Nick grinned as he watched Greg fail to mount his horse for the third time.
"Sweetie, would you like a hand?" Nick smiled lovingly.
"Please." Nick beamed as Greg stepped onto his hands and he flipped Greg up as if he weighed nothing. Nick climbed onto his own horse and they were ready to go. Jen sighed as she watched the two of them ride together; they weren't even having to pretend. Nick was just too damned stubborn.
When they stopped for a picnic the two automatically sat separately from the rest of the group and Jen studied their behaviour.
Nick smiled; this was the perfect opportunity to get closer to Greg.
"Nicky!" Nick rolled his father's booming voice echoed around them and Nick rolled his eyes maybe not. He turned to Greg. "See ya'll in a minute." Greg smirked at how much stronger Nicks accent had become since he was home.
"How can I help you?" there was a slight edge to his voice since Cisco was the one who had pulled him away from Greg. Cisco pulled Nicks arm and led him to one side. "I want you to have this." Nick looked down at what was being placed in his hand.
"It's your Grandfathers wedding ring. This may not be my perfect idea of your wedding but I've seen the way you look at him." Nick looked up at his father like he had multiple heads.
"No! Dad...err...Greg and I aren't ready for this!" Nicks attempts to give it back were futile. "I want you to keep it."
"But..."
"I insist." Nick sighed "Fine." He shoved it in his pocket.
"What was that about?" Greg looked concerned
"Nothing dear." They both laughed and Nick dodged the half hearted swipe from Greg's hand.
The next few days followed a similar pattern. Every morning they would wake up tangled in each other, spend the day pretending to be the perfect couple and go back to bed ready to start the process again the next day. On the sixth day however Jen decided enough was enough. The whole family was sat outside when Jen made an announcement. "The happy couple, has been here almost a week, and I have not seen them kiss once!" There were murmurs all around the table and someone started to chant kiss, kiss, kiss. Soon everyone was doing it. They had no choice. Nick rested his hand on Greg's cheek and pressed their lips together. He almost died of shock when Greg begun to kiss him back, more than a little eagerly. Was it possible? No. More likely Greg just hadn't had any action in a while and he would have kissed anyone, still.
When the kiss finally ended, which could be anywhere between 1 minute and half an hour later, Greg was grinning like an idiot. Nick coughed awkwardly. "Excuse me, I just need to go to the bathroom."
Nick stood up and left. He felt at least two pairs of eyes boring into the back of his head. He felt bad for running off like that but he was so confused. Jen was grinding her teeth. How could Nick take off like that? How could he leave Greg sitting there? As Nick had left the room Greg had looked close to tears although he'd tried to hide it.