Neil woke up to the alarm blaring. He hit the snooze button and then went out to the kitchen. He prepared his Earl Grey in this special mug and then went to Evelyn's room. "Hi. Evelyn." Neil said as he found Evelyn standing up in her crib. "Do you want me to give you a bath. I have time before I have to go to my job interview." Neil said as he lifted her out of her crib and carried her into the kitchen. "Yeah!" Evelyn said. "Alright then." Neil said as he took her into the bathroom and undressed her and then placed her into the bathtub. He turned on the water and adjusted it so that it wasn't too hot or too cold. Evelyn happily splashed around as Neil bathed her and then he drained the tub and got her out, wrapped her in a towel, and carried her into her bedroom. He dressed her in her tutu and a pink shirt. This was her favorite outfit. He tied her hair up into pigtails and then took her into the kitchen where he fed her and then drank his Earl Grey. James woke up and came into the kitchen and smiled at the sight of the two. "How are you?" James asked as he kissed the tops of their heads. "Lovely thank you." Neil said as Evelyn smiled. "Well, I best be off." Neil said as he grabbed his computer bag and then went out of the apartment and walked down the street to the school. The interview went well and they told him that he would get a response in a day or two. Neil was satisfied. He walked out of the large building and saw James in the car. "Neil, let's go. We have to beat the traffic." James said. "Where are we going?" Neil asked. "To the beach! Don't worry I packed your bathing suit in a bag and Evelyn is already dressed. Neil looked behind himself to see Evelyn playing with her toes and smiling at him. Neil waved at her and then blew her a kiss and she blew one back to him and giggled. "How was your interview?" James asked. "Fine. I'll hopefully find out if I got the job tomorrow." Neil said in a quick manner as he pulled out a crossword and started filling it in. James turned on the radio to some classical since he knew it would help Neil relax. They continued on like this for most of the car trip, but Neil didn't finish even one crossword puzzle, typically in this time frame he would have finished 6. "Neil, I'm thinking that we should move. Possibly to a house on the sea. It would be nice for Evelyn to have a backyard." James suggested. Neil nodded. "It would be farther away from the school you might teach at, but it would be away from all the chaos. After we go to the beach, I picked out a house to look at quickly." James said as he turned left and got off the highway. Neil smiled at him. He felt as if something was wrong with his husband. "Neil, I know that the last few months have been stressful and very hard for you and I think we should start fresh." James said as he reached his right arm out and squeezed Neil's shoulder. Neil nodded in reply. Then they continued driving in silence. They reached the beach around 12:00 P.M. They got the beach bag out, Evelyn out, and then changed in the bathroom stalls. They then emerged from the bathroom with James wearing rather tight and short light blue trunks and Neil wearing a long sleeved swim shirt and black and rather long swimming trunks. They found a spot upon the sand and set up. Three beach towel laying next to each other edge to edge and a green umbrella over head. James knew how bad Neil could burn, so he rubbed sun lotion all over Neil and Neil switched from his beanie hat to a baseball hat and fed Evelyn a bottle and some applesauce. Evelyn got tired after she ate, so Neil gently helped her lie down on the middle towel. Neil got on the left side of her and James got on the right side of her and then they both laid next to her. James reached a finger out and touched the tip of Neil's nose. Suddenly, someone screamed, "NEIL!" And Neil knew exactly who it was.
Ha Ha cliffhanger! I have already written some of the next chapter. Thanks for reading and stay tuned for more!