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A POV

"You and Jamison could come with us. I'm sure the guys wouldn't mind. There's going to be plenty of room at the cabin." Christian throws his suitcase bag in the SUV as I hold Jamison by the front of the house.

"Your offer is sweet, but Jamison and I are going to pass. This is a weekend for you and the rest of the guys to bond. Besides, I need a break from you.", I tease. His fingers feather down my cheek as Jamison giggles.

"I'm going to miss both of you. It's going to be hard not seeing your faces when I wake up in the morning. I do feel better knowing that you have security here." Even though Christian and the guys are only going to be gone one night, he didn't want to tear Taylor away from Gail and Riley so Ryan is accompanying him this weekend. "I'll be calling and texting constantly."

"You wouldn't be you if you didn't. Jamison, do you want Daddy to catch a lot of fish? You do?" Jamison's hands reach for Christian who takes him and plasters his cheeks with butterfly kisses. A cab turns into the driveway and stops in front of the SUV. Charles climbs out with a suitcase. "Hi Charles."

"Hey.", Christian echoes. "How was your flight?"

"It was ok. I slept part of the way and then watched some movies." He places a hand on Jamison's shoulder. "Hey there little man. Your dad told me you've been crawling all over the place."

"Thank goodness for baby gates. We should get going. We have to go and meet up with the others at my parents' house." Charles seems to handle hearing Christian referring to Carrick and Grace as his parents well. "Jamison, be good for Mommy." After kissing Jamison again, he turns to me and kisses me one more time. "I love you both."

"We love you."

"Bye Ana. Bye Jamison.", Charles says as he puts his suitcase in the vehicles and gets in on the rear passenger side. Christian follows by entering on the rear driver's side. He rolls his window down and waves the entire they're going down the drive and even a little once out on the road. Soon, they're out of sight.

"It's just me and you baby boy. We're going to have a nice weekend too. Your grandma Grace, Aunt Mia, Spencer, and Mary are going to stop by later." An unpleasant smells hits my nose. "But first let's get you a clean diaper."

CPOV

"Ben, this place is beautiful.", Ray says. We're standing on the porch of Ben's family's cabin in Chelan.

"Thanks. My dad came up here a few weeks ago, but this is the first time I've been here in a while."

"Was the last time when all of us were here?", I ask. While Ana was pregnant, she and I came up here with everyone. It was a wonderful weekend. Fuck I miss Ana. I miss Jamison.

"That would be the time." Elliot and Charles have walked out outside after getting their things unpacked. "Elliot, remember how you fell into the mud the last time you were here?" My dad who's sitting in one of the porch's wicker rocking chairs starts laughing.

"I have to hear this story.", Dad says.

"One word, Mia.", Elliot snarls. "She pushed me into a huge pile of mud although she claimed it was an accident. Spencer backed her up by saying she saw the entire thing, but I'm to this day convinced it was on purpose."

"Elliot, do you really believe Mia would willingly do such a thing?", Ben asks.

"Hell yeah. I take it my darling but crazy sister will be joining my mom at Christian and Ana's?"

"She is along with Mary and Spencer." Elliot goes quiet at the mention of Spencer's name. "I wouldn't worry about them getting all drunk and wild."

"I can guarantee that my mom, Ana, and Mary probably won't, and as far as Mia goes, I can't see that either. Spencer, well, she's free to do whatever she wants. She's young and single."

"I haven't seen you since it happened, but I'm sorry about you and Spencer.", Ray tells Elliot. "The two of you always seemed so happy together."

"We were happy.", Elliot murmurs. For a second, I think he's about to cry, but he turns away from everyone and gathers himself. "Things happen though. What can you do? The point of this weekend is to relax and have some guy bonding time. Why don't we do that by getting our gear and catching up some fish?"

"I'm fine with that.", I reply. "I need to call Ana first."

"And I need to call Grace.", my dad adds. "Ray, Ben, I assume you're going to call Mary and Mia?"

"Yeah.", Ben answers. "Mia wanted me to call as soon we got here which I failed to do."

