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High Temperatures

Hanna sighed contently as she strolled through Elmwood Park Zoo under the Pennsylvania sunshine with Aria at her side, Harper in the brunette's arms. Hanna had mentioned that she was planning on taking the kids to see the animals they had when she'd had coffee with the girls earlier that week and Aria had jumped at the change to bring Harper along for some enrichment. She was the typical first time Mama and Hanna loved her for it.

"So are you tired of having Caleb at home yet?" Aria asked as they followed Logan and Mila who'd raced over to a cage that was full of birds.

"Definitely not," Hanna smiled, "I need to make the most of it whilst I can."

"I thought he wasn't gonna be working for a while?"

"That's what he says, but he's working today," She said, "And looking after Evvy." She added as an after thought. Their baby girl had been grizzly for the past two days, which unsurprisingly had culminated in a fever breaking out – no zoo would be worthwhile to a baby who needed to stay at home and be loved on all day.

"On what?" Aria frowned, "I thought he sold the business?"

"He has," Hanna said, keeping one eye on Logan and Mila. "We're trying to figure out where to go on holiday, but he's started doing some freelance website design and he's only working on that every time he has his laptop open."

"Didn't he do that when we were teenagers?"

"Yeah," Hanna shot her friend a grin, "Honestly we'll be sitting on the sofa or in bed and he's on his laptop working on a website and all I can think about is how hot he is. Like he did this when we were kids and he still looks just as good."

"You are so horny it's unreal."

"No comment," Hanna laughed.

"But you guys are gonna go away?" Aria asked, running her hand through Harper's hair.

"Yeah," Hanna sighed, "We only decided last week that we want to go somewhere so it's going to be last minute, but I wanna take all the kids to the beach, not worry about the shop, turn off Caleb's laptop," She rolled her eyes jokingly, "Basically relax completely for 2 weeks – if we can find somewhere to go that's hot enough and not mega far." She said, "Caleb gets this caveman look in his eyes when he thinks about it being just us on holiday," She added as they caught up with her two inquisitive children.

"And let me guess, it turns you on which is why you never book somewhere."

"What have you found?" Hanna gasped excitedly, cutting Aria off as she knelt down as best as she could in between the two of them.

"They're birds Mommy," Logan pointed up as one flew past. "They have lots of colours."

"Aren't they pretty?" She murmured, stroking Mila's waist as she stared up at the winged animals in awe.

"Pri-ty Mama," Mila agreed, squealing when one of the birds flew close to them. "Ah!" She squealed as one flapped its wings. "It's makin' noises."

"They're singing to you," Hanna kissed her face, pulling her close.

"Singin' Mama."

"I love how everything is new to them," Aria smiled as Hanna encouraged Logan and Mila to start walking again. "I'm dreading the day this one doesn't find something interesting," She pouted, bouncing the baby in her arms.

"You've got a few years yet. Although Mila already makes it pretty obvious when she doesn't like something."

"She seriously gets that from you," Aria laughed, watching as Logan reached for his sister's hand and stopped her from running too far ahead.

"Mommy which way are we going?" He yelled, waiting for them to get closer.

"Let's go this way," Hanna encouraged, placing a hand on Logan's shoulder and encouraging him down the path towards the more exotic animals. "What animals can you see?" She asked them as they got closer to the enclosure.

"Mama!" Mila gasped, trying to sprint off. But she only got as far as the wooden steps before everyone caught up with her.

"What is it?" Hanna asked, taking Mila's little hand in her own as she helped her up the stairs.

"Je-raf!" Mila yelled, climbing as fast as her legs would carry her.

"That's right, it's a giraffe," She agreed, keeping an eye on Logan as he raced ahead.

"Mommeee," Mila whined as they went too slow for her liking.

"Hey," Hanna stopped her with her tone, "We can't go any faster."

"Mommy there are zebra too," Logan cheered as he did his best to peer over the railing. "Aunty Ari look!"

"Wow Lo," Aria agreed, making her way over to him, "They're pretty cool, huh?"

Logan nodded, reaching his hand out as one of the giraffe strolled over closer towards him, "The zebra have different stripes on their body," He said, "None of them are the same."

"Did you learn that in school?" Aria asked as Hanna and Mila finally appeared next to them.

