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a/n: Thanks to everyone who left a review on last chapter wether it's on here or on twitter, it means a lot to the both of us. Sorry for the delay in posting this chapter but we've both been extremely busy but without further a do, here's Milady's latest chapter.
Kelly and Dylan were out in the boat on the lake. They had gone out to fish because not only did Kelly enjoy it, but Dylan did as well. He was looking at his tiny rod, waiting for a fish to bite and even though Kelly knew that that wouldn't happen, it was also great to see him enjoy this so much.
''Taking long, hmm?''
''Wait daddy!'' Dylan said with a frown.
Kelly tried not laugh as Dylan looked so concentrated and serious and for a moment, he was sure he saw some of his own futures in the boy's face. He knew that to be his exact fishing face as well. Suddenly his rod was moving and Kelly struggled to get the fish in, Dylan holding onto his leg.
''I help!''
''Yes, you do!'' Kelly lied, Dylan smiling proudly as Kelly pulled the line in and put the large fish in a bucket.
''Fish!'' Dylan said, trying to poke the fish.
''How do you want to call him?'' Kelly asked as Dylan looked down at the fish in the bucket.
''Matt.'' Dylan chuckled cheekily as he looked down at the fish swimming around in the bucket.
''Well, we can eat him tonight. I am sure he will be very delicious.'' Kelly said as he wanted to put the bucket aside but Dylan pouted, upset as he grabbed the rim of the bucket with his bottom lip sticking out.
''No!'' He said a bit upset.
''What's up buddy?''
''Not eat Matt.'' He said a bit upset, lifting the bucket up and almost toppling over with it and almost falling over while doing so before throwing the bucket in the water, letting the fish swim away.
''Gee, quite a statement buddy.'' Kelly shook his head.
Soon they made their way back to the shore and Kelly started the grill. There were still some hamburgers left and he figured that hamburgers with smores would have to do for tonight. Dylan was playing in the sand but then he walked to the picnic table, looking at what Kelly was doing. Kelly looked on the table as he got a phone call, not seeing who it was.
''Who is it?'' He asked as Dylan was near his phone.
Dylan looked at the phone screen and Kelly wanted to slap himself against the head, realizing there was no way his toddler son could read.
''Matt!'' Dylan said excitedly and Kelly realized he could see the picture on the screen.
''Oh." He chuckled. "If you press the green button, you can talk to Matt!'' Kelly said and Dylan struggle for a moment but managed to do so.
''Hello! Hello!'' He yelled into the phone so loud Kelly was pretty sure Matt could hear him in Chicago, without the use of the phone.
''Hold it against your ear.'' Kelly told him and Dylan looked at him with a sassy face, as if his dad had told him something very stupid.
He was sitting on the small bench, chatting to Matt and Kelly smirked, finding it really sweet.
''Good! '' Dylan laughed and Kelly smiled. It was cute to see him open up to people like this.
''We got a fish! Name him Matt!'' Dylan said. He listened again and laughed one more time.
''No, he is free.'' Dylan smiled before jumping off the bench and running to Kelly in a funny way on his little legs.
''Daddy! Matt!'' Dylan said as he handed Kelly the phone and Kelly took it, answering his friend.
''Yes, he is having a great time. We are really good here. We should be home tomorrow before dinner.'' He answered Matt's question.
''Okay so how come a fish got named after me today?'' Matt asked then, mocking his friend a bit.
''Dylan got to chose the name.''
''I hope it was a very sexy fish.'' Matt joked along.
''Nah, we would have called it Kelly.'' Kelly joked along before hanging up.
''Dylan, dinner is almost ready.'' He said and Dylan came walking his way, sitting down at picnic table together. Dylan made a mess of himself with the ketchup on the burger but it was great to see him enjoy their last dinner here at the cabin.
''Do you want to make a fire so we can have smores?'' Kelly asked and Dylan nodded with excitment. He made sure Dylan was far enough before starting the fire.
''Okay, very careful, the fire is hot, don't come close to it.'' Kelly said then as he finally let his son come closer.
''You are firefighter.''
''I know, but I don't want you on fire!'' Kelly said in a silly way before they sat down on the chairs close to the fire. Kelly started heating the marshmallows until it darkened, Dylan looking in awe. Kelly quished the marshmellow between the crackers before handing one to Dylan
''Alright, here you go.'' He said as he handed the smore to Dylan.
''Hmmm, smores!'' Kelly said as he looked at Dylan making a mess of himself again with the marshmallow and the chocolate. He made another one for him, much to Dylan's delight. Excited, he ate the other one as well and Kelly made one for himself before they looked up at all the stars.
''It's beautiful huh?'' Dylan nodded, grabbing another marshmallow and stuffing it in his mouth as he was looking up at the stars.
He reached out his arm, trying to touch them.
''They are very far away.'' Kelly chuckled as he put Dylan on his lap. ''They are so far away that you can't touch them. They are years and years away, but they still give us light every night.''
''Mommy?'' Dylan suddenly asked then as he pointed at the stars.
''Yes, I am sure mommy is up there too.'' Kelly said, his chest constricting. ''I am sure she is looking down on us and is so proud about the fish you caught.''
He wrapped his arms around Dylan as they looked at the stars. They didn't say anything but just kept looking at the shiny stars. Dylan kept eating the marshmallows until he was too tired.
Pretty soon, Dylan was asleep in his arms, probably tired after the long day. Kelly put out the fire and carried Dylan inside with him. The boy was still asleep against him and Kelly felt a bit bad. Dylan hadn't said much about his mom before but now he did mention her, it broke his heart because little Dylan deserved to have his mommy here, but now she was gone. Even though he did not seem to realize it a lot, he just wished that she could still be here for him.
He tucked Dylan into bed, the boy asleep while holding Kelly's monkey again. Tomorrow they were going back to Chicago. It had been a good two weeks and they had come closer together but being here had been easy compared to what was waiting for them in Chicago. It was time now to rebuild their lives there and get the hang of having a daily life again but it wasn't going to be an easy task.
After making sure Dylan was okay, he sat down outside again with a beer on the porch, looking up at the stars again. He was excited to go back to Chicago tomorrow, but it was also something that made him nervous. Even though he knew he would always be looking after Dylan, he had no idea what the future was going to bring for him and he didn't even dare to make a plan because everything could change so fast, just as they had really found out now.
He just wanted to offer the best for Dylan and he thought he was going to figure out how to do it during these few weeks, but it still didn't quite make sense yet . He knew that he had to get them a stable life again but he was a bit worried about the future. He knew he needed to look for a house for them but something that he really wanted was to offer Dylan a real family with two parents that loved him. Just a few months ago he was having one night stands and short flings but now he had a son to look after and looking for a house and possibly a stable relationship as a single dad for Dylan in the long run was terrifying him and that made him nervous because those were things he had never expected to think about or look for until now. As fun as the last few weeks were here, he was still really scared about the future.
a/n: I hope you guys liked the interraction between Kelly and Dylan while they enjoy some time alone by the lake. Now next chapter, Kelly goes back to Chicago and starts to look for a new place for Dylan and himself so he can give him a more steady home. As always, your thoughts are important to us to please take a few seconds to tell us what you guys thought about it, we can't wait to read them. - Sarra and Milady