"Ah, one of the great things about not being in a relationship, not having to check in every five minutes. Charles, don't you agree?"

"Uh..well..actually I kind of have someone I need to call. Her name is Gina. We've been friends for a few years, but things have changed in the last few weeks. We realized that we like each other in a romantic sense."

"I'm happy for you.", I say before turning back to back to Elliot. "You can give us all the grief you want about having to check in, but speaking for me, I wouldn't change a thing." I open the front door and head to the bedroom that I'm sharing with Elliot for the weekend. Sitting down on my single bed, I dial Ana.

"As soon as my phone started ringing I knew it had to be you.", she giggles. "Are you having fun yet?"

"We haven't really done anything besides unpack. We're going to go and get a little bit of fishing in before it gets dark." I hear Spencer laughing from the other end. "It sounds like you all are having a nice time."

"Oh we're having lots of fun. Most of it is thanks to our son who has everyone under his spell."

"Of course." Elliot appears in the doorway and starts pointing to his watch. "Baby, I've got to go. I'll call you later but will text you any photos of the fish I catch. Give Jamison a big kiss from. I love you."

"We love you. Bye."

A POV

Christian and I end our call just as Grace, Mia, and Mary end their phone conversations with their guys. Spencer's still laughing at Jamison, but her laughter seems forced.

"Carrick said they're about to head out for some fishing.", Grace says.

"Yeah. I'm not sure how how much they'll be able to get in today, but they'll probably get up pretty early in the morning."

"They're going to have difficult time waking Elliot up.", Spencer sighs. "During the week, he has no problem waking up early, but the weekend is a different story. A few months ago, I wanted to go to the farmers market. Even though getting there early is important, Elliot didn't agree. I tried over an hour to wake him until I gave up and went on my own. Then he had the nerve to get upset when I got back, telling me I should've have waited on him. Give me a break."

"Surprisingly, he was awake early last weekend. He even woke up before Carrick and I. There was breakfast on the table. We thought we had stepped into some sort of alternate universe.", Grace says while handing Jamison his baby keys.

"He cooked for you?", Spencer asks.

"And it was edible. The other day he cleaned the house."

"It's nice to know he's doing things now that he wouldn't do when we were together. Maybe he can put his new skills to use when he moves into own place."

"What's this about you helping him find a place?", Mia asks.

"I simply told him that I know a place he might like. Call it a friend helping a friend, nothing more."

"Since you two are only friends, would you mind him going out with another woman?"

"Another woman?" Spencer curls her feet underneath her and stares at the photos lined up on the wall in front of her. "He's been a date?"

"Not yet, but he joined Ben and I for dinner the other night, and this girl at the bar kept staring at him. Midway through the meal, she got up and strutted over to our table, saying that she might come across as being forward, but she couldn't help it. She found him extremely attractive."

"The chick just walked over like that, not caring if he might have a girlfriend? That's a little strong." Spencer looks at all of us and waves her hand. "Don't you all agree?"

"Of course.", Mary replies in what I suspect is her way of trying to make Spencer feel better.

"Definitely.", I say as Jamison pouts for me to pick him up. I scoop him up.

"I thought so as well, but she asked Elliot if he's single. After he said yes, she gave him her number. I think her name was Mindy or something like that.", Mia shrugs. "He said he might call her."

"Good for him. He should move on and find love. I mean I'm planning on doing the same. In fact, I've got a date with a guy from work."

"Garrett?", I ask. "I thought you turned him down."

"I did at first. Then I changed my mind. We're going out for sushi next week. Elliot never liked sushi which I love. Garrett also loves sushi, one more thing we have in common."

"What else do you have in common?", Mary asks. "Sorry."

"It's fine. We both like our jobs at Neiman Marcus. He has a dog. I love dogs."

"Elliot likes dogs.", Grace points out.

"That's one small thing we had in common. You can't build a relationship on just the mutual love for dogs. There has to be more to it. I'm going to go and get some water. Does anyone need anything?"

