Please, Don't hide yourself from me.

Chapter 3

The night before ended with some much-needed pampering and conversation. After they got out of the tub, Alan towel-dried Gaipa and laid him gently on the bed before walking around the room, dimming the lights and lighting candles.

He pulled some massage oil from the bedside nightstand, squeezed a little into the palms of his hands, and rubbed them together to warm them before he sat on his knees, hovering over   Gaipa, then began to gently massage Gaipa's back & shoulders.

Gaipa laid still on his stomach basking in the feeling of Alan's hands working out some of the tension that had built up over the last few days an almost sinful sound would escape his throat when Alan hit a particularly sore spot on his shoulder a smirk slowly forming on his lips as he felt Alan's manhood twich against his lower back taking a little joy in the fact that he was the cause of it.

Alan's hands began to shake as they worked their way from Gaipa's shoulders to the middle of his back he was having a hard time keeping control of the lust that is building up with every moan and sigh Gaipa made, he massaged Gaipa's back for a little longer before having to excuse himself heading to the bathroom relieve himself of the hardness throbbing between his legs when he was finished he returned to find Gaipa fast asleep.

Alan woke up first, detangling from Gaipa to go to the bathroom before he started packing for their trip. He made sure to pack all of Gaipa's favorite clothes and everything else they might need.

While Alan was making breakfast and snacks for their trip, he decided to double-check, making sure everything was perfect. He checked the reservation for the hotel he was really pleased when he saw that they offered a virtual tour of the rooms, which helped in his decision.

Alan wants Gaipa to relax on this trip since he has been working so hard since his mother passed Alan feels he deserves to be pampered; what sold him on the room he had chosen was how big the bathroom was the bed was nice and would be put to good use later on but he knows Gaipa likes to take long baths to help him relax and this tub came with a built in laying area as well as a place to put a rolled up towel for a makseshift pillow.

Alan pulled out all the stops for their trip, especially since tomorrow is their sixth-month anniversary, and he plans to show Gaipa just how he means to him. After placing everything on the table, he takes a fresh cup of coffee and walks up the stairs to their bedroom to wake up Gaipa.

He places the cup on the bedside table and slowly sits on the edge of the bed his heart swells as he watches Gaipa sleep and before he even realizes what he is doing he leans over giving Gaipa a soft peck on lips only to find himself more tangled in the sheets as Gaipa snaked his arms around Alans neck pulling him closer deepening the kiss enough to tease before slowly pulling away looking up at Alan with messy hair and a soft smile.

"Good morning," he said, his lips grazing Alan's. "Good morning, darling, it is time to get up, or we are going to be late," Alan said as he gave him one last peck on the lips before getting off the bed, heading back downstairs.

Gaipa groans as he streches out on the bed one last time his body still feeling the effects from last nights massage before getting up and heading to the bathroom to take a quick shower and brush his teeth, he walked out towel drying his hair to find a set of clothes laid out for him " Alan always thinks of everything" he said as slipped the shirt on along with his boxers & shorts.

Once he was fully dressed, he walked over to the bedside, picking up his coffee, only to find it had gone cold. As he left the room, heading to the kitchen, he spotted Alan standing at the counter, cutting and placing some fruit on a plate. Gaipa slowly walked up behind him, wrapping his arms around Alan's waist.

"Everything is all packed and ready so we can leave after breakfast," Alan said as he turned around to face Gaipa, planting a soft peck before walking over to put the food on the table, then pulling out one of the chairs for him to sit down before walking to his chair and taking a seat.

They ate in comfortable silence. Alan was going through a mental checklist

He had made sure to fill up on gas, packed snacks since the trip was going to be long, they had already made the playlist for the ride, all that was left to do was the dishes and get going.

After they washed the dishes together they did one last walk around the house to make sure they weren't forgetting anything and when they were positive they had packed everything they were going to need they headed to the car they had agreed early on that Alan was going to the drive the first half of the ride which meant that Gaipa was going to be in control of the music.

The ride was smooth, and the traffic wasn't as bad as Alan initially thought it was going to be, which meant that if they were lucky, they might arrive earlier than expected. " I am so excited! I have been wanting to go on a trip with you, I just didn't know how to gather the courage to ask, thinking that maybe it was too early since we were only dating for three months when I first thought about it." Gaipa said, breaking the comfortable silence

" Gaipa, to be honest, I wouldn't have minded how early in our relationship we were in if you were to have asked, I would have done anything to make it happen," Alan said, his eyes focused on the road but occasionally stealing glances.

A little while later, Gaipa leaned his head against the window, his eyes almost closed as the ride was luring him into taking a nap. Alan couldn't help but think about how adorable his boyfriend looked as he turned down the music so that he could sleep peacefully.