A little update for you guys hope you enjoy
Chapter 7
"Come on Rachel this is my birthday, you have to come camping with us!" Frank and Rachel were in the kitchen putting everything up to close down for the night. His birthday was this coming weekend and everyone was going camping, but her.
"I don't do the outdoors ok, that is not me"
"How will it look if my whole family is with me but my wife?"
"Well we can go to dinner for your birthday before you leave"
"Your coming camping with us Rachel!"
"Why don't you go by yourself, get away from everyone for the weekend"
"Or it be just you and me out in the woods. The kids can stay with Fletcher and Jocelyn and we'll have dinner the night before we leave!"
"Frank I am not going camping"
"Your coming camping"
"We'll see about that!"
Later that night Frank and Rachel were in their bedroom still arguing in the dark about if she was coming or not.
"All I want for my birthday is to spend it with my family, and for us to get away for a little while"
"But why does it have to be in the woods? Do you know what happens in the woods?" she said
"What happens in the woods Rachel?" he rolled his eyes
"A storm can come, a bad one, and knock down a tree and it can fall on our tent. What else…" She was thinking of another scenario "We can get lost, there could be a wildfire, skunks, poison ivy, snakes, bears, etc…"
"Now I know you google some of those Rachel, ok nothing bad is going to happen. I promise"
"That's still doesn't mean I'm going!" she said and Frank pulled him closer to her
"I can't believe I am going to be 56 years old. Man I am old!"
"You are not old baby"
"Well I'm getting there. I think I am going to retire after my birthday"
"Yes we've talked about that"
"And I mean it this time, it's time for me to relax with my wife and raise my children. Start on that sunroom I am building for us"
"I thought that sunroom was for me"
"It is but you know I'll be in there"
"And the kids too destroying shit!"
"They won't be allowed to go in unless there is a supervising adult in there with them."
"Good because were going to need rules"
"I want us to go away every weekend, leave the kids with a babysitter, and just make love all the time"
"Now that's a plan, but I don't want to abandon them every chance we get"
"I was afraid you were going to say that. "
"Frank can I tell you something?"
"What baby"
"I have a feeling that something is going to happen"
"Is it a bad feeling?"
"No it's neither bad or good. It's just a feeling. I don't know how to explain it"
"How long have you had this feeling?"
"A while now. I don't know maybe I am imagining things or it's nothing"
Frank started thinking to himself
"I think I am just going to get some sleep" she kissed him and cuddle in his arms
"Is it a bad feeling about the trip, is that why you don't want to come?"
"I wouldn't let you go anywhere if I thought something bad was going to happen, I mean something could happen. But it has nothing to do with us going camping"
"I wonder what it is?"
"Whatever it is I need to put it in the back of my mind. I have too much going on to keep it on my mind right now. Your birthday is in three days, school is getting ready to start again so we have do all of this shopping and stuff, and I am still planning Jocelyn's baby shower. Hopefully I can set a date in October."
"I have to call Fletcher to make sure if he is still bringing his barbecue pit. And yes you are coming"
"I will show you better than I can tell you"
Two days passed and it was finally Frank's birthday, but today he had a lot to do for the camping trip. Rachel had woken up first earlier to fix breakfast for the kids, and a specially made breakfast for him. Everything was done now and it was almost eight. So she came back in to wake him up for some birthday sex. She reached down in his pants to get things started.
"Mmmm" he said stirring in his sleep as Rachel continued to stroke him
"Good morning Birthday Boy!"
"Good morning to you too! What are you doing down there?"
"What does it feel like?"
"It almost feels like heaven" Frank put his hands behind his head to enjoy the ride
"Now that I've got your attention this is what you need to do today. The kids and I are leaving the house for a couple of hours so you can have it all to yourself. I'll take them somewhere fun while you WILL relax! That means no working in the office, no fixing things around the house, and certainly no inviting your friends over with some hookers!" she joke
"And that was the first thing that came to my mind" he smiled before letting out a moan closing his eyes tight. Rachel was really working him as she picked up the speed.
"I'm also going to pick up the rest of the stuff you will need for the camping trip, stop by the bakery for the cake, and the kids and I will be picking up your presents. We'll leave about eleven so is five or six hours good for you or would you like more time?" By this time Frank wasn't listening to a word she was saying, he was close to exploding. He snapped out of his dazed state
"Rachel a little less conversation a little more action!" he took her hand out of his pants "Get over hear!" and pulled her on top of him and began with a passionate kiss as he undressed her.