"I could use some water as well.", I reply as I get up. "Jamison, do you want to go to Mary while I go and get some water?" Mary happily takes him from me. I follow Spencer into the kitchen and wait while she pours her water.

"Do you want me to pour yours?"

"I lied. I don't need any. I only came in here to talk. Where you telling the truth about Garrett?"

"Not entirely. I did tell him no, but now I'm thinking maybe I should say yes. Elliot's going on a date with Mindy." The name Mindy bitterly rolls off her tongue.

"He told Mia he might call Mindy. That doesn't mean he's actually going to call her. You want to know what I think? I think you're getting worked up over the idea of him going out with someone new because you still want to be with him."

"If he goes out with her or anyone else, he might fall for her. If he falls for her, that would close any door we have of ever getting back together.", she sniffles while sitting down at the table. Her face is soon splashed with tears. I grab a paper towel and hand it to her. "This is the first time I've cried since it ended. I've been holding it in. Now it feels like I'm never going to be able to stop."

"You shouldn't hold your emotions in. Bottling them up will only make things worse."

C POV

"Here it comes!", Charles shouts. He steps back and reels in his second catch of the day.

"That's a fine looking trout.", Ray compliments him. "It looks to be around twelve pounds."

"Good job Charles.", I tell him. I lean back in my fold up chair and look over at Elliot and Ben who are still trying to get their first catch. "Any luck over there?"

"Dude, you're supposed to be quiet.", Elliot hisses. "When are you going to get back over here?"

"Soon. I'm just trying to let you catch up with the four fish I caught."

"Elliot, are you ok? Your mind seems to be elsewhere today.", my dad says. Elliot sets his reel down and walks over to where we're seated.

"I didn't sleep well last night. No offense to Ben's family, but my bed wasn't very comfortable." Ben shakes his head and also places his reel on to the ground. He grabs a bottled water and sits down in the chair next to my dad.

"I don't think the bed was the problem.", Ben says. "Something or should I say someone else was keeping you awake. You were thinking about Spencer and that guy from her work." Ana told me that Spencer's co-worker Garrett had asked her out, but Spencer had turned him down. "It's bothering you that she's going out with him."

"Spencer's going out with that Garrett guy? I thought she turned him down.", I mutter. Elliot quickly turns his attention to me, and I know we're about to have trouble. "Before you ask why I didn't say anything to you, hear me out. Spencer told Ana the guy asked her out, but she turned him down."

"That's what Spencer told Mia last night.", Ben adds. "But she evidently changed her mind and is now going out with him next week."

"For sushi.", Elliot scoffs. "The one food I don't like. I can see it now. They're going to stare into each other's eyes and instantly fall in love. Then they're going to get engaged and have sushi at their wedding reception. They'll live happily ever after."

"You think all of that's going to happen?", Charles asks.

"I think you're thinking way ahead of things. One date doesn't mean anything.", Ray assures Elliot.

"I can't believe she's going on a date so soon. I had a chance to go out with a girl named Mindy. She handed me her number while I was having with dinner with Mia and Ben. I shoved it in my pocket but threw it out as soon as I got home."

"Elliot, you know your mother and I love you very much and that we want only the best for you.", my dad says. "And with that, I'm going to tell you that you're a fool. You and Spencer are both fools. The two of you claim you tried, but I don't think you actually did. You've done nothing but wallow since you broke up. What does that tell me? You're miserable. Why are you miserable? You miss Spencer. I haven't talked to her, but I have a feeling she misses you too."

"We were together for a while. Missing each other is going to be a given. It'll get easier though, right?"

"Maybe.", Charles answers. "Maybe not. Elliot, I let Ella go and have regretted every single day. If only there had been more communication, things would've been different. Regret is a bitch. It'll eat you up." It's clear from the expression on his face that Elliot's letting Charles's words sink in. He reaches into his pocket and pulls out his phone, staring at it while everyone waits to see what he's going to do. He types out a text and then puts the phone back away.

"I texted Spencer."

"What did you text her?", I ask.

"Hi.", he murmurs.

"You've got to start somewhere."