The next morning everyone was excited about going to the park. They had their tickets ready and they had the day planned out. Emily, Monica and Elizabeth were taking Danny and Aiden with them. Milo was their guard. The rest of the gang were going with the older kids. Cam and Spencer wanted to hang out with just Emma but the parents were not having that.
Then they decided that it would be too split up and decided to make it a big gang kind of thing. This way everyone had a partner to ride with or not ride with depending on the ride.
There were seven adults and six children. It should be interesting to see who went with who and what rides they were going on. They decided that the first ride that everyone agreed on going on was "Radiator Springs Raceway". This was a fun ride for both the younger children and the older children. Jake and Aiden wanted to go with their mother. Danny wanted to go with his dad. Cameron wanted to go with Emma and so did Spencer. Emma decided to go with her mother. Patrick went alone and so did Monica. Nik went with Spencer and Emily went with Cameron. This was the way it was for the first couple of rides. The youngest wanted their folks and the older children wanted to just be by themselves.
"Okay, we are going on Splash Mountain now. I want to go on with both Cameron and Spencer and no adults. Just for this one ride. Okay, mom and dad." Emma was having a great time but she wanted to be with her friends just a couple of times without all the adults.
"Emma, I am going to let you go with Cameron and Spencer but wait for us here when you are done. I just don't want you to get lost." Emma agreed and gave her mother a hug and a hug for her dad. Cameron and Spencer gave their parents a hug too and took off with Emma.
"I think that if we get ahead enough then we could go on here on more time or try another ride." Emma just looked at Spencer and shook her head no. There was not going to be any taking off because she knew if she messed up then she would be stuck with her parents for the rest of the trip.
"Spencer, you may get away with things like that but Emma and I have parents who are a bit stricter than that. We would be grounded or worse like Emma said, glued to our parents' sides. This is something that you don't want." The three of them went ahead of everyone and got on the ride. Spencer sat up front while Cameron and Emma sat behind them. They had a blast but the water was colder than they thought it would be. The first thing that the three of them did was go buy some sweatshirts as soon as they got off the ride. The shop was right next store and they were back to where they were supposed to meet their parents before they got off the ride.
This was okay because then everyone could couple up except for Monica. She was going to ride with Danny, Jake, and Aiden. She loved her grandsons and letting their parents enjoy the ride was letting her being with her grandsons so it was a win-win.
Once the ride had started she wondered what she had gotten herself into. The youngest boys were screaming the whole way through. That was because part of the time they were actually scared but the rest was because they were having so much fun and also hearing everyone around them. Jake held onto his little brother like a pro. Monica held onto Danny and she learned to duck down so Danny got most of the water and not her. Poor Jake and Aiden they sat up front so they got it the worst. The ride itself was mostly fun and calm but there were a few times that it got a bit hairy for Monica.
Jason and Elizabeth's log was following Monica and their sons' log. Elizabeth heard the boys scream but knew it was from having fun till the part when they were in the pitch black part. That part the screaming was for real and she was screaming just like her sons were. Jason held on tight to his bride to be and laughed at her screams. She was not really happy about that and elbowed him in the stomach.
"I am sorry but you should never tease a pregnant woman. That is rule number one. My hormones are all over the place and knowing that my boys might be scared has me a little jumpy and you laughing about it is making me see red." Jason hugged Elizabeth and kissed her on top of her head. She was soaked and so she knew that her boys would be soaked too.
Emily and Nik were in the log behind Jason and following them up in the rear was Patrick and Robin. Everyone was soaked and cold when they got off the ride. They realized that the reason the line was so short was because everyone knew that the water would be very cold and it would be better later in the day or later in the year.
They all went next door and bought some dry clothes to wear. The kids got some hot chocolate along with Elizabeth. The rest of the adults bought coffee. They moved their way to their next ride. The Haunted Mansion sounded like a good ride to go on next. They got in line and everyone was excited about this ride. They had been wanting to go on it for some time.
The younger boys stuck close by their grandmother and parents. Jake held Elizabeth's hand the whole way thru. Jason took turns with his mother with Aiden and Danny. Spencer, Cameron and Emma stood close together while Emily was with Nik. Robin and Patrick watched their daughter being protected by Cameron and Spencer. It was a great time for everyone and no onone wanted to go back to their hotel. They had lunch in the park and everyone had their choices of just about any kind of bad food there was and some were good food but no one wanted that anyways. There were a couple of rides that the guys wanted to go on but the women would not hear of it. Elizabeth was getting tired and so were Aiden and Danny. Monica decided to go with Elizabeth with the two youngest children. Nap time was calling. Jake decided that he wanted to go back too.
"We have reservations for dinner tonight at 8:00. The boys and I will take it easy and meet you in the lobby around 7:45. I am hoping they want to take a nap because I do." She gave Jason a kiss and hugs to everyone else. Monica went with Elizabeth and decided she was also going to take a nap.
"Boys, do you want to watch television or do you want to take a nap with me in my room? I am exhausted and I need to sleep for a little bit." Jake, Aiden and Danny headed to Elizabeth's room with her. The four of them got into the king-sized bed together. If Elizabeth wasn't so tired, she probably would have taken a picture of the four of them. The four of them were asleep as soon as their heads touched the pillows.
