Labor Day Weekend
I did something that I never would have done over two years ago.
I booked for Dan and I a room in Los Angeles to stay in. It was kinda in East LA so it was a bit ghetto but we didn't have to drive too far to reach Sunset Blvd. to have some fun. Not that it mattered >=].
We left Friday night with the explanations for our absences as follows: As far as my family knew, I was at an end of summer party with friends that was to last throughout the weekend. As far as Dan's grandmother knew, he and I were taking a trip to N. Cali to visit my friends and family there. No one in our immediate families knew what was really going on.
Anyway, after much delay due to Dan and Nick's labor over Todd's truck and a bit of alcohol, Dan and I left to meander over to the Hollywood Express Inn South on N. Alvarado.
When we finally arrived, it was after we had eaten at In-n-Out and then gotten lost. It was past midnight and I had to put down a $10 cash deposit for the room key. That, I thought, was really lame and ghetto in addition to a lack of alarm clock in the bedroom. Our room was nice in that we didn't have anyone in the rooms next to ours and was located right by the pool entrance. As soon as we unloaded the car, we got comfortable and hopped into bed.
The experience of spending the entire weekend with Dan without time constraint, of sleeping with him, of making love on a whim n the room we shared , was fantastic. Those things, in addition to eating, watching TV and cuddling were about all we did. Oh yeah and we went to Canter's deli and visited Devon on our last night.
The day we checked out of the room, we spent only about half of the day in LA where we went to Amoeba music and bought the Beatles White album (in the big ol' record version), a Gorillaz album and the latest Flogging Molly CDs. Since I did not want to get to Dan's house too early in the day and saw the need for both of us to unwind, we went to the Yardhouse, ate some food, drank some alcohol and crashed for a while. Man it was good to do just that.
Since our return from our trip and resuming our latest routine of work and school, Dan and I have not had much time to see each other. We steal a few moments here and there when we can but overall it does not compare to what it was like since March. Neither Dan nor I are thrilled with scheduling as it is but I am fairly certain his grandmother is.
Earlier in the week, Dan called me at quasi-random to ask me if I was attracted to Nick. It kind of bothered me and made me feel on the defensive side but I went with it, replying that I think Nick is an attractive person. I followed up by saying that though I think Nick is attractive, I do not think of him in the ways I do him (Dan.) If Nick and I were single, I might consider going out with him but overall the sentiment was that I admired him the way he (Dan) admired Pip or Natasha.
The next question was, "Is it because he has a job?" To that I said that it does make him more attractive in general but again it has practically no influence over my current attachment and attraction to him. Would I be more attracted to a guy with a job? -Yes. Would I consider going out with a guy that was unemployed, if I were single? -Yes, depending on the circumstances. After Dan's questions and my explanations had ceased, I asked why he was asking.
It came out that Krystal gave Nick flak for my looking at him in ways that seemed indicative of my "checking him out." Friday night and my massaging him with the vibrating handheld massage thingy and my hands, was cited as the occassion that had sparked such criticism. At that point, I understood and felt a bit bad that she felt that way. I thought she trusted me and had faith in my desire to be with Dan. But as I said, I understood and have concluded that I pretty much need to observe a hands-off policy: Pleasures Krystal can impart to Nick, she must be allowed exclusive rights to impart as much as possible.
Well, work is over now so I need to grab my things and go.
I booked for Dan and I a room in Los Angeles to stay in. It was kinda in East LA so it was a bit ghetto but we didn't have to drive too far to reach Sunset Blvd. to have some fun. Not that it mattered >=].
We left Friday night with the explanations for our absences as follows: As far as my family knew, I was at an end of summer party with friends that was to last throughout the weekend. As far as Dan's grandmother knew, he and I were taking a trip to N. Cali to visit my friends and family there. No one in our immediate families knew what was really going on.
Anyway, after much delay due to Dan and Nick's labor over Todd's truck and a bit of alcohol, Dan and I left to meander over to the Hollywood Express Inn South on N. Alvarado.
When we finally arrived, it was after we had eaten at In-n-Out and then gotten lost. It was past midnight and I had to put down a $10 cash deposit for the room key. That, I thought, was really lame and ghetto in addition to a lack of alarm clock in the bedroom. Our room was nice in that we didn't have anyone in the rooms next to ours and was located right by the pool entrance. As soon as we unloaded the car, we got comfortable and hopped into bed.
The experience of spending the entire weekend with Dan without time constraint, of sleeping with him, of making love on a whim n the room we shared , was fantastic. Those things, in addition to eating, watching TV and cuddling were about all we did. Oh yeah and we went to Canter's deli and visited Devon on our last night.
The day we checked out of the room, we spent only about half of the day in LA where we went to Amoeba music and bought the Beatles White album (in the big ol' record version), a Gorillaz album and the latest Flogging Molly CDs. Since I did not want to get to Dan's house too early in the day and saw the need for both of us to unwind, we went to the Yardhouse, ate some food, drank some alcohol and crashed for a while. Man it was good to do just that.
Since our return from our trip and resuming our latest routine of work and school, Dan and I have not had much time to see each other. We steal a few moments here and there when we can but overall it does not compare to what it was like since March. Neither Dan nor I are thrilled with scheduling as it is but I am fairly certain his grandmother is.
Earlier in the week, Dan called me at quasi-random to ask me if I was attracted to Nick. It kind of bothered me and made me feel on the defensive side but I went with it, replying that I think Nick is an attractive person. I followed up by saying that though I think Nick is attractive, I do not think of him in the ways I do him (Dan.) If Nick and I were single, I might consider going out with him but overall the sentiment was that I admired him the way he (Dan) admired Pip or Natasha.
The next question was, "Is it because he has a job?" To that I said that it does make him more attractive in general but again it has practically no influence over my current attachment and attraction to him. Would I be more attracted to a guy with a job? -Yes. Would I consider going out with a guy that was unemployed, if I were single? -Yes, depending on the circumstances. After Dan's questions and my explanations had ceased, I asked why he was asking.
It came out that Krystal gave Nick flak for my looking at him in ways that seemed indicative of my "checking him out." Friday night and my massaging him with the vibrating handheld massage thingy and my hands, was cited as the occassion that had sparked such criticism. At that point, I understood and felt a bit bad that she felt that way. I thought she trusted me and had faith in my desire to be with Dan. But as I said, I understood and have concluded that I pretty much need to observe a hands-off policy: Pleasures Krystal can impart to Nick, she must be allowed exclusive rights to impart as much as possible.
Well, work is over now so I need to grab my things and go.