Chapter 35-The Needed Vacation
April 2, 2003
Ty, Alex, Heather, Jason and their daughter were all heading to the shore for several days. Heather and Jason had agreed to go so they could show them around. They figured the simplest way to get there was by train. Heather had booked a hotel right in Point Pleasant, right next to the beach. They all headed into Penn Station with their luggage, which only consisted of several bags. Heather was excited to be going back to the area she grew up in. She had actually worked on the boardwalk where they were staying.
The train ride was about 2 hours long. They arrived in Point Pleasant about 9:00am. Heather led the way to the hotel. It was only three blocks from the station and they could see the beach from it. Alex was so excited to be away from the city. She had always loved the shore, but this time she would be able to see the better things, only known by the locals. They had all agreed that day one was dedicated to the beach. After checking into the hotel, Ty and Alex headed to their room, as did Heather and Jason, to get changed for the beach. They met down in the lobby about a half hour later.
Heather and Jason pushed the stroller with Amberleigh in it ahead of Ty and Alex. They were walking down Arnold Ave. heading right for the beach.
"I can't believe we are actually here," Alex said.
"Yeah, it is already better having Heather and Jason with us."
"I had never even thought of taking the train. It was so much easier."
"My point exactly."
"We are going to have fun here."
"I know we are."
"So what do you guys want to do first?" Heather asked.
"What are our options?" Alex inquired.
"Well we have the beach, an arcade, the aquarium, shopping, and food. Any sound appealing?"
"I like the idea of just hanging out at the beach," Alex replied.
"Yeah, I'm with her," Ty said.
"Well, we want to take Amberleigh into the aquarium. So you want to meet us back up here in two hours and then we can have some lunch?"
"Sounds like a plan."
"Ok, see you then."
Heather and Jason headed over to the aquarium. Ty and Alex walked to the beach hand in hand. Ty was really happy that he had come on this little vacation. Already he has realized how much he has in Alex, he can't ruin it being depressed and not working because of Sully's death. It wouldn't be what he wanted anyway. He had always thought Alex was good for him. He would hate to see Ty ruin their marriage over him.
They walked about half way down the beach and decided that was a good spot to set up camp. Alex laid down towels for herself and Ty, she was looking forward to relaxing.
"This is so beautiful," Alex said.
"Yeah, it's definitely a change from the city."
"I'm just going to hang out here until we have to meet Heather and Jason."
"Sounds like a plan to me, the water is too cold anyway."
"And we know what cold water would do to you," Alex said laughing.
"Ms. Comedian I see."
The two hours flew by, before they knew it Ty and Alex had to pack up and head up to the boardwalk. As they reached it they could see Heather and Jason waiting.
"How was the aquarium?" Alex asked.
"It was pretty cool, Amberleigh liked the penguins. I always liked the penguins when I was little too," Heather replied.
"They are cute," Ty said.
"Well, I don't know about you people, but I am hungry," Jason said.
"How about the pizza place right there," Ty said pointing to a building.
"They are good, works for me," Heather said.
They walked over to the restaurant. They all agreed on pizza. The pizza impressed Ty and Alex. They didn't think it would be able to compare to that in New York, but it was good. Since it had been an early morning they decided that they would spend the rest of the time at the hotel hanging out by the pool and make it an early night. They had more things they wanted to do tomorrow.
Luckily for them the pool was heated. It would have been bitterly cold if it weren't. After about an hour Amberleigh began to get cranky, it was time for a little nap. Heather wanted to take her back up to their room; Alex offered to go with her. That left the two men at the pool.
"So how are you guys liking New York?" Ty asked Jason.
"It's taking a little getting used to on my part, I was never one for the city, but Heather has always wanted to live there."
"What's the biggest difference from here to the city?"
"Just the amounts of people and the traffic. I mean I thought we had traffic, but the traffic in New York makes this place look like a country road."
"It is pretty ridiculous. Thankfully we don't live to far away from a lot."
"Yeah, we are in a pretty good spot too."
While Ty and Jason were talking by the pool, Alex and Heather took the time to do some talking of there own.