Forty five minutes later Rachel and Frank came downstairs to the kitchen where the children had already arrived. They were eating their breakfast as Frank sat down for his and Rachel went to the counter to grabbed his specially made breakfast.
"Happy birthday daddy!" Ripley said getting down from her chair to give him a kiss
"Thank you honey"
"Happy birthday Dad" Frankie said
"Yeah dad congratulations on reaching fifty-six!"
"Riley!" Rachel said
"Well he is"
"Thanks guys, even if your pointing out how old I am Riley"
"Your welcome!"
"So what are you going to do today dad with the house to yourself?" Frankie asked
"Well I'm going to finish packing, practice fishing in the pool you know get reacquainted with my barely used rod, read a book, to tell you the truth I really don't know what I will be doing today"
"I can stay home with you daddy and we can have a tea party!" Ripley suggested
"No you'll be coming with us little lady. We all agreed daddy would get some time to himself. Besides you have to go and get your hair trimmed today remember"
"Aww mom that's going to take forever" Riley complained
"Yeah just like last time" said Frankie
"Your getting hair cuts too"
"But I don't want a hair cut mom" Frankie told Rachel again. All the kids started complaining and Frank just sat back and listened. This is what he loved the most, his family and he was blessed that he was able to reach another age so he could be here with them. Rachel came with his plate and sat it in front of him. It was his favorite. His mother used to cook it for him when he was a little boy, and ever since he and Rachel got together she started the tradition again.
"Thank you baby" he said pulling her to him for a kiss. The kids turned away in disgust of their parent's PDA
"Your welcome honey!"
"Who's all coming camping tomorrow dad?" asked Frankie
"All of us except your mother, Fletcher and Jocelyn, and grandpa"
"Mom your not coming?" Frankie said
"No son I'm not"
"Why not?" he asked again
"She's afraid of the wilderness that's all" Frank told him
"It's a family camping trip mom, how will it look if everyone of us is going but you?" said Riley
"Lot's of people don't like camping and besides this isn't the first camping trip I've skipped out on"
"Yeah but your skipping out on dad's birthday celebration"
"And weren't you the one who suggested this trip anyway?" Frank brought up
That was true Rachel was the one who gave Frank the idea
Later during the day after everyone was gone Frank packed everything that he needed to go camping, he took a short nap, he read a few chapters of a favorite book, and he played a few chords on his guitar. He didn't do much but he felt he didn't need to. Around five Frank was watching a Samurai movie with popcorn in his hand. Rachel came back by herself carrying a few bags.
"Hi honey" she said going upstairs to put them away
"Hey" he said back and continued watching the movie waiting for the kids to come in making noise. But he didn't hear them either so he looked back to see if they were there. And when he didn't see or hear them he shrugged and went back to watching the movie. Rachel came back and put her arms around him and started kissing the side of his head and then his neck.
"What is this, Frank gets another piece of pie?"
"The kids are at the neighbors house for the night, so why don't we go get into our Jacuzzi and get clean and ready for dinner! Just the two of us"
"Really just the two of us?"
"Yeah until I have to go and pick up the kids"
"Can't they just stay away until tomorrow? Because what I want to do to you tonight!" he whispers in her ear
"I might be able to arrange something if your talking all that! Come on you've seen this movie too many times!"
"Yeah it was the movie we saw on our first date"
"Yeah I remember" she cut off the tv and led him upstairs for passionate love making
A little over an hour later they were in their room getting dressed and Rachel was trying to figure out what she was going to do with her hair and just a short amount of time.
"I can't believe this what am I can't wear my hair wet!" she was sitting in front of her mirror
"Why not?" he asked from the closet
"Why not? Frank I can't have my hair wet in front of people at a fancy place!"
'No one told you to give me a blow"
"No you dunked my head underwater for that"
"Well it's my birthday" he smiled
"So your not off the hook" she got up and went into the bathroom to quickly wash her hair, blow dry, and style it
"What time is our reservation?"
"Eight so you better pray for a miracle"
Forty-Five minutes Rachel came out looking like herself again, just as gorgeous as can be.
"There's the love of my life damn you look great!" he said looking at her elegant black dress
"Thank you honey!" before we go I want to give you something. Rachel pulled out a box from one of the bags and gave it to Frank.
"What's this?"
