Third person point of view
Christian walked out of the kitchen and sat beside Oliver. He rested for a while. Oliver put his phone aside and turned to Christian. " We need to pack our bags ". Christian nodded. " We didn't take out your suitcase from the package ". " Right. Let's go then ". They went to the wardrobe and Oliver took out the box. He ripped the tape and took out his suitcase.
They both had only small ones. So they decided to pack both of theirs separately. Oliver sat on the floor. " What kind of clothes are you planning on bringing ? " Christian sat on the stool. " I didn't think of anything. But since it is a beach we can take some loose fit clothes and one or two light color ones. Besides that just pajamas ". Oliver nodded.
Christian stood up and took out some slacks. He took out three of them in different colors. He matched the white one with a light blue short sleeve shirt. The black was fixed with a white loose t-shirt. The last was a beige color and he took a light brown crepe shirt for it. They would drive back on Sunday, so he just picked jeans and a t-shirt.
Oliver noticed his choices and decided to match a little to make it couples clothes. He had white shorts and picked out a dark blue shirt with floral print. He didn't have any shorts in black so he took some loose fitting pants and black and white striped t-shirt. And the most trickiest one was the beige color. He searched but he couldn't find anything of that color.
Christian finished putting night clothes and other necessities. He noticed Oliver huffing while looking for clothes. He saw the pair of clothes in the open suitcase and then glanced at his own. He would be dumb if he didn't notice it. He smiled and walked up to Oliver. " Something wrong ? " Oliver struggled to speak.
" Ah... nothing. I can't seem to remember where I put a t-shirt. I am looking for it ". Christian nodded. " Shall I help ? " " Ah ? " Oliver blinked, not knowing how to answer. Christian acted confused. Oliver gulped and decided to say it. " There should be a lace material t-shirt but I am not able to find it ".
Christian nodded and searched along with Oliver. He found it at the bottom of a pile of t-shirts in the cabinet on the top and took it out. " Is this it ? " It turned out to be a beige color one. Oliver smiled and took it. " Yes. Thanks ". He put it along with some dark brown trousers. He then took out his night wear. Christian took out his swim wear. " Do you have any swim trunks ? "
He asked, going back to his suitcase. " Why ? " " I heard we can go snorkeling nearby there. We can go if you want to ". Oliver shook his head. " I don't have any ". " That's fine then. Let's just buy it there ". Oliver nodded. They finished packing and put the suitcases aside. " We can pack the toiletries tomorrow after using them ". Christian nodded.
They went out and sat on the bed. " What is the plan though ? " Oliver asked, pulling his legs up and sitting cross-legged. " We can start around 10. A little early would be better. Then we will reach there by 1 or 1:30. We can drop our luggage, have lunch and then we are free to do whatever we want ". Oliver nodded.
" Awesome. Are there any snacks at home ? " Christian heard the sentence and his heart skipped a beat. He shook his head. " I haven't brought much recently. If you want we can go and get them ". " Then... can we get some now ? We can take them to eat in the car. And having some there would also be a safe option ".
Christian nodded. " Shall we go now then ? " " Yes ". Oliver got up to take his wallet and put it in his pocket and also his phone. Christian took his phone with him. " Do you want to walk or go by car ? " " Is it nearby ? " " You can say so. It is around 15 minutes if you walk ". Oliver thought about the time he could spend with Christian.
He also didn't know much about the area so he would be happy to explore. " It is fine to walk. Let's go ". Christian nodded and they both walked out. Christian locked the gate and walked to Oliver who was waiting on the side. They both started walking. Oliver looked around curiously. " Do you know any of your neighbors ? "
Christian shook his head. " I am too busy with work and I don't go out unless necessary after coming home. So I don't really know them ". Oliver nodded. He liked the area. A lot of the houses had trees which cast shadows on the pavement and it was beautiful to look at too. Christian could feel the happiness radiating off of Oliver and smiled.
Oliver just followed Christian blindly while enjoying the surroundings. He saw a cat lazily sleeping on the side while basking in the evening sun. He smiled and took out his phone to click a picture. Christian waited for him by his side. Oliver liked the pictures and showed them to Christian. Christian smiled. " Cute ".
Oliver heard it and met eyes with Christian. He knew he was saying it about the cat and felt bittersweet. He smiled and nodded. " Let's go ". They reached the mart. Christian took a cart and pushed it. Oliver wanted to explore and went around all the aisles. Christian let him have fun. When they were at the snack section, Oliver picked a few things he liked.
" What do you want ? " Christian shrugged. " I am not picky ". Oliver thought about it and picked some of which Christian mentioned previously. Christian pushed the cart to the next aisle. " Should we just get travel size toiletries ? It will save the trouble of packing the ones at home and the size will also be small so it will save space. It will be fine if we ever forget them by mistake ".
" Let's do that ". They picked up all the ones they could find in small sizes. " Anything else ? " " No. Let's go ". Christian pushed the cart to the counter. They got them billed and Christian filled the bag. He was about to ask about payment but Oliver was already doing it. He didn't say anything and picked up the bags.
Oliver finished paying and took a bag from Christian. " Let's go ". The sun was at the horizon by the time they walked out. They both walked back home. Oliver looked at a couple who walked while holding hands and felt a bit envious when he looked down at his empty hand. They both held the bags with their hands which were on the outside.
Oliver's eyes drifted to Christian's hand which was hanging right beside his. He looked up at Christian and then looked ahead. Christian noticed Oliver looking down every few seconds. He did not know what was wrong. He frowned and followed Oliver's eyes and he seemed to be looking at his hand.
Was there something wrong with it ? He wanted to lift it up and see but Oliver would know that he saw him looking at it. He let out a breath. A couple walked past them and Christian finally understood. Oliver's eyes followed their hands. He chuckled silently and stopped walking. Oliver also stopped walking.
He looked up at Christian and saw his smile. He blinked. Christian offered his hand. " Want to hold hands ? " Oliver realized he might've stared too much and got caught. He shook his head in a hurry. " No. I... it is not like that. Just... uhh... " He blushed in shame and lowered his head. He felt frustrated and huffed with red ears.
Christian smiled, moving closer and directly took Oliver's hand in his. He gave it a light squeeze and rubbed with his thumb lightly. " You can just say it if there is something you want. I am your husband Oliver. And there is no need to think so much when you are with me ". Oliver looked at Christian with pursed lips. Christian just smiled at him softly.
Oliver nodded and held Christian's hand back. Christian smiled. " Let's go now ". Oliver looked down at their hands and his heart thumped harder. Christian was right. He smiled and his steps were lighter like he was walking on clouds. He even swung their hands as they walked. Christian noticed his satisfied smile and felt happy too.
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