"You are absolutely the most childish person I have ever met." Ainsley said. "Waiting two hours to go on a Spiderman ride."
"It sounds really good." Sam said, making Ainsley shake her head. "Honey, every other ride is the same waiting time."
"No. Every ride you want to go on is the same waiting time." she said, leaning against the railing of the queue line. "Have I mentioned that you drive me insane?"
"I think you may have said something this morning."
They slowly moved forward and stared at each other.
"You know, it's a mystery as to why I married you."
"Not really. I mean, I'm good looking and intelligent. I can name the Congress in alphabetical order..."
"I married a geek." Ainsley muttered. "A cute geek, but a geek nonetheless."
A group of girls, probably about nineteen, were eyeing Sam and giggling. Ainsley merely raised an eyebrow and slid an arm around Sam's waist. He had been staring off into the distance, trying to see how far they were from the actual ride. When he felt Ainsley's warm hand on his waist, he turned and looked down at her.
"I think you have some fans." she said, a smirk on her face. Sam eyed the girls over Ainsley's shoulder and one of them smiled at him, giving him a flirtatious wave as well. He chuckled and kissed Ainsley's forehead, sliding an arm around her shoulders. "You're too damn cute for your own good."
"If you say so."
"Not that I mind."
Sam grinned as they moved up in the line.
"After we're done with this ride, we'll get something to eat."
"Good. You've dragged me from ride to ride for hours. I'm starved." Ainsley said.
"I know. That's why I figured we could do something you like."
"Well gee Sam, it's great to know you have my best interest at heart."
He laughed quietly and shook his head.
"You crack me up."
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"So, I think this is the longest we've been together where a cell phone hasn't rang." Ainsley said, picking at Sam's french fries.
"Hey, you have your own."
"Didn't you hear the part in the vows yesterday that said, 'Give your wife your french fries?'"
"Sorry, must've missed that one." Sam smiled. Ainsley let out a sigh and picked at her own food. "What? Are you mad?"
"No. It's nothing."
"No. What?"
Ainsley shook her head, dunking a fry in ketchup.
"Ainse, tell me."
She chewed on the fry for a minute, watching Sam intently.
"I was just thinking about how your grin still gets me going crazy, even after all these months."
"Everything about you still gets me going crazy and it always will." Sam said, pushing his french fries over to his wife. "Eat them."
"I have my own." Ainsley ducked her head, her ponytail whacking her cheek lightly.
"I'm done with them."
Ainsley shook her head and Sam shook them teasingly under her nose.
"You know you want them."
"Sam..." Ainsley's drawl became more pronounced, adding a few extra syllables to his name.
"Ainse..."
She stared at the tempting french fries and sighed.
"Dump them."
Sam grinned and emptied his fries onto Ainsley's tray.
"When you said after all these months, you made it sound like we've been together forever." he said.
"It feels like it." Ainsley admitted. "These past eight months have been total..."
"Bliss?" Sam supplied. Ainsley stared down at her wedding ring, then looked back up at Sam and nodded. "I know what you mean."
"Really?"
"Yes. It feels like you've always been here."
"Good, so I don't feel stupid saying this then."
"Why would you feel stupid?"
"I dunno..." Ainsley turned red as she stared down at her food. Sam began to smirk and leaned forward over the table.
"I can't believe you. You can kick my ass on national television but you get embarrassed over saying something sentimental." he said.
"I didn't say that."
"But you looked it."
Ainsley gave Sam a look but had a smile on her face.
"I adore you. You know that?" he laughed.
"Why? Because I get embarrassed around you?"
"And many other reasons. You done?"
Ainsley nodded and Sam grabbed the trays, took them over to the garbage and emptied them.
"Want to grab the stuff?" he called over his shoulder. Ainsley nodded and grabbed their belongings, then followed Sam out of the restaurant. "I'll take some of that."
Sam took a few things out of Ainsley's hands and took her hand in his free one.
"What do you want to do now?" she asked.
"What time is it?"
Ainsley glanced at her watch.
"Four thirty."
"Why don't we go over to Universal."
"I thought we were already here."
"This is Islands of Adventure. Universal Studios is across the bay." Sam pointed and Ainsley followed his finger.
"Ah. I see."
"Yeah. That's the good thing about the park hopper pass thing-a-majigs. We can go between the parks whenever we want."
"Thing a majig." Ainsley repeated. "Aren't you a speech writer?"
"Very funny."
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Sam was fumbling with the park map as Ainsley stared at a couple, watching their daughter with smiling faces as she met Dora the Explorer.
"Which way do you want to go?" Sam asked, finally getting the map under control. When Ainsley didn't respond, he put a hand on her shoulder. "Honey?"
Ainsley finally turned and looked at him.
"What?"
"You seemed a little spacey for a second. I asked you which way you wanted to go. Left or right."
"Whichever way you want." Ainsley replied.
"You know... in a few years, that'll be us." Sam said, nodding at the couple.
"I know."