"How's Ty doing since Sully's death?" Heather asked.
"He's doing a lot better. Being able to talk to Kim has really helped him."
"When is he going back to work?"
"He's actually going to take the sergeants test. He says it would be better for us when we have children and that he doesn't want to ride with anyone but Sully."
"How long were they partners?"
"Sully was Ty's only partner. Sully had also been Ty's fathers partner, so he knew Sully when he was growing up. His mother actually requested that they be partnered."
"Oh god, no wonder it was so hard for him."
"Sully was like his father."
"That's horrible."
"I know, but I am glad he is starting to move on."
"That is good, you mentioned kids, any plans soon?"
"Not right now, we want to see how he does on the test first. We are really in no hurry."
"Yeah, Amberleigh was kind of a surprise to us."
"You didn't want kids?"
"We did, just not then. I wanted to be solid into my career track first."
"Did it set you back a lot?"
"It did a little. My whole plan was to take the paramedic course while working as a cop and then become a paramedic when I passed. I had to put the class on hold until she was older."
"But you still became a paramedic."
"And I have a beautiful daughter to go with it."
"Yeah, she is."
Heather and Alex continued talking about various topics until the men came up to the rooms. It was about 5:30 and they were thinking about dinner. Alex said she really wasn't hungry. Heather and Jason decided room service was the best bet. Alex and Ty said their good nights and went back to their room.
"You sure you aren't hungry?" Ty asked Alex.
"Yeah, lunch was filling. You can get something if you want."
"I'm really not hungry either, Jason was the one who wanted to eat."
Alex walked over and sat next to Ty on the bed
"We can go take a walk along the beach and watch the sunset," Ty suggested.
"Oh, romantic. I like it."
"Hey, I've got a romance bone in me."
"I know and I love it."
"Well, let's go then."
Ty and Alex walked hand in hand out of their room and down to the beach. They walked about half way down the beach again and sat down. Alex sat in front of Ty, between his legs.
"I wish there was a decent beach by us in the city," Alex said.
"This is nice."
"I don't understand why people would want to leave a place like this and move to the city. It seems like you're leaving heaven for hell."
"It depends on the person, like Heather, she said she was bored with things around here. She wanted more action. I'm sure if we were to move down here we both would get bored fast."
"I guess you're right."
"I like the way things are, good jobs and a place like this to come to in just a couple hours drive."
"I'm really happy to see that you are getting back to the old Ty."
"I'm glad too, it's more fun to look at the positive in life."
Alex snuggled closer to her husband. They sat in silence as the sun set over the ocean. It was such a beautiful sight. Alex was glad to have her husband back and a path for their future. Once Ty passed the test he would switch shifts and then they would start thinking about having a baby. Alex was more than ready for one, but she didn't want to push Ty, especially now.
When the sun finally fell below the horizon Ty kissed Alex's head.
"Come on, let's get back to the room," Ty said.
"Why such a hurry?"
"I have a surprise."
"For me?"
"No, my other wife. Yes you."
"What is it?"
"Well, if I told you it wouldn't be a surprise anymore."
"Let's go then."
Alex and Ty walked back to the room. Alex was really curious as to what Ty's surprise was. She had no idea what it could be. They got back to the room and Ty told Alex to sit on the bed while he got the surprise. "Close your eyes," Ty said as he reached into the bag.
"They are closed."
Ty pulled out a box from the bag and opened it.
"You can open your eyes."
"Ty."
"It's one of those Italian Charm bracelets, the emerald is my birthstone, NYPD because I'm a cop, the 55 is where we both work, you are a paramedic with the FDNY, and the ruby for your birthstone."
"Ty it's beautiful."
"And you can add other birthstones when we have kids."
"I love it."
Alex stood up and gave Ty a kiss. He was more than the man of her dreams. Ty put the box down on the table next to them without breaking the kiss. He then slowly walked her back towards the bed. He wanted to show her just how happy he was that she was his.
Alex woke up the next morning feeling refreshed. She looked over to her still sleeping husband remembering the events of the night before. She was so happy that Ty was back on his feet. She really liked the idea of him taking the sergeants test. Their future was coming together.
