"Now if he was only like that in bed," he thought to himself on the way back to the swamp.

Well worth being awake at this time (about 0430). Love that line.

Have you written other fiction before? It flows pretty well, especially for a first effort. Two points, though--"leech" and "okay". Other than that, I don't see many, if any, problems. (And I'm picky about that kind of thing.) Keep writing =)