Logan nodded, "And I'm reading a book with Mommy that's about Africa."

"Africa?" Aria asked, genuinely intrigued.

Logan nodded again, "It's about animals."

"What other animals do giraffe's and zebra live with?" Hanna asked him, running a hand through his hair as she moved round to his side, keeping an eye on Mila.

"The deer," He said, reaching his hand out again.

"That's right," She agreed as one of the staff appeared, "You know what type of deer they are," She encouraged him.

"Im… Impala."

"Good job," She whispered, running the back of her fingers down his cheek.

"Would you like to feed the giraffes?" The woman who worked there approached them, some lettuce in her hand.

"Lo, Mimi," Hanna grabbed their attention, "Do you want to give the giraffes some food?"

"Yes!" They both gasped excitedly as Mila started to jump up and down. "Me, me!"

"Okay, okay," Hanna scooped her up and propped her on her hip in preparation for the giraffe as it came close to them. "Ready?" She asked excitedly, encouraging Mila to hold her hand out for the animal to see.

"Mommy!" Mila shrieked as the giraffe stuck its tongue out and scooped up the food, "Da tongue!"

"It's long," Hanna laughed, loving the look on her little girl's face as she tried to figure out exactly how her world worked.

"It's slimy," Logan yelled as he held his hand up. "Ew!" He squealed, "They got me."

"They did get you," Hanna grinned as she placed Mila back on the floor. "Look, watch them eat the lettuce bubba," She encouraged him, "Bug can you see?"

Mila nodded, chewing on her fingers as she watched the giraffe with intrigue. "He hungry," The two-year-old said, backing up into Hanna's legs.

"He is hungry," She smiled, sensing her little girl's trepidation.

"Mommy can I feed him again?" Logan turned his head and asked eagerly.

"Okay," Hanna agreed, "But make sure you ask the lady nicely," She said, keeping an eye on him as he scampered off. "You want to feed him again too, pretty girl?"

Mila nodded but wrapped her arm around Hanna's leg. "He's big," She pointed up at the animal as it followed the path of outstretched hands waiting to feed him.

"But he's friendly," Hanna encouraged her, stroking her blonde curls as Mila plucked up the courage to follow her older brother. Hanna shot Aria a knowing look, sharing a wry smile as they followed Mila closely. "She's as brave as anything once she hears the right thing."

Aria laughed, bouncing Harper in her arms, "Sounds like someone else I know. What about Africa?" She proposed suddenly, "For your holiday," She clarified, "They'd love seeing all the animals and they have some pretty amazing beaches."

"Maybe," Hanna conceded, grabbing her phone to take some pictures, "To be honest, getting him to think about going to Miami is hard enough, let alone another continent."

"You need to have more faith in him," Aria encouraged her, "You guys will find somewhere."

"You're right," She nodded, "I just need to get him to put down his laptop."


Back in Rosewood, Caleb was dealing with one cranky baby. Everly had refused to let him put her down all day, snoozing on him earlier that morning as he hung out in his office and got on with the finishing touches to the website he was designing for a friend's company. It felt good to start enjoying his work again and as much as it impeded his ability to get on with other things, it felt pretty amazing having his baby girl want nothing more than to hold onto him.

"Hey pix," He murmured, stroking her back as she whimpered, "What's wrong?" He asked, standing up as he held her against his chest. "Do you miss Mama too?" He whispered, not expecting a response. The baby only stared up at him with her big blue eyes, sucking on her binky as her tiny hands gripped his t-shirt.

He smiled and pressed a kiss against her forehead as he made his way into the kitchen to heat up a bottle for her, rocking her from side to side as she stopped whining. He grabbed her blanket on his way to the sofa, wrapping her up tightly as she settled in his arms and began to drink her milk, her hands resting on top of his fingers as he held the bottle for her. She still had a high temperature, but it finally felt like her fever was starting to break.

"Where shall we go on holiday?" He asked her, his thumb stroking over her side as she blinked up at him, "Mama's getting so annoyed because we haven't booked anywhere."