Ty, Alex, Heather, Jason and their daughter were all heading to the shore for several days. Heather and Jason had agreed to go so they could show them around. They figured the simplest way to get there was by train. Heather had booked a hotel right in Point Pleasant, right next to the beach. They all headed into Penn Station with their luggage, which only consisted of several bags. Heather was excited to be going back to the area she grew up in. She had actually worked on the boardwalk where they were staying.
The train ride was about 2 hours long. They arrived in Point Pleasant about 9:00am. Heather led the way to the hotel. It was only three blocks from the station and they could see the beach from it. Alex was so excited to be away from the city. She had always loved the shore, but this time she would be able to see the better things, only known by the locals. They had all agreed that day one was dedicated to the beach. After checking into the hotel, Ty and Alex headed to their room, as did Heather and Jason, to get changed for the beach. They met down in the lobby about a half hour later.
Heather and Jason pushed the stroller with Amberleigh in it ahead of Ty and Alex. They were walking down Arnold Ave. heading right for the beach.
"I can't believe we are actually here," Alex said.
"Yeah, it is already better having Heather and Jason with us."
"I had never even thought of taking the train. It was so much easier."
"My point exactly."
"We are going to have fun here."
"I know we are."
"So what do you guys want to do first?" Heather asked.
"What are our options?" Alex inquired.
"Well we have the beach, an arcade, the aquarium, shopping, and food. Any sound appealing?"
"I like the idea of just hanging out at the beach," Alex replied.
"Yeah, I'm with her," Ty said.
"Well, we want to take Amberleigh into the aquarium. So you want to meet us back up here in two hours and then we can have some lunch?"
"Sounds like a plan."
"Ok, see you then."
Heather and Jason headed over to the aquarium. Ty and Alex walked to the beach hand in hand. Ty was really happy that he had come on this little vacation. Already he has realized how much he has in Alex, he can't ruin it being depressed and not working because of Sully's death. It wouldn't be what he wanted anyway. He had always thought Alex was good for him. He would hate to see Ty ruin their marriage over him.
They walked about half way down the beach and decided that was a good spot to set up camp. Alex laid down towels for herself and Ty, she was looking forward to relaxing.
"This is so beautiful," Alex said.
"Yeah, it's definitely a change from the city."
"I'm just going to hang out here until we have to meet Heather and Jason."
"Sounds like a plan to me, the water is too cold anyway."
"And we know what cold water would do to you," Alex said laughing.
"Ms. Comedian I see."
The two hours flew by, before they knew it Ty and Alex had to pack up and head up to the boardwalk. As they reached it they could see Heather and Jason waiting.
"How was the aquarium?" Alex asked.
"It was pretty cool, Amberleigh liked the penguins. I always liked the penguins when I was little too," Heather replied.
"They are cute," Ty said.
"Well, I don't know about you people, but I am hungry," Jason said.
"How about the pizza place right there," Ty said pointing to a building.
"They are good, works for me," Heather said.
They walked over to the restaurant. They all agreed on pizza. The pizza impressed Ty and Alex. They didn't think it would be able to compare to that in New York, but it was good. Since it had been an early morning they decided that they would spend the rest of the time at the hotel hanging out by the pool and make it an early night. They had more things they wanted to do tomorrow.
Luckily for them the pool was heated. It would have been bitterly cold if it weren't. After about an hour Amberleigh began to get cranky, it was time for a little nap. Heather wanted to take her back up to their room; Alex offered to go with her. That left the two men at the pool.
"So how are you guys liking New York?" Ty asked Jason.
"It's taking a little getting used to on my part, I was never one for the city, but Heather has always wanted to live there."
"What's the biggest difference from here to the city?"
"Just the amounts of people and the traffic. I mean I thought we had traffic, but the traffic in New York makes this place look like a country road."
"It is pretty ridiculous. Thankfully we don't live to far away from a lot."
"Yeah, we are in a pretty good spot too."
While Ty and Jason were talking by the pool, Alex and Heather took the time to do some talking of there own.
"How's Ty doing since Sully's death?" Heather asked.
