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Once they had showered again and dried off, they got dressed in their warmer clothes and headed out to the campfire area, hand in hand, wide smiles on their contented faces.

Nick interrupted the comfortable silence between them. He squeezed Jeff's hand as he said "I don't know about you, but I'm hungry!" Jeff nodded in agreement. "Why don't we get sorted for dinner?"

Daylight was starting to fade at this point, so Nick prepared the fire and lit it.

While the brunet was doing this, Jeff located his boyfriend's bag of food and the cool box he had packed for them and starting getting things out for dinner. He found soup, bread, butter and cold meats along with a delicious smelling pasta salad. There was also a tasty looking chocolate cake.

Jeff located the marshmallows his Mum had suggested and smiled when he found she had slipped in some toasting forks too. He took everything over to the fireside area and laid it out on a blanket next to the logs used as seats.

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Nick and Jeff had just finished their food and were feeling quite full after the chocolate cake, which had tasted absolutely delicious. At the blond's insistence that "there's a whole different stomach for toasted marshmallows" Nick had laughed and cleared away their mess while Jeff began to prepare the toasting forks with the pink and white delicacies.

Once Nick had sat back down and began strumming away on his guitar, Jeff began to toast them on the fire.

A few songs and half a packet of marshmallows later, Nick thought now is the time to sing the song for Jeff. Here goes.

"Uh, Jeff?" The blond looked over to Nick, wondering why he sounded nervous. "Yes, Nick? You okay?"

"Er, yeah, it's just... I've got one final present for you."

Jeff interrupted him "Nick, this trip has been amazing, I don't need any other present than just being here with you!" He got up, crouched in front of Nick and used his fingers to tip the brunet's chin up for a soft, lingering kiss.

Nick smiled. Yep. That's exactly why I love you.

"Just hear me out, okay?" Nick asked softly, with a smile.

Jeff obediently sat down, waiting for him to carry on.

"I've got a song I wanted to sing for you. I'm not very good with words sometimes, so I thought this would be a better way to get my message across."

Jeff simply gazed at his boyfriend and nodded.

Nick began to strum, slower than the original version. I know Jeff likes the Plain White T's so he's going to know this song as soon as I get the first line out.

For this reason he locked eyes with Jeff to make sure he saw his face when the recognition hit. Sure enough, his boyfriend's eyes widened in shock as he began to sing to him. Then the blond's face lit up with a beautiful smile and his eyes glistened.

Give me more loving than I've ever had

Make me feel better when I'm feeling sad

Tell me I'm special even though I know I'm not

Make me feel good when I hurt so bad

Barely getting mad

I'm so glad I found you

I love being around you

You make it easy

Its as easy as 1-2-1-2-3-4

As he started the chorus he knew this was the right song to pick. The smile on Jeff's face was breathtaking. A single tear sneaked its way out of the corner of the blond's left eye and tracked down his cheek as he gazed adoringly back at Nick.

There's only one thing

To do

Three words

For you

I love you

There's only one way to say

Those three words

That's what I'll do

I love you

Give me more loving from the very start

Piece me back together when I fall apart

Tell me things you never even tell your closest friends

Make me feel good when I hurt so bad

You're the best that I've had

And I'm so glad I found you

I love being around you

You make it easy

It's easy as 1-2-1-2-3-4

There's only one thing

To do

Three words

For you

I love you

There's only one way to say

Those three words

That's what I'll do

I love you

I love you

You make it easy

It's easy as 1-2-1-2-3-4

There's only one thing

To do

Three words

For you

I love you

There's only one way to say

Those three words

That's what I'll do

I love you

I love you

1-2-3-4

I love you

By the end of the song, Jeff's face was covered in tears but he was far from sad. As the last chord died out, Nick finished and took his guitar strap off, placing the instrument on the floor.

He crept over to the emotional blond, crouched in front of him and took both of his hands in both of his.

"I meant every word of that, Jeff. I love you."

"I-I love you too, Nicky." the blond gulped, staring dreamily into his boyfriend's eyes.

"Happy 18th Birthday, Jeffy!" Nick whispered, and leant in to capture Jeff's lips in a soft, sweet kiss.

Jeff pulled Nick down onto the blanket he was sat on so they could lay in each other's arms, watching the fire die down to glowing embers, arms wrapped tightly around each other, hearts full.

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The fire had died right down and the air began to get quite chilly. Nick sat up from where he was snuggling with the blond and stretched. We must have dozed off for a bit. I think we should pack up and get into the tent.

He roused his boyfriend by shaking his shoulder gently and was rewarded with a gorgeous, sleepy smile. "Hey, Nicky, what time is it?" He checked his phone. "Wow, it's 10 already!"

"Let's get the stuff back into the tent and... uh..." Nick faltered as his eyes widened. We haven't talked about tonight. It's obvious we are sleeping in the same tent, but I don't want to pressure Jeff in any way. It was my idea to come away, so I'll let him take the lead now.

Jeff was having similar thoughts about their sleeping arrangements. How quickly can we pack this stuff up? It's about time I did something for Nick now and I know exactly what I want to give him.

Me.


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