South Africa, Christmas, presents and fluff

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Joe sighed as he took Caspar's hand in his own; he started playing with his fingers, avoiding his boyfriend's gaze.

'Do you really have to go?'. His voice came out as a whisper, already knowing the answer but still trying to deny it. He felt so pathetic and clingy. Why would he get upset over the fact that Caspar was leaving for South Africa when he was going to join him eleven days later?

'Joe...' the brunette shushed him and gently cupped his face. 'I know it, love, I know it'. He kissed him softly, hoping his boyfriend could feel all the love he was pouring into it.


It had been almost a week since Caspar had left and Joe felt quite lonely. He was finishing packing his things, as he was going to spend the weekend in Brighton and then back in Wiltshire with his family. He was really hoping that it could take his mind off the 'I feel so lonely without Caspar/why am I such a clingy boyfriend/I'm so lame' thing.

He took his bags, locked his house and went outside to get his car; he was actually going to drive due to the big amount of presents he had to take there. He put so much effort in doing them so he was really looking forward to see the reactions.

The ride to Brighton took almost three hours, as London's traffic was quite busy but when he got there he was so excited to see Zoë and Alfie that he forgot the tiredness.

They went to their father's house and they had a little Christmas party; he was about to go to sleep when his phone ringed, showing Caspar's name on the screen. He grinned as he accepted the FaceTime call.

'Hello, sweetie' Caspar spoke softly.

'Hi!' the brunette answered, still grinning because, damn, he was so happy.

'How are you? What are you so happy about?'

'I'm fine! And, oh my god Caspy, guess what? Today I got to drive an Audi R8! I mean, I drove my fucking dream car! Oh my goodness, it was amazing! And guess what Zoë got me? A Sega Master System with a bunch of games! You know, she got me like all the games I had when I was a child and, god, I'm so so so so excited about this!'

Caspar was now giggling at how cute and childish his 24 year-old boyfriend looked. 'I can't wait for you to get my present.'

'And how are you?'

'I'm good, thanks. I'm happy to finally be able to spend some time with my friends and family but I guess I miss you a little too much and I can't wait for you to get there on Wednesday.' the blonde was smiling slightly.

'Oh Caspar, I miss you too. So so so much. I've spent the last week wishing you were here beside me. And, fuck, I'm really looking forward to Wednesday just to hug and kiss you again.'


It was now the 23rd of December. Joe was waiting for his Uber driver to show up and drive him to the airport. Even if he was quite tired as it was 4 a.m., he had a huge grin on his face and he could feel his heart pounding against his chest at the thought of being again with Caspar in a couple of hours.

He got to the airport and went straight into the plane; he relaxed on his seat, rubbing his eyes and yawning quietly. He adjusted himself and fell asleep right after the airplane took off.


As soon as he landed in Cape Town he went to take his luggage and literally ran to the exit. He looked at the crowd, biting his bottom lip, looking for his boyfriend. Caspar saw him first and shouted his name; the brunette turned his head to meet the most beautiful blue eyes he had ever seen and jumped on the taller boy, hugging him tightly and whispering 'I missed you' over and over again. The blonde gently cupped his face, kissing him sweetly, then he took hold of his hand and guided him outside the airport.

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