Sorry for the loooooooooooong wait, but here yee go

and something nice at the end, possibly leading to something else...*thinks hehe*
the little italic bit at the start is Craig having a daydream/nightmare...
Chapter 23 – Checking In...“What do you mean our room's been cancelled? I double, and even triple checked this before I flew into the country! I want to see a manager now!!” Craig bellowed, he could not believe the hotel had 'accidentally' cancelled his booking, and thus had lost his booking fee......”Craig...Craig...you alright? You look like you've just seen a ghost!” John-Paul laughed as they walked in through the main entrance, John-Paul had noticed Craig stop, and looking as though he was day dreaming, or looking like he was a nightmare. Craig simply nodded and smiled, “Yeah mate, just thinking the worse as always”.
“Hello, and Welcome to Clumber Park Hotel, how may I help you gents today?” the clerk asked, as Craig and John-Paul approached the desk, the hotel looked pretty good, well established, “Hiya, erm...yeah, I...we've got a booking with you?” Craig asked, fiddling round in his back pack for the confirmation number, and his passport, eventually finding it, much to the amusement of John-Paul, “Ahhhh found it! Sorry, packed everything in a rush” Craig said quietly, trying not to blush, “Not to worry Mr Dean, I'll just input your details into our system so we can bring up your booking,” the clerk smiled, tapping away at her keyboard.
Craig was thinking about his 'daydream' he'd had not long before, and was dreading the clerk saying that his booking wasn't there, but it never came, the clerk simply smiled, and said the computers were running a bit slow that day, and there was nothing to worry about, “Ah, here we are, Mr Craig Dean, and a Mr John-Paul McQueen, is that correct?” the clerk asked politely, she was looking through the booking and saw that a double bed had been booked, and she was sure that two men were stood in front of her, “It seems that you've mistakenly booked a double room? Would you like me to change that for you? No charge, it's a simple mistake” the clerk asked looking at Craig, who seemed to be holding back his giggles.
John-Paul looked at Craig, he was trying to work out what he thinking, was he going to say that, “yeah we'll have two singles instead, I don't want to share a bed with him”, John-Paul was almost convinced at this, that was until Craig turned to him, and smiled one of those amazing smiles that assured him other wise.
“No thanks, we're together, and there was no mistake,” Craig said proudly, almost too proudly, and the clerk went a light shade of scarlet, “Oh dear, I'm so sorry Mr Dean, I didn't realise, I just assumed it was a mistake on the system,” the clerk said quickly, feeling quite embarrassed, “It's alright no harm done, can we have some freebies though?” John-Paul chipped in cheekily, complete with a grin to go with it, “Oh of course, since your staying with us for...seven nights?...” the clerk asked, Craig nodded, John-Paul looked on a bit surprised, he didn't realise Craig had booked basically a holiday for them! “We'll throw in a couple of free evening meals, and some drinks too, I'll just add that on so our restaurant knows not to charge” the clerk said once again, tapping on her keyboard, “OK, all sorted, I'll just get your card keys for you, one each do you?” Craig simply nodded again, and John-Paul could feel himself brimming with excitement about the week ahead. The clerk disappeared for a few moments, and then returned with two credit card sized 'things' in her hands, and handed one to each of the boys, “I'll just print off your invoice, would you like your luggage brought up?”, “Yeah that'd be great thanks, these things weigh a tonne though!” Craig laughed lightly, slightly nudging John-Paul in the side, and both having a little giggle, “Here you are Mr Dean, every thing is paid for, and that's for your records, I'll show you up to your room” The clerk walked from behind the desk, and indicated to the boys to follow her, they went up three flights of stairs, and through a few doors, Craig wasn't sure if he would be able to find his way back out if they went any further, just as he finished that thought, they came to an abrupt halt, and Craig went into the back of John-Paul, and nearly causing them both to fall into a heap.
“Steady mate, wouldn't want the clerk to get any ideas, we're not even in the room yet, and I've not 'grabbed' anything yet” John-Paul whispered slowly, they adjusted themselves, and the clerk shown the boys into their room, The Clumber Suite, “Here we are, you'll find your bathroom here, shower, bath, etcetera, your bed is there as you see, your TV is multi channel-ed and there are films available on demand should you feel the need for some romance,” the clerk said nicely, looking to the two boys, who had both gone beat red, yeah romance is what they needed. “Breakfast will be brought to you at 8am each morning, and then the restaurant is open from twelve noon right through to 11pm. And if there's anything you need, give us a ring on the phone on the side, pressing zero will bring you through to the reception desk.” John-Paul and Craig simply nodded once again, taking all this information in, and trying to remember it all. “Oh, and your pre-booked items will be brought up to you within the next two hours, have a nice stay gentleman” the clerk smiled, and the boys said their thanks, and she left, leaving the two lads...on their own, for the first time in nearly three months.
“I'm glad your here John-Paul, you don't believe how much this means to me,” Craig said moving closer to the boy in front of him, placing his hands on John-Paul's hips, and their eyes connecting once again, Craig could see the love, the hidden heartache, the emotions behind his friends eyes, and all he wanted to do was make him better, “Would you push me away?...” Craig asked, already knowing the answer, a tear escaping from his eyes, to which John-Paul responded to, taking his thumb, and gently wiping the tear way, “I'm not going to push you away Craig, I won't do that to you, or to me for that matter” John-Paul snaked his hands round Craig's waist, and placed a gentle kiss on his lips, out of all the kisses they'd shared in the past, this and the one they'd had briefly in the airport was the most intense, but also the most fragile.
Their kiss continued, never gaining more than they could cope with right now, gently they allowed their tongues to penetrate each others mouth, they both bathed in what they'd not had in such a long time, and wanted it to never end, Craig pulled away slowly, and looked a bit sheepish, “Would you deny me what we both want? What we both need? What we haven't been able to do with anyone else?” Craig asked quietly, his eyes burning with love and passion for John-Paul, “No, I won't deny you Craig, I need to feel again, I need to feel you near me” John-Paul whispered, still holding onto Craig, and without either realising it, John-Paul was directing them both to the bed, and he pulled Craig back with him, and they both gently fell onto the bed, Craig on top of John-Paul, slowly kissing, their passion building up, becoming more intense, each wanting more, “I've missed you, I love you so much, I can't be with out you” they both said to each other, at the same time, “John-Paul, love me, make love to me...” Craig asked, scared that he might have pushed things to far, but surprised when John-Paul gently kissed the tip of his nose and simply said “Yes”...
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