Ice-Make: Software

Colorado Cabin

Inspired by this Colorado retreat ... only $27 million! - http://goo.gl/uF64rC

Gratsu Week Day 4: Lost / found

----

Natsu was not joking about going to Colorado.

Gray met him for lunch on Monday. Natsu talked about his trip and explained that he had bought the gift as soon as he arrived, hoping it could be shipped and arrive at Dragon Enterprise by Friday. He sounded calm and in control once again.

However, whenever Natsu called Gray after work, he was an awkward mess over the phone, babbling and falling into long stretches of silence. Gray never knew what to expect with this man.

Most of the work week went just like normal. They shared lunch again on Friday, and Natsu told him to wait around after work. They would leave right away. Gray protested, he had not packed anything, and his ski gear was in a storage shed. Natsu brushed it all off.

"I'll buy whatever you need when we get there."

Gray was struck into silence once again at the money this man tossed around like it was nothing.

After work, Natsu came to the cubicle farm to fetch him. They went to a limo waiting outside. Freed was there to open the door for Natsu and wish him and Gray a fun trip. Natsu was silent and kept his face turned away through the entire ride.

"Are you okay?" Gray asked. Natsu looked rather pale.

"Sorry. I'm no good with driving," he muttered, and Natsu gulped down a shot of acid from his stomach. "Once we're in the air, I'm fine, but cars ... no good. Ugh!"

Gray debated if this would be proper, but finally he slid across the limo to sit beside Natsu. He rubbed his back, and Natsu leaned into him, letting his sickness finally show on his face. Gray smiled, feeling the warmth of the breaths Natsu panted out as he held onto his stomach and struggled not to throw up.

At last, they arrived at the airport. There was a bright blue private jet—of course there was!—and they took off as soon as they had clearance to fly. Natsu definitely looked better in the air than he had in the limo. He opened a bottle of wine, and they both shared a glass as the jet flew smoothly across the country. As time passed in awkward stretches of silence, Natsu pulled out his phone to scroll through messages, and Gray pulled up an ebook he had been reading.

Gray reached the end of a chapter and set his phone down. "Natsu?"

The CEO looked up with a curious hum.

"When we get there, where ... um ... w-where will I sleep?"

Natsu looked confused, then blushed as he realized what must be going through Gray's head. "Wherever you want. The cabin has six bedrooms."

Gray jolted. Six! What sort of cabin was this?

"I swear, I didn't ask you to come with me for ... for that! I want to have a nice weekend together, not sleep with you. That's not my intention."

"That's good to know," he muttered, sighing in relief. Honestly, Gray had been thinking about why Natsu would want to go to a cabin, to live together under the same roof, for their first real romantic date.

Natsu pouted. "It's extravagant, isn't it? When Freed heard about my plans, he said this was way too much, that normal couples would do something in town, just a dinner or a movie or a walk around a park as a first date. I remembered you kept saying to do something closer to home, so I started to worry that maybe this wasn't something you actually wanted, maybe it was too much, flying off like this, leaving behind everything to spend a weekend with me. You probably think I'm crazy, or I'm showing off, or ... or that I wanted ... m-more than just a date," he stuttered, blushing and looking awkwardly adorable again. "I'm not good at dating. I always go overboard, and it chases people away. So I understand if you want to go home after a few hours. The jet can take you back any time. You don't have to stay there. Or I can put you up in a hotel if you don't want to stay with me, if that's too weird. Whatever you want. Whatever makes you feel most comfortable."