The baby spluttered and stopped drinking, pushing her bottle away before she scrunched her face up and sneezed. The shock scared her, tears pooling in her eyes as she began to whimper again. "It's okay," Caleb pulled her against his shoulder, letting her settle on him as her hand reached up to rest on his stubble. "It was just a sneeze," He whispered, rubbing her cheek gently, "If we're going to lie here, we may as well make Mama happy too," He murmured, holding her against him with one hand as he leant forward to grab the iPad off the coffee table. "Where do you want to go?" He asked, opening up one of the numerous tabs Hanna had at the top.

"Ba," Everly stayed snuggled against Caleb's neck but she reached her hand forward to touch the picture on the screen.

"You like this one?" He murmured again, craning his neck to kiss her forehead. She sneezed again all of a sudden, but didn't cry and reached her hand out again. "I better get my credit card then."


By the time Hanna got home, she couldn't wait to sit down and do nothing. She wanted to check on her youngest daughter, cuddle Lo as they watched cartoons and look for somewhere to fly to that wasn't too close by. Maybe she could get her husband to finally look too. She was grateful when Caleb appeared just as she was pulling into the driveway, stealing a kiss off her before he grabbed their grouchy two-year-old and carried her upstairs for an emergency nap – there was rarely anything worse than an over-tired Mila Rivers. She followed suit and encouraged Logan into the house, making sure he took his shoes off before he scampered off and headed straight for the TV.

"I am dead," Hanna sighed as she made her way into the kitchen, heading straight for the coffee machine as Caleb appeared. "Where's Ev?"

"She's just gone down for her nap before you got back," He said, moving behind her and wrapping an arm around her waist as he sensed her worry. "Did you have fun?" Caleb asked, pressing a kiss against her forehead.

"Yeah," She smiled at him, "They loved it. Has she been okay?"

"She's been clingy but I think her fever's broken," He soothed her, "She was okay going down, which is something. You got pictures from today?" He asked, squeezing her waist as she pulled her phone out and handed it to him.

"Just a few," She grinned, watching as he moved to join Logan on the sofa, pulling the little boy close as he settled down next to him. "Lo, you want to tell Daddy about the zoo?"

"It was fun," Logan said, his attention fully on the cartoons on the TV.

"Hey bub," Hanna rolled her eyes as she walked over with two coffees, "Daddy wants to hear about what we did today because he couldn't come."

"It's fine," Caleb shook his head, pulling Hanna down into his side once she'd put the coffees down. "He's tired."

"So am I," She said, pulling her knees up next to her. "I might go check on Ev," She whispered, more to herself than Caleb.

"You'll feel better if you see her for yourself," He encouraged her, not surprised when she came back down five minutes later looking far more content.

"She looks way better," She agreed, settling straight back down against him. "I hate when any of them are sick," She pouted up at him, happy when he ducked his head to give her a kiss.

"I was thinking now that pix is sleeping without clinging to one of us, we could have a date night," Caleb murmured, squeezing her waist, "But one where we stay home and don't have the chance of bumping into anyone we know," He said, his hand coming to rest on her thigh, "We can order in from the new place that's just opened in town."

Hanna sat up a bit and looked down at him, a smile settling on her face before she kissed him gently. "Maybe we can talk about the holiday too," She proposed, trying not to roll her eyes at the put out look on his face. "Or I can just put some sexy underwear on and let you have your way with me."

"What's sexy?" Logan piped up, leaning further into Caleb's side.

"It's a grown-up word," Hanna explained, "You can't use it if you're under 10."

"Okay Mommy," He said tiredly, focusing back on the TV.

"If that was Mila…" Caleb rolled his eyes as Hanna leant forward and reached for her coffee.

"Then she'd be saying it to every person that glanced at her."

"She is all you, baby."

"Really now?" Hanna laughed and tilted her head, "Because her impatiently pulling me up the stairs to see the giraffe and throwing a tantrum when it wasn't quick enough isn't you?"

Caleb looked at her in disbelief, "That is 100% you."

"No, no way. And stop trying to change the subject."

"Yes way," He teased her, pulling her close again and not giving her the chance to even try talking about flights and hotels again.

"When she gets angry, her forehead creases and she looks just like you."

"My forehead doesn't crease."

"Daddy it does," Logan chipped in, "You get a line," He said, his eyes deviating from the TV to point to exactly where a crease had appeared, "There," The little boy laughed.

"Right here?" Caleb teased him, looking at him in mock disbelief.

