Ford turned to him. “Spring break?”
Sawyer chuckled, “Apparently.”
He shook his head. “How did we miss that?”
They walked down the hall and knocked before peeking their heads into Savanna’s room. She was reading a book, an actual paperback, even though they’d gotten her a Kindle. Savie looked up and smiled.
“Goodnight,” Ford said.
“I’m just going to finish up this chapter,” She lifted the book so they could see.
Ford nodded, but Sawyer added, “Thirty minutes.”
Savie nodded and went back to reading as they left her room.
Ford went into their room, closing the door behind them. “Sooooo… what are we going to do?” Ford walked over and lowered himself to the bed bench.
Sawyer’s lips curved, and Ford saw a calculating gleam in his eye. “I have a few ideas,” Sawyer lowered himself next to Ford. “We could go to my resort in Mexico.”
“Without passports for the kids?” Ford raised a brow at Sawyer.
“Oh… right.” Sawyer snorted, “Good point. We really need to get them passports.”
“And me too,” Ford pointed out.
“How did I not know you don’t have a passport?” Sawyer pulled Ford into his side, and he burrowed into his body.
“Well, I never needed one, at least not yet,” Ford replied.
“We have to rectify that.” Sawyer kissed the top of his head. “I want to show you the world.”
Happiness flowed through Ford, and he squeezed Sawyer’s thigh. “Guess now it’ll be me and you, plus three.”
“Or more.” Sawyer was quick to add. And it wasn’t the first time he’d said it, and each time it had Ford feeling like he’d drunk ten cups of coffee, at least how he imagined it would feel.
“Or more.” Ford repeated. Did Sawyer mean more kids?
Ford looked up, and their eyes met and held, then Sawyer lowered his head and brushed their lips together. When he pulled back, Sawyer said, “Leave it to me. It would be nice getting away though, leaving the drama all behind.”
Ford had to nod at that.
“Yeah, I think taking off for a week is what the doctor ordered. It’s not like anything is going to happen while we’re away.”
“Bite your tongue.” Ford nudged Sawyer and he snickered. “Don’t jinx us, please.”
“It’s only a week,” Sawyer said. “Let me figure out our destination, and we’ll get away and forget everything that has happened while we’re gone. Plus, it’s the first spring break we’re spending with the children. We can’t let them down, can we?”
Ford shook his head and wrapped his arms around Sawyer’s neck. He trusted his boyfriend, and he was looking forward to their first family vacay.
Sawyer was right. It was what the doctor ordered.
A car was waiting for them at the airport when they landed in California. Ford and Sawyer held hands as they were driven to their destination. Sawyer had kept everything hush-hush, including where they were going. He’d planned everything out, and they were all excited. Even though traveling with kids turned out to be no picnic.
He’d only found out where they were going when Sawyer led them towards their gate at the airport. It became even clearer when they landed and the stewardess got on the speaker welcoming them to Orange County, California, which was home to Disneyland.
Ford looked over at Sawyer, and he winked at him. Across from them, Gavin and Savie’s excitement was evident. She turned to Sawyer wide-eyed and asked, “Is that where we’re going?”
Sawyer nodded. “Busted.”
He couldn’t wait either. He’d never been to Disney, and Ford knew they were in for some family fun.
And, of course, Sawyer went all out. When they stepped out of the chauffeured car, Ford’s jaw dropped. He was all thumbs as he tried to unbuckle Callum from the car seat. Sawyer finally took over, and all Ford could do was stare up at the hotel in front of them. A bellhop was rolling a luggage cart out to meet them.
He turned to Sawyer, and his boyfriend wore a wide grin. “You own this too?” Ford asked.
Sawyer chuckled and shook his head. “Don’t I wish. No, I managed to get us rooms at the Disney Resort Hotel. Did you know some people book a year in advance?”
“Oh my gosh… Savanna, look over here.” Gavin’s voice had them turning in the kids’ directions in time to see him pull Savie with him, and they headed over to a large fountain. They peered down into it, and Sawyer wrapped his arm around Ford’s waist as the three of them walked over to look into the water, as well. There were thousands of coins in the bottom of it, all reflecting the light from the bright sun.
Sawyer fished in his pocket until he had three coins. He handed one to each of the older kids. “Make a wish,” he said. They did and then tossed the coins into the fountain. He then handed one to Callum and the two of them helped him to get the penny tossed in, And Callum giggled which got the rest of them laughing.
“Let’s go get checked in,” Sawyer said.
Ford looked over at the car to find that it was gone. “The bellhop took our luggage in.” As a family they went into the resort, and all eyes were gazing around the lobby in awe.
“Wow, this is amazing.” Ford couldn’t believe how high the ceilings were.
They approached the check-in desk, and Sawyer gave the woman behind it the information for their booking. The staff were all friendly, and apparently, Sawyer had booked them one of the suites.
“The signature is all ready for you,” the smiling brunette checking them in said.
“Thank you.” Sawyer smiled. “Will you have our luggage brought up?”
She responded “Yes” as she gave them each their MagicBand.
“Ready?” Sawyer asked, and Savie and Gavin nodded so hard he was worried about them getting whiplash.
Sawyer turned to him with a wide smile on his lips. “Just wait until you see the room.”
Ford