It was 5:30 when they got up. Elizabeth got the boys their baths and also let Aiden call his mother to tell her all about Disneyland. He told her about the rides and all the fun things they did at the hotel. Sam thanked Elizabeth for taking her son on the rides and letting him go with them. Elizabeth just wanted Danny to know and feel that he was an important part of the family because he was an important part.
The baths were done and the boys were dressed for dinner. Robin, Emma and Emily were back and had taken their showers too. The guys were all hot and dirty from the rides so they went across the hall to get ready too. Everyone went down to the restaurant for a lovely dinner. The kids had so much fun in the restaurant because their favorite characters were having dinner with them. Everyone decided that they would all go together so there were no miscommunications about time and where to meet.
The next two days the family stayed together and went on the rides together. Elizabeth watched the guys try to dare the other to try the real scary rides. Cameron and Spencer were smart enough to stay back and let them wager on how quickly the other person would get sick. Jason stood back while Nik and Patrick would dare each other to try the highest, fastest and the scariest rides in the park. Jason had no fear so he would always go on them it was just he ended up going alone because Nik would scare Patrick out of going and also scared himself out of it too. The last day was sad for both families. No one wanted it to end but real life was just around the corner.
The last night together, Monica said that she would watch the three youngest boys while Spencer, Cameron and Emma went out. They had found a great little club to spend their last night hanging out at. Everyone else was going to dinner and then check out the clubs in the hotel.
Monica was happy that she had her grandsons for one more night. She knew that Danny would be going home to his mother and staying in Brooklyn. She knew that she would miss her grandson dearly because of that so it was a bittersweet night for her. They had room service and watched some movies that the boys loved. It was a great time for them. She took plenty of pictures and she had Danny call his mom up so he could say good night to her. He told his mother that he loved her and would see her the next day.
Emma, Cameron and Spencer went to eat at one of the restaurants in the hotel complex. They loved their time together and Emma started to cry. "I am sorry guys. I don't want to spoil our last night together but I miss you both so much. This has been the best time that I have had since my parents got back together. California is beautiful but I miss school and I miss the two of you so much. We have all been friends for so long that it seems weird when we are not together. I also want you both to know that I could never choose between the two of you. If I ever needed you I know that you would both do whatever you could to help me. I just don't want to ruin that between us." Cameron and Spencer understood where she was coming from but they both wanted her for themselves. There would always be this rivalry between the two of them because of their love for Emma.
"I think that we should go and see the fireworks. We can then go back to our rooms for the night. I want you to know Emma that you will always be the girl for me. If I ever find someone else, then she would have to be as special as you are to me. I know that Spencer feels the same way." The three of them were feeling pretty blue when they saw how happy their parents were. They knew that someday they were going to have what their parents had and that made them feel a little better. They went out by the pool and watched the fireworks show. It was a beautiful sight and the three of them had taken enough pictures to fill two photo albums. The last couple of days were just the kind of break that most pre-teens would love to have. The three amigos were going to be split up once again and it sucked.
Elizabeth could see Cameron, Spencer and Emma from where she sat at their table. She could tell that they were having a hard time saying goodbye to Emma. "Robin, I think that we might need to have Emma come up for a few weeks this summer. Once the baby is born, I will need some extra help and I think that it would do good for both Cameron and Spencer. In the fall, Jason and I will be getting married and we definitely want the three of you there for it." Robin looked at her husband and knew how he felt.
"I will ask Emma if she would like to spend some time with you and the family this summer after the baby is born. I know she will love going there and being there. My problem is knowing how hard it will be for her to leave. She loves Port Charles and she loves Cameron and Spencer. I just pray that she is all right when we get back home tomorrow."
Patrick looked over to where Elizabeth saw their children. He could see that his daughter had been crying. "I will let Emma go but I think that she should stay with Anna when she is there so that it will be easier on her. I don't want to make her feel that if she stays with you and Cameron that she can't see Spencer. I want her to know that she can see who she wants when she wants too."
"That is fair. I agree to that. I just want the three of them to get to spend some time together." The six of the toasted to their nice family vacation and for a Happy New Year.
"I think next time we will just go as adults and take in Vegas or the Bahamas. Then we can see our women in bikinis." Jason and Nik gave Patrick a glare to shut him up but the women all laughed because they knew he was teasing.
Once the fireworks went off, everyone left and headed back to their suites. Tomorrow was going to be a long day and also a sad one. No one wanted to see Patrick, Robin and Emma go back home but they had no choice.
Everyone got back to their suite around ten. The women went to bed in their suite and the guys went back to their suite. Jake and Aiden were already asleep in Elizabeth's bed so she let them sleep there. Danny went back with Jason and Cameron.
The next morning, everyone had breakfast in the women's suite. They wanted to get in the air early because they were dropping off Emma, Robin and Patrick. The next stop after that would be New York City. The timing was right for a great New Year's Eve. The view from the Morgan balcony was perfect to see the ball drop.
"I just got the call that our cars are waiting for us and that the bellmen are on their way up here for us to leave. Does everyone have everything they brought? I just want to thank all of you for making this holiday a very special one." Jason was not much of a talker so they were surprised at how much he had to say.
The bellmen had arrived and started taking the luggage down to the awaiting cars. There would be time to say goodbye when they got on the plane. Emma looked between Cameron and Spencer wondering when the next time the three of them would be together.
