smile.  “An acquaintance of mine will meet us when we land to give us your new documents.”  Andreas tucked his phone away and finished his wine.  “That’s exciting, isn’t it?  It’ll be official.  Then we can enjoy our little vacation in Hawaii until we’re sick of it.  Then… well, we’ll go wherever we want.”