"Three minutes."
Esmeralda had gone to Phoebus' after school and while they were hanging out outside he got a call and went inside. Esmeralda had been waiting for him when his neighbor's six-year-old daughter, Penny, had come over to show Esmeralda her new hula hoop. Penny couldn't keep it going for very long and had asked Esmeralda how long she could do it.
"You can't keep it going for three minutes," Penny said.
Esmeralda held out her hand and Penny gave her the hula hoop. Esmeralda slipped the hula hoop around her. It was kind of small, but she could work with it. Esmeralda spun the hula hoop around her, then started rocking her hips. Penny's eyes grew wide as she watched her. After a couple minutes Phoebus came back outside. Esmeralda immediately stopped and let the hula hoop fall to the ground.
"Wow!" Penny breathed.
"Penny!"
Penny turned around. "Coming, Mommy!" she picked up her hula hoop and ran next door. "Mommy, that lady can hula hoop for three whole minutes!"
Esmeralda laughed as she walked over to Phoebus.
Phoebus shook his head. "You realize Penny is gonna be coming over here everyday, now, asking for you?"
Esmeralda sat down on the porch swing. "Well, you're gonna have to tell her I won't be around next week."
Phoebus sat down next to her. "You have plans for Spring Break?"
Esmeralda nodded. "Some of us go to Florida for Spring Break every year."
Phoebus raised an eyebrow. "Aren't you all too young to be getting a hotel and staying unsupervised in another state?"
"We all stay at Eric's vacation home and his parents are there," Esmeralda said. "Do you wanna come? Jasmine and I are getting tickets later tonight."
"Actually, I was going to ask you if you wanted to go camping with me. We have a cabin a couple hours from here that my dad said I could use it for the week," Phoebus said.
Esmeralda bit her lip. "That actually sounds great. But, I was really looking forward to spending the week with Jasmine."
"Invite her to come with."
"Really?" Esmeralda thought for a moment. "She'll probably want to bring Aladdin, though."
"We have enough room for about ten people," Phoebus said.
Esmeralda pulled out her phone and sent Jasmine a text.
Phoebus invited us to stay in his cabin for Spring Break. Wanna go? (You and Aladdin are both invited.)
You mean skip FL?
Yes.
Sure. It might be nice to have a relaxing week. Aladdin wants to know if Flynn and Rapunzel can come to.
Esmeralda looked up at Phoebus. "Can Flynn and Rapunzel come too?"
"Um, sure. But no one else; I want to invite Mulan, too," Phoebus said.
Esmeralda relayed that message to Jasmine and stuck her phone back in her pocket. As if on cue, Mulan stopped by Phoebus' house then.
"Mulan, just the person I wanted to see," Phoebus said. "Me, Esmeralda and her friends, Jasmine, Aladdin, Flynn and Rapunzel are going to my cabin for Spring Break; do you want to go with us?"
"I don't know, Phoebus. I don't really want to be the seventh wheel all week," Mulan said.
"Bring someone with," Phoebus offered.
Mulan thought for a moment. "I guess I could ask my friend, Kayley. I think her school has Spring Break next week."
"Kayley from Camelot High School?" Esmeralda asked.
Mulan nodded. "Yeah. But, her dad is stationed here, as well. So, she usually spends the weekends here."
"Great!" Phoebus said. "It's settled, then. We're all going to spend the week in my cabin."
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"No. Absolutely not!"
"Oh, come one, Megara! You have to come," Vanessa pleaded.
Meg looked helplessly up at Vanessa. Vanessa wanted her and Thomas to go to Florida with everybody for Spring Break. Of course, the last thing Meg wanted was to be trapped in a house with a bunch of people she couldn't stand.
"Yeah, Meg, it sounds fun," Thomas said.
Meg narrowed her eyes at Thomas. "Traitor."
Thomas laughed. "Count us in. I'll convince her."
"You better." Vanessa and Gaston turned and walked out of the diner.
Meg watched them leave, then glared at Thomas. "Really, Thomas?"
