Saturday morning Nathan woke me early. He was so excited, that he bounced up and down for me to get up and come outside. I headed for the coffee pot but he insisted that we go out first and get coffee later. I grumbled a little not realizing that my surprise (at least one of them) was sitting on my driveway.
I barely made it out of my door when I saw these gigantic blue ribbons flying in the wind. It was also one of the most gorgeous days on record in SF. As I made my way through the door I saw this stunning powder blue convertible with a huge navy blue ribbon on the hood. "Oh my god," I screamed. "Nathan what have you done?"
I ran down the steps and headed straight for the car. He threw the keys at me. "It's all yours bro." I turned back toward him and we embraced. I was slightly distracted by his shirtless torso before my attention turned again toward the car.
"Let me show you." He took the keys from me and opened the door. The smell of brand new leather, paint, and carpet filled the air. "We just put the interior together yesterday." It was magnificent. He showed me everything, the engine, the tires, underneath the car, the trunk. I thought I was loosing my mind.
We immediately took it for a spin, top down and shirts off. He was still acting a little strangely. I wanted to really take it out for hours but he wanted to go back to the house, have breakfast and shower.
"I have something else," he said on the way back. "Let's go back and then drive up the coast."
I was all for it as long as I was driving.
We scurried back to the house, changed into 'something nice' as he put it. At the last minute he threw in the surfboards and a pair boardies for each of us. I knew he wouldn't be able to resist. He had also brought a simple picnic basket he bought himself. It was filled with food from one of my favorite Castro stores. We made our way over the Golden Gate Bridge and then eventually up the coast.
He took me to one of my favorite spots, a cliff that stands about 20 feet high above the roaring Pacific Ocean. He parked so that we could lean on the hood of the car and look out. I knew then he was setting up to have a talk. He is always like that. Everything has to be in order and just so when we talk. Most of the time we talk at the beach. In winter however, a small bonfire that we sit around usually accompanies it. If we can't get to the beach then we go on top of Twin Peaks and look out over the city. I think he watched to many movies when he was a kid or something but it is so fucking romantic.
I can't even begin to write all the things he said to me. Not because I don't remember it. I just want to keep some stuff between him and me. He ended it asking me to be his Life Partner. I melted and cried and eventually, when I composed myself, said yes.
There were no rings, no fanfare, and no wedding. We just aren't into the whole straight thing. Maybe we will be when it is available to our people as a whole, I just can't say right now. What we did was enough for us, simple but romantic. It was just us and about us and nothing else. We kissed and embraced and did some real naughty stuff, then we surfed.
The best moment for me, aside from the 'question' was us sitting together, surfboard next to surfboard, waiting for the perfect wave when Nathan paddled over and kissed me. "We are one together," he said. I will never forget that moment.
I thought back on our journey to now. It has been only like 9 months of dating but a decade of friendship proceeded that brief period. Even before we began dating I knew everything there is to know about him. I am looking forward to spending the next chapter in my life with my best friend. We are so open and honest with each other. We love each other so much that I know it is for life.
We want to thank all of you for your well wishes. It means a lot to us. I'm taking this coming weekend and next week to hang with Nathan. I will let you know where we went and what we did once we get back. In the meantime the blog will entertain you by posting pics of hot guys it likes (my blog is gay too so I think you will like what he posts ;) ).
later
j
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