If Hope was nervous, it was Alex that was terrified with everything that seemed to be happened to them.  When Alex brought Hope into his home he thought he just found a nice kid that he was going to help out of a rough spot and maybe find a friend for life, what he found was something far more than that.  His mother always told him that love would find him when he wasn’t looking, even though he refused to say it was love it was too soon.<br/><br/>Alex was surprised when Hope went ahead and took on his pants and climbed in to the tub with him.  He could not help but smile a little as he watched Hope fumble with the string on the pants and almost reached up to help him, but he didn’t want to seem like he was being pushy or anything.  Alex smirked when Hope climbed into the tub, “You know I just said it did fit two, that didn’t mean you had to get in.”  Alex said with a blush, “Unless you really wanted to.”<br/><br/>When Hope straddled Alex’s lap, Alex could not help but sigh inwardly.  How was he going to get Hope to understand that if he wanted to take things slow then he had to realize the little innocent things he did were not always so innocent.  The only problem was how could explain it without hurting Hope’s feelings.  Alex let Hope finish washing up his back as he laid his hands around Hope’s waist.<br/><br/>Alex was trying to ignore the growing feeling he was having from the things that Hope was doing to him.  Alex brought up his hand to Hope’s face and gave him a smile, “I know you love me Hope, I can tell by how you make me feel, and how you treat me.”  Alex stated, knowing that if he was not careful he would admit to loving Hope and he was not ready for that.<br/><br/>Once Hope moved to washing Alex’s chest he sighed a little as he relaxed into the treatment he was getting.  “Being intimate is simple, showing someone how you feel by actions, not words.”  Alex placed his hands on Hope’s waist and moved him around so his back was facing Alex.<br/><br/>Alex took a wash cloth and poured some soap on it and began to wash his chest very slowly showing Hope what it felt like to be treasured this time.  “Taking things slow will allow us to get to know each other.”  Alex stated as he continued to wash.  “But I won’t push you away just because I would like to take it farther than we are going.”<br/><br/>Alex did stop for a moment or too thinking about how to approach his next subject.  “But you have to understand I am only human and male, and when you treat me like this, rub yourself up against me I want more of you.”  Alex sighed, “I try to push the thoughts away, but it is hard.”