“We could have stayed in the pool like alotlonger,” Dylan pouted as a smile hid behind her eyes.
“Well, thisismine and Mama’s honeymoon trip. What else did you expect?”
“Ew, gross. No.” Putting his hands over his ears, Jonah stood and walked over to the door. “I’m not listening to this. I’m going to dinner.”
As Cameron and Melanie laughed, they followed Dylan and Jonah down the hallway to the restaurant. They had delicious Mexican food with a mariachi band performing in the center of the dining room. They all loved it and talked about how fun the dinner was as the entire walk back to their room.
“Do wehaveto leave tomorrow?” Dylan groaned as she drug her feet behind them.
“Not until tomorrow.” Holding her hand out to Dylan, Melanie waited for her to take it before pulling her close as they walked. She’d grown so much the last two years that she was almost as tall as Melanie was now. “How about we have a family movie night tonight?”
“Can we finishThe Hunger Gamesmovies?”
After learning that Melanie loved those books and movies, Dylan had eagerly started to read them. They had been watching the movies together as a family and only had one more to go. Arriving back at the room, Cameron popped popcorn as the kids changed into the pajamas. Melanie wrapped her arms around Cameron’s waist as she poured the popcorn into two bowls.
“I love my wife.”
“I love my wife, too.” Kissing Cameron’s neck, Melanie was glad the kids couldn’t see them from the living room. She nuzzled her nose by Cameron’s ear, causing Cameron to shiver. “You can’t do that if we’re supposed to have movie night.”
“Are you really going to make me wait?”
“You’rethe one that suggested movie night.” Turning around, Cameron smirked at Melanie as she handed her one of the bowls of popcorn. “But just know I’m well worth the wait.”
“Believe me, I know that.”
They kissed once more before joining the kids in the living room. Dylan sat between them as Jonah sat beside Cameron on the end of the couch. Each had their feet up on the coffee table as the movie played. Reaching her arm behind Dylan’s head, Melanie began to play with Cameron’s hair. When she looked over at her, Melanie mouthedI love youto her as Cameron did the same thing back.
After the movie, Melanie and Cameron tucked Jonah and Dylan into their beds. Even though they were probably too old for it, they didn’t protest which Melanie was thankful for. She kissed Dylan’s head and touched her cheek.
“Goodnight, sweetie.”
“Goodnight, Mama.”
“I love you.”
“I love you, too.”
Changing spots with Cameron, Melanie did the same thing with Jonah.
“Goodnight, buddy.”
“Night, Mama. I love you.”
“I love you, too.” She ruffled his shaggy hair before they left them for the night.
Closing their bedroom door, Cameron grinned at Melanie. She playfully pinned Melanie up against the walls as she kissed her. “So, are you going to tuckmeinto bed now?”
“Absolutely.”
Taking Cameron’s head, they spend their last night in Cancun wrapped up in each other’s arms.
Chapter 35
Cameron
Being married to Melanie was better than Cameron could have ever dreamed. Not only did she get to spend every day with the love of her life, but she got to spend it with her best friend. It was as if they had always been married for longer than the five months since their wedding. Everything had been so blissfully perfect that Cameron still felt the need to pinch herself to remind her that the life she was living wasn’t only in her dreams anymore.
Melanie had been her absolute rock with all the transitions their family had grown through in the last few months. Not only had they gotten married, but they had also moved Jonah into his college dorm and Dylan started her first year of high school. Cameron felt vastly overwhelmed at how monumental the year had been that she couldn’t imagine what else the last few months of the year held for their family. Through it all, Melanie had been by Cameron’s side. They’d cried as they left Jonah in his dorm. After taking Dylan to her first day of high school, they had taken the day off to distract themselves from the fact their babies were growing up.
