The Three-Day Pass
Chapter 6

By Joystick

“Now you can take me on the grand tour,” Joseph said as he swung his feet off the bed and put on his boxers. “Where is this hot tub you wanted me to see? I could use a good bath. I must stink like a cheep street whore.”

“You smell divine to me, and look good enough to eat. You’re going to love this place. It has everything, including ‘the kitchen sink,’ plus a built-in bar,” Richard bragged as he took Joseph by the hand and dragged the near-naked soldier from room to room, showing him the amenities of the suite.

“Very nice, but where is the hot tub? You said it was an ‘in-room hot tub.’”

“That my love, I saved for last,” He said, going over to the French doors, which he opened onto a roof garden patio. A pathway of fieldstones zigzagged through potted plants, tables, small trees, and chase lounges to a raised redwood platform in the center of the patio. On top of the platform was the hot tub. “One hot tub as requested, sir.”

“You have got to be kidding! I’m not getting into that thing. Not out here in the open, anyway,” an embarrassed and red-faced Joseph said. “And nude, no less, right out in the open; you must be demented.”

“Love crazed, maybe, but not demented. Look around, babe, there is no one that can see us this high up. For miles around we are above everyone and everything. Just think how nice it will be to soak in the hot tub together, just the two of us; no one will see us. If you are so inhibited, I’ll tell you what: later tonight—just as the sun goes down—we can crawl into the tub in our boxers to start with, and then remove them and do a little ‘moon bathing.’ Would that be better?”

“Well if you’re sure no one will see us…OK. Now let’s go get something to eat. Sex makes me hungry and right now I’m starving and could eat a pound of raw meat,” Joseph said, then turned beet-red when he realized how this must have sounded to Rich.

“For that we don’t have to dine out, I’ve got a nice slab of beef for you right here.” Then seeing the blush on his lover’s face added, “Or we could order in room service. They have a nice menu and the selection looks good. When I checked in I asked about places to eat, the front desk clerk recommended a nice Cafe not too far from here. Look, it’s now three o’clock; we could go there and have an early dinner or late lunch. Then we could walk around town and see what there is to see. Perhaps we could pick up a bottle or two of wine. After that we can come back and spend the evening ‘at home.’ That way there would still