"I want to call Mommy and Daddy," D.J. said.
"Okay." Moe pressed the button to FaceTime Renee and waited for her to answer her phone.
Renee pressed the answer button and set her phone up against the lamp. She was glad her and Dean were dressed for the day when she received the call. D.J. held the phone up close to his face with a big smile on his face as he looked at his mother and father.
"Hi, Mommy! Hi, Daddy!"
"Hey you!" Renee said.
Dean, who was lying behind Renee, smiled and waved at his son.
"Hi, Dean, Junior," he said.
"Hi, Dad, Senior. What are you guys doing?" D.J. held the phone closer to his face. If the phone was a human, it would push his face away in a heartbeat as his face was almost buried in the phone screen.
"We are about to head out for a little while," Renee said.
"What are you going to do today?" Dean said.
"I am going to make grilled cheese sandwiches later on! I'm going to make it all by myself!"
"Oh, you are?" Dean said.
"Yes!"
"Where are your sisters?" Renee asked.
"They're napping. When they wake up, I'll tell them you said hi! And I'll tell you later that they said hi, too!"
"You're going to hang up already?" Renee said.
"Um, yes! I gotta go pee pee!" D.J. said. "Uncle Moe may want to talk to you. Bye, Mommy and Daddy, talk to you later!"
"Love you," Renee and Dean said.
"These little nuggets love running around everywhere. My little girl is right there alongside them and her and Daisy are getting along just fine," Moe said.
"Welp, they are energetic," Renee said.
"Indeed, they are but I love them all and it's been fun babysitting. I see you guys are just lounging around."
"We're about to head out for a little while. Keep sight-seeing and try new foods."
"I would keep you two and ask what else have you guys done but I want to hear all about it when you guys get back. I need to go ahead and get to the grocery store so I can buy some food to cook."
"Thank you again, Moe," Dean said.
Moe smiled.
"Don't mention it and I know you guys are having fun. I'll tell Pam you guys said hi when she gets back here."
"Okay. I'll text her later. Talk to you later, Moe," Renee said.
"See ya," Dean said.
"I'll talk to you guys later. Love ya."
"Love ya," Dean said.
Renee hung up the phone then scooted up against Dean until she rubbed her cheek against his.
"Don't shave," she said. "I love your beard. Please, don't shave it."
"I won't shave it just for you," Dean said. "I'm hungry. Let's go get some food, shall we?" He kissed Renee as he pulled her up off the bed and carried her out of the door.
"Dean, I need my phone!" Renee said.
They arrived at a seafood joint that had tables on the inside and picnic tables on the outside. Dean and Renee decided to sit outside and enjoy the fresh air while they sat next to each other and drunk their drinks.
"I see you're more relaxed being here," Renee said. "Do you like it?"
"Of course. And look, I'm not mad about going with you to the other restaurant. I want you to know that I did enjoy the food there and it was a nice place, don't get me wrong. Just not for me. However, I want to see if they do have takeout."
"Well, we'll call tomorrow. In the meantime…" Renee grabbed Dean's pink lemonade out of his hand and sipped it.
"Um, excuse you!"
"You're excused."
Dean leaned in close to Renee's ear so he could whisper what he was going to say.
"If we weren't in public right now I'd tickle the shit out of you," he said.
"Oh, really!?" Renee said as she snickered.
"Yes, really!"
They stopped horsing around when the waiter took their order then continued to tickle each other. Dean ended up falling off the bench as Renee had literally pushed him to the edge of the seat while she was tickling him. He got up and brushed himself off just in time before the waiter returned with their food.
"I saw you fall! Are you okay, sir?" she said.
"I'm fine," Dean said.
When the waiter left, Renee smirked to herself as she picked up a piece of fried shrimp and popped it in her mouth.
"Fucker," Dean said.
Renee shrugged as she picked up a piece of shrimp and handed it to Dean. He popped it in his mouth then grabbed the ketchup and damn near smothered the fries in it.
"Hey!" Renee said.
"Hey!" Dean said back to her. He picked up a fry and ate it with satisfaction. "That's for pushing me off of the bench fool!"
"Whatever! Your flat ass saved you."
"Only you can talk shit on me not having an ass."
"I know. Are you wearing a shirt underneath your hoodie?"
"Maybe. Maybe not." Dean winked at her as he popped another fry into his mouth.
"You better be wearing a shirt because it's nippy out here!"
"Okay, weather woman!"
"Okay weather woman my ass! Oh, what to do tomorrow?"
"Maybe just watch some movies then see what else is there to do here. Maybe go wakeboarding. We do have a few more days here so why not make the most of it?"
"Yes. Let's Lady and the Tramp this shrimp."
"That sounds great as hell! This hole in the wall is the perfect setting."
Dean and Renee both bit on the shrimp then kissed each other on the lips quickly then ate the shrimp.
"I love you," Renee said.
"I love you, too," Dean said as he put his arm around Renee. "I really do."
"I know you do." Renee grabbed Dean's hand and kissed it then began rubbing it with her thumb. "Sometimes I think about all of the things we've been through…how in the world did we make it this far…we were meant to be together."
"You're my best friend. You and the kids fill my heart with joy every single day and I wouldn't trade it in for the world." Dean kissed Renee's cheek the continued to eat dinner with her.
He ended up falling off the bench again.
Flashback/Dream:
Renee slowly sat down on the couch and began eating the gigantic banana float with extra whip cream on it. Dean came walking into the living room to sit next to Renee and watch t.v. He had just finished taking a shower after dinner and needed to unwind for a bit with his wife. Dean's eyes fell on Renee then traveled down to her stomach where her banana split was headed. He was thinking maybe the baby would enjoy the delicious banana split that her mother was eating. Renee had on a white nightgown that flowed down to her ankles and boy did she look good in it to Dean.
"How's your banana float?"
"Good." Renee's mouth was stuff with ice cream and she was happy about it. She noticed Dean was looking at her stomach which made her smile. Placing her bowl down on the table, she scooted closer to Dean and placed his hand on her stomach. "You want to tell the baby about your day? I know you're tired so I think talking to the baby will make you feel better."
"I didn't want to disturb you while you were eating so I could talk to the baby. I was going to wait until you went to sleep."
"Just say something, baby."
Dean rubbed Renee's stomach and began to smile.
"Hey, there. I know you're enjoying your banana split along with Mommy but I just wanted to tell you that I love you. Daddy was thinking about you today at work. I can't wait to see how pretty you'll look when you finally arrive. I have your room painted all nice for you…me and Mommy painted outer space for you. You'll love it. Well, you won't remember it but Daddy will make sure you do."
The baby started kicking in response to what Dean was saying.
"Sounds like someone is excited to hear my voice."
"Looks like someone wants to see us early and can't wait another couple of months."
"Possibly. I can't wait to hold little man in my arms."
Present:
Dean woke up in the morning to see Renee had walked into the room carrying a tray of food to him.
"Room service," he said.
"Yes," Renee said. "You were sleeping so soundly so I decided to make you banana waffles and bring them up to you. Nice and hot, with a nice tall glass of orange juice. Just the way you like it, love."