"Well your always buying me jewelry so why not buy you something"
He opened the box a found an expensive grey titanium curb linked bracelet. The only piece of jewelry Frank has ever worn was his wedding ring and a small stud on his left ear. When he decided to pierce his ear when he was going through a mid life crisis.
"Rachel I love it!" he said putting it on
"You do"
"How could I not, it's from you"
"Alright come on, let's get going before we lose our reservation" They grabbed their jackets and went downstairs.
"You know what we should do for our next anniversary" he said
"What?"
"We should renew our vows"
"Renew the vows? Shouldn't we wait for our twentieth anniversary instead? It's just three years away"
"I know but anything can happen between those years, we should just go ahead and go for it while we have the chance"
"Are you sure you want to do this Frank? A lot goes into planning these things"
"Yeah I'll have plenty of time since I am going to retire soon so let's just do it"
"Alright honey were doing it!"
The two of them left out the door and Rachel drove to the Restaurant.
"Listen I thought about it today and if you don't want come camping that's fine"
"Really your not forcing me to go!"
"You know I was never going to drag you there if you really didn't want to come. The kids and I will deal without you and Fletcher, Jocelyn, and my father will be there to help. You can have the house to yourself this weekend"
"Well thank you honey for respecting my wishes, maybe one day I will go camping with you, when I get the courage"
"Yeah I just wish you wanted to come now, but whenever your ready is fine with me"
After a while Frank asks where Rachel is taking him.
"So where is this place anyway, South Central?"
"No it's not far from here"
"Are you kidnapping me and taking me to a bed and breakfast like I did for you a decade ago?"
"It was that long ago?"
"Yeah Frankie was one and now he's eleven. It's been that long"
"We should go there again, contact Wendy and everyone, catch up"
"We just seen them last year"
"Your right we did, well how about we invite them over for Thanksgiving"
"We should" he said
Rachel and Frank eventually arrived to the restaurant but it's a hotel. Frank is left wondering what's going on.
"Baby why are we here?" he asked stepping out of the car
"I have something very special planned for tonight"
"But I thought we were going eat"
"We'll order room service now come on, put this on" Rachel handed him a blind fold
"Your joking right?"
"No this is not a joke, I don't want you to see what I have in the room"
"What did you do? Did you make them install a swing or something?"
"Stop asking questions and put it on" she told him and he did as she asked
"People are going to look at us funny when they see me like this, I can't go in there looking like this?"
"Looking like what it's just a blind fold, now look remember all the things you siad you wanted to do to me?"
Frank smiled and licked his lips "Hell yeah"
"Well nothing will happen if you don't come on" she led him into the hotel where they checked in. But instead of going to the room Rachel brought him to the Hotel's restaurant where there was a surprise birthday party waiting for him.
But Frank started running his mouth about having sex with her before she could take the blindfold off
"I'm gonna so many nasty things to you, you won't be able to walk again!…. Um
"Surprise!" everyone in the room said
"Hey I wasn't expecting a surprise party!" he said to everyone who was in the room. All their friends and present and past colleagues were there. His father and children were there too to celebrate.
"Were just going to ignore that little thing you just said" Herb said holding Ripley in his arms
"Wow Rachel you didn't have to do all of this"
"I wanted to and you deserve it, Happy Birthday baby!" they hugged and kissed as everyone came up to him to wish him well.
"Happy Birthday Daddy" Ripley said going up to him to give him a kiss
"Thank you my beautiful little princess, I like your dress!"
"I picked it out because it's your favorite color!"
"Happy Birthday dad" Riley said coming for his hug and Frankie followed
"Happy birthday son, I didn't buy you a present" Herb told him
"Why not?"
"You didn't get me anything for my last birthday"
"That's not true what about those skydiving lessons"
"That was a gag gift!" Herb said and the two men continued their banter
Fletcher and Jocelyn waited to the side until everyone was finished greeting Frank
"My man Fletcher!"
"Hey Frank"
"How you been?"
"Nervous waiting for this one to pop" Fletcher said looking over to his wife who was just glowing and had her hand on her stomach
"Happy birthday Frank"
"Thank you Jocelyn, is he kicking?" Frank asked
"Yes a lot today, would you like to feel?" she asked and Frank put his hand over her stomach to feel his grandson's kick
"That's a future football player in there"
"I don't know Frank we might get a soccer player"
"Super bowl champion trust me!" Frank looked around and noticed that Rachel wasn't around
"Well were going to go back to our table, we'll catch up later"
"Alright guys" Frank went off to see where Rachel had slip to but she was no where in the room