"This is amazing." Tom smiled widely as he opened the windows of their bedroom and then stepped onto the balcony. They could overlook a beautiful lake and the soft hills of the Highlands from there, which was really a breathtakingly beautiful view.
"Yes, it's wonderful," Jason agreed and wrapped his arms around Tom from behind, "I think we chose the right place."
"Yeah," Tom smiled and leaned into the embrace. They had just arrived in their little cottage, which was as charming and as cosy as it had looked like in the photos on the internet.
"Do you think we can go for a swim? Or will it be too cold?"
"Hm, I guess we have to try," Jason suggested, "We can always take a hot bath afterwards so we don't get sick. The bathtub looks enticing..." He gently bit Tom's neck.
Tom chuckled and closed his eyes. "That sounds like a great idea, love," he whispered, "We've never taken a bath together..."
"Yes, because you love your flat more than me," Jason mumbled. "I've told you I've got a wonderful bathtub at home."
"Mhm", Tom made and grinned slightly, "I just love you in my flat so much..." He turned around, put his arms around Jason's neck and kissed him lovingly. "This was a great idea, love," he then added, "I think we'll have a wonderful holiday here."
Jason smiled happily – Tom loved to see him look at him so happily – and stroked his back. "Let's see exactly how wonderful it's gonna be and try to get into the water naked."
Tom chuckled. "I love that idea..." He bit his lips. "And no one's gonna see us here, right?"
Jason chuckled. "The sheep, probably."
Tom gently pinched his side. "I think I can live with that. Come on, I wanna give it a try now!" he laughed and was already on his way downstairs and over their veranda to the lake.
"Don't hurt yourself!" Jason came after him.
"I'm not an old man, I can manage," Tom teased and pulled his T-shirt over his head.
"What do you mean you're not an old man, hm?" Jason replied and flung his arms around him when he reached him.
"I didn't mean anything," Tom giggled and wriggled himself free to open his jeans and push his shoes off his feet.
He could feel Jason's eyes on him and felt a pleasant shiver run down his spine. He... he loved it when his boyfriend looked at him like that...
He hesitated a moment, but then he also pushed down his pants and ran towards the lake, into the water – oh...
"Holy shit is this cold!"
Jason laughed heartily, and watching him stumble towards the water buck naked, displaying his gorgeous body, made Tom already feel a bit warmer again.
He watched him dive into the water only to come back to the surface next to him, tiny droplets of cold water running down his face. Jesus, he was gorgeous.
"What?" Jason asked.
"Your gorgeousness is helping me keeping warm."
"You call that water cold?" Jason raised his eyebrows.
"Oh, you smug bastard," Tom replied and splashed water at him, "Admit that you're cold too!"
"No, I'm absolutely not," Jason grinned and grabbed his arm so he could pull him close and whisper in his ear: "Thinking about what I'll do to you in the bathtub helps, my boy" before he let him go and swam on.
Tom laughed breathlessly and swam after him. But Jason was a very good swimmer and all the workout he had done in the last weeks must have made him even faster.
