My boyfriend and I had broken up and I was in a pickle. At least we didn't share a flat and have to deal with that mess, I thought, as I contemplated what to do. We had been together for over a year and I was very much in love with him. Through a series of coincidences, I became suspicious that I was not the only guy he was sleeping with and after just a cursory investigation, I was proven correct. I'd packed up his belongings and put them on the steps to our flat and hoped I'd never had to deal with him again.
When I say "I was in a pickle," I guess it wasn't that bad but the breakup had me wondering what to do. My ex and I were two weeks away from heading off to Spain for a month of back-packing and now I was going alone. I'd already booked the entire trip: starting in Barcelona, then Madrid, then Malaga and finally, Palma. We were going to stay in hostels to save money and spend that savings on other expenses. Finding cheap places to sleep was fairly easy, but sometimes you had to share the room with strangers and that would 'complicate' our lovemaking. But since I was going alone now, I guess that didn't matter any.
In any event, I managed to avoid my ex for the next two weeks and headed off on holiday by myself.
I'd only been to Spain very briefly in the past and was looking forward to this, much longer, stay. I'd purchased and read several books about each of my destinations, so I had a decent idea of where I was going. The Travel Gods, however, were not kind to me from the get go. Delay after delay at the airport and finally my bags not meeting me in Barcelona were the major disappointments of my first 24 hours. After spending what seemed an eternity at the airport, I was assured that my bag would be at my hostel within two hours. With that, I headed off to check-in.
The hostel I'd chosen was about a kilometer from the center of the city, very centrally located. Of the places I'd pre-booked, this was the only one that would guarantee I had a private room. I checked in and headed to my room. My room was small, had a twin sized bed, a small table, a night stand with a lamp on it, and an easy chair that looked to be very old and used. "Home, sweet home," I said as I closed the door behind me. I was tired and needed a shower, but had to wait for my bags, so I did a little exploring around the place. My room was about half way down the second floor hallway and the three doors toward the stairs I was pretty sure were private rooms like mine. The other direction had a common room on one side with a tv and small kitchen area and directly across the hall was a sleeping room with 6 bunk beds in it. The community bathroom/toilet was down at the end of the hall. There were three stalls, three sinks and a large open shower area with 6 shower heads visible. I returned to my room and laid down on my little bed and closed my eyes.
I snapped to when I heard someone knock on my door and say something. I sprang out of bed and when I opened my eyes, my backpack was laying there. Thank God, I said, and commenced to unpacking once inside my room. I wrapped my towel around my waist, grabbed my shower kit and headed down the hall. The only other noise I heard besides the "flip-flop" of my sandals was one of the showers running from the end of the hall. I took my towel off and stepped into the steamy shower area to see a guy with his back to me, obviously masturbating into the corner. When I turned on the water, he spun his head around in surprise and looked at me. He obviously didn't hear me walk into the room. I looked at him and said "Sorry" as I let the water wash over me, still facing him. When I opened my eyes again, he was still looking over his shoulder at me, his hands now over his groin. He had curly, short, dark hair, olive skin, and was about my height. I figured he was Greek, but I wasn't sure. I let him watch me for a minute, and then I turned to face the wall. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw him collect his things and head for the door. Just as he was about to pass by me, I turned to face him and said "Bye". He muttered something and left.
I couldn't help but chuckle a little bit to myself at the absurdity of it all. I caught some guy wanking off in the shower within 3 hours of arriving here. Maybe this might be fun after all, I thought. It'd been almost three weeks now since my boyfriend and I had fucked and I was really missing it. My ex was the first guy I'd ever let have my ass and he'd opened up a whole new world for me. Thinking about it as I soaped myself in the shower caused my prick to get semi-hard. I had to snap back to reality or I might just get caught like my new Greek friend, I thought as I tried to stop my erection. I was still marginally hard as I stood at one of the sinks, brushing my teeth, but I figured if I hurried, I could wank off in my room when I got there.
As I entered the hallway from the bathroom, my Greek friend was crossing the hallway between the large sleeping room and the common area. He turned and stopped when he saw me. I stopped in my tracks when I realized that my bulging semi-hard was clearly visible under my towel.
"Hi, um... sorry," I said as I kept walking. As I approached him I said "hello. I'm Simon," and I held out my hand.
He looked at my crotch and said "Dean" and shook my hand.
As I moved past him, I could feel his eyes on me as I walked toward my room. When I got to the door, I looked back and he was still in the hallway looking at me. I smiled and stepped into my room, closing the door behind me. As I dressed, I could hear the telly coming through the wall from the common room. He must be traveling alone, I thought, like I am. I thought for a second, then removed my shorts and underwear, then just put my shorts and a t-shirt back on. Maybe he's lonely too?
I walked into the common room and Dean smiled as I entered.
"Anything good on?" I asked.
"No," was all he said as he watched me walk and sit in a chair a few feet from him.
"That's too bad," I said. After a few seconds, I turned to him and said "I'm sorry I interrupted your shower."
He looked at me shocked and said "I wasn't doing anything. Just taking a shower."
I studied him a second. He was actually quite handsome, about my age in his mid-twenties, and in decent shape. "It's cool," I said. "I don't mind sharing a shower. I guess that's how we'll have to live here. Are you living with anyone in the big room?"
He turned back to the telly and said "No, just me. I think this place is pretty empty right now."
"So, we have the place to ourselves? That's good by me! I'm traveling alone. My boyfriend was supposed to come with me, but we broke up." Could I be any more obvious? "How long have you been here?"
He looked at me. Obviously, my little hint peaked his interest. "I've been here two nights. I leave tomorrow."
"Very nice. I'm sorry to interrupt your privacy. I bet it was nice having the place to yourself."