"Yeah," Logan threw his head back as Caleb started to tickle him. "Daddy, stop!"

"I don't have a crease on my forehead," He demanded jokingly, doing nothing to stop winding Logan up.

"Mommy, help me!"

"You've been warned babe," Hanna muttered as she put her coffee down, winked at Logan and then proceeded to climb on top of Caleb, forcing him down onto his front as she literally sat on him, much to Logan's delight.

"And me," He called, scrambling up on top of Caleb as he was forced out of action by his wife. "We won!" He cheered, smiling with glee as Hanna helped him stand on Caleb's back. "Daddy, Mommy beat you."

"No she didn't," He growled, using all his strength to turn over onto his back, throwing Hanna and Logan off in the process.

Logan squealed as he fell into Hanna, who was half-dangling off the sofa. "Daddy is so mean to us," She yelled, one hand on the floor as she did her best to push herself up.

"Mommy, watch out," Logan shrieked, "George!"

"George," Hanna winced as the dog appeared in front of her, tail-wagging to the full as he began to lick her face, "Caleb!" She yelled with her face scrunched up, begging for help.

"Okay, okay," Caleb laughed, leaning forward to pull her up and on top of him, "Saved you," He teased her, nudging his nose against hers.

"Can I go outside with George?" Logan asked before Hanna had the chance to respond to her husband, scrambling down off the sofa to lead their pup towards the patio doors.

"Sure," Hanna agreed, "But take your socks off first, okay bubba?"

He nodded back at her before scampering off to go and play with his beloved dog in the sunshine.

"Is this a preview of tonight?" Caleb murmured, pulling Hanna's leg over his side so that she was straddling him, "Because I am not complaining."

"You're such a jerk," She glared at him.

He scoffed and laughed, "I saved you," He brushed her hair behind her ear, "You're lucky I want to touch this," He caressed her cheek, "After a dog has had it's tongue all over it."

"You threw me off the sofa," She pouted.

"You sat on my back and held me hostage."

She gave into the smile on her face, pressing a hard kiss against his lips, "Truce?"

"You are so lucky I love you."


Hanna smiled later that evening as she watched Everly standing in their kitchen. She'd just discovered how to get and stay upright – it never failed to amaze her when one of her kids managed to do something new. "She is feeling so much better," She remarked to Caleb as he squatted next to their youngest daughter, encouraging her to walk towards him. It was bedtime and Hanna didn't think Everly could look much cuter than in her pyjamas, hanging with her Daddy.

"Hopefully she'll sleep through the night," Caleb agreed, letting Everly grab onto his hands, "Pix, can you come to Daddy?" He encouraged her, beckoning her forward.

Everly looked up at Hanna, unsure as to what to do, "What?" Hanna laughed, "Daddy wants you to walk towards him," She smiled encouragingly, "He does," She nodded as the baby stared up at her.

Caleb took his hands away again, hoping she'd take her first steps, "Come here," He grinned as she leant forward reaching out for him, before she scrunched her face up and started to cry, "Oh," He leant forward and picked her up, holding her against his shoulder as she whimpered, "It's okay, we don't have to walk today," He murmured, cradling the back of her head.

"It's bedtime, huh?" Hanna placed a hand on the baby's back, rubbing her thumb up and down soothingly. "Her paci's on the side babe," She said to Caleb, brushing her hand down his arm before she headed towards the sofa where Mila and Logan were doing their best to get as much final play time in before they had to close their eyes for the day.

"5 more minutes," Logan begged as soon as he saw her.

"No," Hanna shook her head, "Come on Logi, you know it's time to go to bed."

"Mama," Mila abandoned the blocks she was stacking on top of one another, rushing forward with her hands in the air. "Go bed," She said, cuddling into her neck as soon as Hanna scooped her up.

"That's right, it's time to go to sleep."

"Do I have to?" Logan pouted up at Hanna, tugging on her jeans.

"Yes," She nodded, running a hand through his hair. "If you want to have fun playing with Daddy tomorrow then you need to get to bed baby."

"Okay," He continued to bust his bottom lip out, burying his head against Hanna's top before she guided him towards the kitchen where Caleb was stood with Everly all bundled up in his arms, her paci in her mouth and her blanket now tucked around her.