"Really."
"Why do you want to go?" Meg asked. "Are you even friends with anyone who's going?"
"John and Pocahontas are going."
"Thomas, I really don't be with stuck with all those people for a week," Meg said.
"You won't be. We can do our own thing; it'll be like a little getaway for the two of us." Thomas winked at Meg.
"I do like the sounds of that," Meg admitted.
Thomas smiled. "I knew you would."
Meg knew she couldn't win this. "All right, I'll go."
Thomas put some money on the table for their food, then took Meg's hand and led her outside to her car. She leaned against the car and Thomas went to open the door for her. Meg grabbed the front of his shirt and pulled him towards her.
"Kiss me, Thomas," Meg whispered.
Thomas leaned into her and put his mouth on hers. Meg sighed. They had kissed a lot since their first date, but he still blew her mind every time. Meg was completely addicted to kissing him. When Thomas pulled away Meg bit her bottom lip and smiled at him.
"You don't have to stop," Meg said.
Thomas laughed. "We can't just make out in the parking lot, Meg."
"You're right," Meg said.
Meg and Thomas got in her car and headed back to his house. They said a quick hello to John and Pocahontas then went up to Thomas' room to get online for their tickets to Florida. Meg was not happy about how much it cost, but she bought her ticket anyway.
"This better be one awesome trip," Meg muttered, lying down on the edge of the bed.
Thomas grabbed her waist and slid her further up the bed. He positioned himself so he was lying half on top of her and half on the bed. Meg tried to pull his head down to hers, but he resisted. He took her hand, intertwined his fingers with hers, then pinned her hand on the bed above her head. Thomas slowly lowered his head 'till his lips hovered just over hers. He lightly ran his tongue over her lips. His teasing was driving Meg crazy. She wanted to force his mouth against hers, but he had both of her arms pinned down. She started writhing under him, trying to get her hand free. Thomas pressed his body against hers to keep her from moving. Thomas teased Meg a little more by brushing his lips over hers. When he finally kissed her, Meg quietly moaned.
"It will be," Thomas said before kissing her again.
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"Camping? But, Flynn, I thought we were gonna go to Florida," Rapunzel said.
"We were, but I think this will be a lot more fun," Flynn said.
Rapunzel started pacing back and forth in her bedroom. "I don't want to go camping."
"It's not like we're gonna be roughing it or anything; we'll be staying in a cabin," Flynn told her. "And there won't be as many people there."
"I want to be with everybody," Rapunzel said. "That's the whole point."
"Well, I'm going to the cabin with Aladdin and Phoebus," Flynn said. "You can go to Florida, if you want. But, keep this in mind: at the cabin we'll have our own room, and a lot more privacy."
Rapunzel stopped pacing, momentarily taken off guard. But, then she shook her head. No, Flynn wasn't going to use that as a bribe.
"I understand that, Flynn," Rapunzel said. "But, I want to spend Spring Break with my friends."
"Then go to Florida."
"Come with me."
"I'm sorry, Rapunzel, but I'm going to the cabin," Flynn said.
Rapunzel sighed. "Then, I guess we're not spending Spring Break together."
"I guess." Flynn sounded disappointed.
They were both quiet for a minute, until Rapunzel said, "I should get going. I have to make arrangements with Giselle."
"All right, babe. I'll see you tomorrow. Bye."
"Bye."
Rapunzel hung up her phone and sighed. She couldn't believe she wasn't going to be spending Spring Break with her boyfriend. She sat down at her desk and went on the airline's website. Rapunzel scrolled through the ticket options until she found one that worked best for her. She clicked on it, but then just stared at the screen. She got a text message and she opened her phone to read it.
EDWARD'S COMING TO FLORIDA WITH US! ...Giselle...
Rapunzel groaned and stood up. She paced back and forth some more and then flopped down on her bed.
"Maximus! Here, boy!" Rapunzel called.
Max ran into her room and immediately jumped on her bed. Rapunzel petted him and he wagged his tail.
"Oh, Max, I don't know what to do."