"He's doing a lot better. Being able to talk to Kim has really helped him."
"When is he going back to work?"
"He's actually going to take the sergeants test. He says it would be better for us when we have children and that he doesn't want to ride with anyone but Sully."
"How long were they partners?"
"Sully was Ty's only partner. Sully had also been Ty's fathers partner, so he knew Sully when he was growing up. His mother actually requested that they be partnered."
"Oh god, no wonder it was so hard for him."
"Sully was like his father."
"That's horrible."
"I know, but I am glad he is starting to move on."
"That is good, you mentioned kids, any plans soon?"
"Not right now, we want to see how he does on the test first. We are really in no hurry."
"Yeah, Amberleigh was kind of a surprise to us."
"You didn't want kids?"
"We did, just not then. I wanted to be solid into my career track first."
"Did it set you back a lot?"
"It did a little. My whole plan was to take the paramedic course while working as a cop and then become a paramedic when I passed. I had to put the class on hold until she was older."
"But you still became a paramedic."
"And I have a beautiful daughter to go with it."
"Yeah, she is."
Heather and Alex continued talking about various topics until the men came up to the rooms. It was about 5:30 and they were thinking about dinner. Alex said she really wasn't hungry. Heather and Jason decided room service was the best bet. Alex and Ty said their good nights and went back to their room.
"You sure you aren't hungry?" Ty asked Alex.
"Yeah, lunch was filling. You can get something if you want."
"I'm really not hungry either, Jason was the one who wanted to eat."
Alex walked over and sat next to Ty on the bed
"We can go take a walk along the beach and watch the sunset," Ty suggested.
"Oh, romantic. I like it."
"Hey, I've got a romance bone in me."
"I know and I love it."
"Well, let's go then."
Ty and Alex walked hand in hand out of their room and down to the beach. They walked about half way down the beach again and sat down. Alex sat in front of Ty, between his legs.
"I wish there was a decent beach by us in the city," Alex said.
"This is nice."
"I don't understand why people would want to leave a place like this and move to the city. It seems like you're leaving heaven for hell."
"It depends on the person, like Heather, she said she was bored with things around here. She wanted more action. I'm sure if we were to move down here we both would get bored fast."
"I guess you're right."
"I like the way things are, good jobs and a place like this to come to in just a couple hours drive."
"I'm really happy to see that you are getting back to the old Ty."
"I'm glad too, it's more fun to look at the positive in life."
Alex snuggled closer to her husband. They sat in silence as the sun set over the ocean. It was such a beautiful sight. Alex was glad to have her husband back and a path for their future. Once Ty passed the test he would switch shifts and then they would start thinking about having a baby. Alex was more than ready for one, but she didn't want to push Ty, especially now.
When the sun finally fell below the horizon Ty kissed Alex's head.
"Come on, let's get back to the room," Ty said.
"Why such a hurry?"
"I have a surprise."
"For me?"
"No, my other wife. Yes you."
"What is it?"
"Well, if I told you it wouldn't be a surprise anymore."
"Let's go then."
Alex and Ty walked back to the room. Alex was really curious as to what Ty's surprise was. She had no idea what it could be. They got back to the room and Ty told Alex to sit on the bed while he got the surprise. "Close your eyes," Ty said as he reached into the bag.
"They are closed."
Ty pulled out a box from the bag and opened it.
"You can open your eyes."
"Ty."
"It's one of those Italian Charm bracelets, the emerald is my birthstone, NYPD because I'm a cop, the 55 is where we both work, you are a paramedic with the FDNY, and the ruby for your birthstone."
"Ty it's beautiful."
"And you can add other birthstones when we have kids."
"I love it."
Alex stood up and gave Ty a kiss. He was more than the man of her dreams. Ty put the box down on the table next to them without breaking the kiss. He then slowly walked her back towards the bed. He wanted to show her just how happy he was that she was his.
Alex woke up the next morning feeling refreshed. She looked over to her still sleeping husband remembering the events of the night before. She was so happy that Ty was back on his feet. She really liked the idea of him taking the sergeants test. Their future was coming together.
