Elliot could feel the sunshine on his face and the fresh cool air filling his lungs.  For a moment he closed his eyes and he could faintly hear chirping of birds and the rustling of the brushes as the wind passed them by.  A hand wrapping around his own and a body pressed against his own as soft whispers began to fill his ears.  Another memory disguised as a dream which Elliot often thought about whenever he thought about hiking.  Looking back at the painting the young man was lost in thought for a second more before Cedric interpreted his thoughts which did startle the young man slightly.<br/><br/>". . .Mostly my everyday duties.  I work most days and not to mention going out to a hiking trail takes sometime from here.  The closes trail is maybe a five hour drive from here if I want to go somewhere even barely close to this." Elliot said referring to the painting.  Looking over to Cedric the young man stood up and looked back to the seller to ask to buy the painting.  Once the exchange was done with the young man turned back to Cedric and grinned a little "Although, next weekend I might be able too.  Usually if I go out hiking I make it more of a camping trip so I could stay out in the woods much longer and just relax." looking back to the painting Elliot went back into a deep thought as he tried to figure out if he would be able to go next weekend.  Snapping out of his thought once more the young man suggested they keep looking around and leading the man around.<br/><br/>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br/><br/>As it got later the young man suggested they began to walk back to his place and get them ready for bed as well as to get Cedric settled into his apartment as he offered his home to the other as his own for awhile until he got onto his feet and was able to find a place.  Though, Elliot never gave a date and he was more than pleased to let the man stay with him for awhile--even longer if needed.<br/><br/>Elliot yawned softly and as they got to his building he opened the the front building door and let Cedric go in first before leading him to his apartment on the second floor of the building.  Opening up to his apartment the man smiled warmly "Welcome to my home! Heh, let me show you where you'll be staying." Elliot said as he shut the door behind them and placed the painting to the side before leading the man to the the guest bedroom and turning to Cedric "I have some extra clothes about your size, just give me a second to grab those for you." he said leaving the bedroom for a moment to grab some clothes from his room.  The guest bedroom was nice and along the walls were both photos of Elliot with his family or friends and paintings of the outdoors.<br/><br/>Returning with some clothes that he normally kept around for his older brother, Elliot offered them to Cedric "Here you go, you should be able to fit into them." Elliot smiled.  Charlie was behind his master, seeming much calmer than the first time they met.  With a wagging tail Charlie came to Cedric and licked his hand.  Chuckling the young man shook his head and called for his pup "Heh, sorry.  I'll leave you to change.  If you need anything I'll be down the hall, feel free to come in.  Well, I'm heading off to bed.  Goodnight Cedric, rest well."<br/><br/>Going to his room Elliot changed into his own pajamas and made his bed.  Yawning Elliot pulled back his covers and began to slip into bed when he turned to his door.  Slowly making his way over he opened the door wide as a way to welcome Cedric to enter if he needed to come in for any reason.