I'm glad you liked that simile - it just sprung to mind as I was writing, and I could almost see Bodie's tail wagging *g*

I definitely agree that there will be more pangs of envy when Cowley finds out about the lads being together. I did consider adding something, but whatever I tried just felt tacked on to the end. It needed more space for development, a sort of Part 2, and unfortunately I ran out of time!