"Lo, you ready to go to bed like your sisters?" Caleb asked, reading the put-out look on his face.

"Yes," He sighed sadly, moping on his way towards the stairs as Hanna rolled her eyes.

"Since when were our two divas the easy ones?" Caleb laughed, placing a hand on the top of Hanna's back as he followed her down the hallway, their two girls in their arms.

"Since he's out of school and deciding it's fun to challenge us," She said, kissing Mila's forehead as they headed up the stairs. "Logan, you better be in the bathroom," She called, placing a reluctant Mila down on the landing and encouraging her towards the family bathroom.

"I am!" They both heard a muffled yell back.

Caleb laughed, pulling Hanna close so that she could say goodnight to Everly, "Night night pix," She whispered, kissing her cheek over and over as the baby blinked tiredly, "Daddy's going to read you a story," She said gently, stroking her foot, "I love you."

"I'll see you downstairs," Caleb brushed her cheek, watching her head off down the hallway to make sure their eldest two were doing exactly what they knew they should have been doing with their toothbrushes as he moved into Everly's nursery to read her a story and put her to bed. She was proving to be their easiest baby, a self-soother who'd started sleeping through the night at four-months-old and a baby who loved nothing more than a cuddle and story at bedtime before she went straight down.

Caleb read her Goodnight Moon, laying her in her crib and kissing her gently before he ensured the baby monitor was on and in the right place like it always was and gently shut the door behind himself as he made his way out of the room. He moved quietly towards Mila's room, sneaking in quietly as Hanna encouraged the toddler into her bed.

"Daddy," She called sleepily as soon as she saw him, reaching her arms out for him.

"Shh," He soothed, making his way across to tuck her in and press a kiss against her forehead.

"Say night night to Daddy," Hanna said, tenderly stroking Mila's belly as she watched the two of them interact.

"Night night," Mila repeated tiredly, her voice little more than a whisper.

"I love you," Caleb murmured, smiling as the blonde curly-haired little girl echoed his words before he slipped back out and left his girls to it. He checked in on Logan who was patiently waiting for Hanna to appear, saying goodnight to him to before he escaped down the stairs and put his date night plan into action – he knew he still had enough time to sort everything out before Hanna reappeared.

He grabbed candles from one of the kitchen drawers, laying the table and lighting the familiar scents before he made sure Hanna's favourite wine was chilling in the fridge next to a few bottles of beer. He glanced through the menu for the restaurant they were ordering from, picking a few things out that he thought Hanna would like before ordering and paying online, all before his wife sauntered back into the kitchen having changed into a little black dress that he'd never seen before. God knows he'd have remembered it if he did; the lace across her chest showed off all of her delicious cleavage whilst the short hem exposed her tantalizing skin.

"Mmm," He murmured, leaning against the countertop as she made her way straight towards him, his arms going to her waist as she kissed him gently. "You were not wearing this when you were reading bug her bedtime story."

"She wouldn't appreciate it," Hanna said teasingly, her hands running up and down his arms as he kept her close. She had every intention of seducing her husband tonight. Tomorrow, they were going to book a holiday.

"Really?" Caleb tilted his head, smiling at her, "Because I'm pretty sure she's obsessed with all of your clothes and shoes," He said, "I find her in our closet all the time."

Hanna bit her lip, "Okay," She conceded, "I guess she'd appreciate it for different reasons."

He smirked to try and hide a laugh but failed as his arms weaved their way tighter around her waist, "She just wants to be exactly like her Mommy."

Hanna grinned up at him, rubbing his shoulders gently, "Did you order already?" She asked, trying not to get distracted as he dropped his nose to nudge it against hers. "Hi," She murmured, just before he pushed his mouth closer to hers and stole her mouth.

"Hi," He smiled when he pulled back.

"I'm so glad you're at home," She sighed contently, resting her hands on his upper arms. "Did you get your work done today?"

"I got a lot done," He agreed, letting her go so that he could grab her a glass of wine, "It was surprisingly productive considering Ev was super clingy."

Hanna pouted at him as he handed her a drink, "She just completely latches doesn't she?"

"I'm not complaining," He grinned, "I'm half clinging onto her being a baby."

"She's growing so quickly."

