“Wow, this is gorgeous. I can’t believe we are here for a whole week!” Ford walked further in, turning around till he felt like he was going to fall on his ass. “You were right. We did need some time away.”
Sawyer laughed and nodded, pulling him into his arms. “For a week.” Ford looked back, and Sawyer lowered his head for a kiss. “This place is all ours. Just me, you, and the kids.” Sawyer whispered. “How about I get Savie to watch Cal and I show you our room.” Sawyer nipped Ford’s neck and heat curled down his spine.
Ford turned around and Sawyer’s hand went down to his ass, and Ford wrapped his arms around Sawyer’s waist.
“You have such good ideas, Mr. Lancaster.” Ford’s tongue teased Sawyer’s lips. He grinned and glanced at Sawyer as he tried to follow his flighty kisses.
They took a moment to check on Callum, and apparently, Savie had already put him in front of the TV. When they were sure the kids would be fine on their own for a little bit, Sawyer took his hand and led him towards a room at the back of the suite. There was a large king-size bed right in the middle of it. Sawyer sat down on the bed and pulled Ford into his lap. He kissed him, wrapping his arm around Ford’s waist, and they stayed in that position, his tongue circling Ford’s. His hand inched up the back of Ford’s shirt. This was exactly what they needed.
“You guys have to see this view,” Savanna called out. “Come on.”
Sawyer groaned, which turned into a laugh as he slowly pulled back from Ford. “Just remember I love you.”
“Love you too” Ford whispered. “And don’t worry. This is definitely to be continued.” Ford got to his feet, and the two of them went out to the balcony in the living room so they could look at what had excited Savie. And what a view it was! A view that even their city didn’t have; the one from the living room was of the theme park.
“Told you we’d figure something out,” Sawyer whispered in his ear from behind him. Ford hadn’t doubted him for a second.
24
Sawyer
Sawyer took the last bite of his bacon and then downed what was left of his OJ. It’d been four days since they’d arrived in California, and each day had been awesome—and not just for the kids.
They’d gone to the beach, and that was a nice change from home. The kids loved the sunshine, although they’d had to go shopping for some weather-appropriate clothes.
“Where are we going today, Sawyer?” Gavin spoke round his mouthful of waffle.
“Finish chewing please,” Ford was quick to remind Gavin.
For some reason, that made him smile. Ford was just… he was everything. Sawyer didn’t know how he had gotten lucky enough to end up with someone like him. He wasn’t sure how he would have made it through the last few months without him.
Even though this was a family vacation, they’d had some good times between them after the kids fell asleep.
“Well… what do you want to do today?” Sawyer asked. His eyes danced, and he had a teasing grin because he knew the answer. Gavin and Savanna were dying to go to Disneyland. They had gone to Disney California Adventure on their first full day there, but it was Savie, he, and Ford that had really enjoyed it. Unfortunately for Gavin, some of the rides in the adventure park had more height restrictions.
Then they’d done Universal Studios—the kids loved the Wizarding World of Harry Potter—then driven up to Hollywood. They’d visited the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the Chinese Theater, and the Hollywood sign. The kids had taken so many pictures at each attraction and insisted on immediately sending them to Doug and Barb.
“Disneyland!” Savanna and Gavin piped up in unison.
“Disneyland!” Callum repeated, matching his siblings' enthusiasm. It came out sounding like Yizzeyyand, which made it even cuter.
All eyes went to Callum, and everyone burst out laughing. That had come out pretty well. They’d considered getting him a speech therapist once they found out Callum was a little behind in speech development, but the pediatrician told them not to worry because he was on track and would begin to catch up more quickly now.
He exchanged a look with Ford, and they shared a smile because they’d seen that coming. The kids had said Disney every day at least once.
“Well, great minds it seems, because I think that’s a great idea too,” Sawyer winked at the kids. They still had three days left in California, and since the hotel said they could get them fast passes whenever they needed them, another day at Disney would be a blast.
“Awesome.” Gavin said, and went back to shoveling food in his mouth.
Savie simply smiled and he shared another look with Ford. He loved seeing all the kids blossom. He leaned in and whispered in Ford’s ear, “I have a surprise for you too.”
A smile danced on Sawyer’s lips as Ford studied him. His boyfriend leaned in and whispered, “Mmm. I think I’m going to like this surprise.”
“Oh, you most certainly will.” Sawyer moved closer still and caught Ford’s lips in a quick kiss.
Then it was back to the kids. “Okay guys, who’s ready to get going?” Sawyer asked.
He got a chorus of “Me!” Ford took a moment to wipe Callum down since the kid had syrup on both hands and all over his face.
They stood up from their table in the resort’s restaurant. Ford picked Callum up and took a moment to strap him into his stroller