"She is," He agreed tenderly, brushing a hand across her hair, "But I also kind of can't wait to see who she becomes, you know?"

"Me either," She smiled, "She's already starting to show us who she is."

"She's a lover," He grinned.

"No, she's just gotten used to you loving on her all the time."

Caleb was cut off from responding as the front doorbell rang indicating their food had arrived. "Sit down," He told Hanna, encouraging her towards the table before he headed down the hallway to grab their dinner. He tipped the driver and glanced up the stairs, making sure there wasn't a peep before he made his way back towards his wife. "Hungry?" He asked, unpacking the food.

"Starving," Hanna grinned, helping him open all the boxes. "This looks so good babe," She said, serving herself.

"You good for a drink?"

"Are you trying to get me drunk?" She asked, shooting him a coy smile.

He smirked at her, taking a sip of his beer, "I don't need to get you drunk."

She sighed, unable to deny it. "You don't," She smiled, "You're too good looking."

"Thanks."

"And the best Daddy in the world."

"And the best husband?"

She tilted her head as she took him in, "I think you're pretty good," She grinned and teased him, her hand reaching for his across the table.

He rolled his eyes, unable to stop himself from smiling as her thumb ran across the back of his hand, "Think?"

"Until you tell me you want to talk about where you're gonna whisk me away to, it's not moving to know."

"Then it's a good job pix helped me book the holiday today."

"What?!" Hanna almost spat her wine out.

Caleb fought a laugh, taking a bite of his food, "She was being clingy so I sat down on the sofa with her and we looked at the iPad together," He said, "She reached out on one of the pages so we booked it."

"Caleb!"

"What?" He laughed.

"Are you serious right now?" She looked at him, completely lost for words. "I've been trying to get you to look at places for the past week. She gives you eyes on time and you sit down with her and book somewhere. Can you at least tell me where we're going?"

"Pix seems to have a real thing about Antigua."

"We're going to Antigua?"

He nodded, loving her smile, "Two weeks. Me and you," He said, "And Lo and bug," He added, "Evvy getting her first experience of sand. It's all booked."

"Caleb," Hanna murmured, feeling her eyes water as she abandoned her food and stood up to move round to him, "You've really booked it?" She asked, wrapping her arm around his neck as she sat on his lap.

"I've really booked it," He grinned, accepting her kiss as she pushed her lips down onto his, "Go grab the iPad," He told her, looking over his shoulder towards the coffee table, "The place is still on there."

"Is it beautiful?" She asked, wasting no time to grab the tablet.

"I think you'll like it," He said confidently, "Pixie's got her Mama's taste and she approved so…"

He trailed off as he watched her reaction, feeling more than a little smug as she became lost for words. "Caleb…" Her voice tailed off again, "This is… amazing."

He encouraged her back to his lap again, wrapping his arm around her waist as she settled against him, "I was pretty sure you were worth it," He muttered, "This is our villa," He said, lifting a hand to swipe through the pictures.

"I cannot wait to have sex looking out over the ocean."

He laughed loudly before he pressed a kiss against her cheek, "Me either," He agreed, "It's pretty cool, huh?"

She nodded, flicking through a few more pictures, "We are never going to get the babes out of the pool."

"We'll be on holiday," He stroked her back, "We won't need to."

"I'm so excited," She grinned, placing the iPad down on the table next to their abandoned food before she flung her arms around him and pressed a deep kiss against his lips.

"Can you pack the blue bikini?" He murmured teasingly, stealing her mouth again as she sighed contently.

"I'll pack anything you want," She smiled when she pulled back, her nose nudging against his as she stayed as close to him as possible.

"Anything?" He raised his eyebrows, brushing her hair behind her ear.

"Anything," She agreed, looping her fingers through his hair.

"Then I want you to pack this," His hands ran along the material of her dress as his lips found her neck, kissing her tenderly. "I want you to pack it right now."

She reached for the hidden zipper at the side before the garment was swiftly pulled over her head and thrown down onto the floor, leaving her on his lap in only her panties and heels, "It's packed."

He felt the blood run south as her mouth went to work on his neck, holding him close as she pressed against him. Two weeks in Antigua couldn't come soon enough.


You guessed it... we're going to Antigua in chapter 47. Review? xoxo