"Darling, pack your swimsuit, I booked our holiday." Robert smiled at Cora.
She was busy helping Ava with her homework and looked up. "You didn't! How long will Olivia and Max stay here?"
"Olivia offered to stay as long as we want to go, so I booked 7 nights in Château de la Messardière at St. Tropez. We will have the 3 bedroom apartment with private pool."
"When are we leaving?"
"Tomorrow morning."
"Do you promise to call when something is changed?" Cora had Olivia's hands firm in hers.
"I do, Mama. We will take extra good care of Ava. But she will be fine. We are going to have lots of fun." When Olivia saw Cora's face she added: "And spend time doing homework.
Cora hugged Olivia. "I know you will be careful, I am just a little bit scared to go."
Robert took Cora's hand. "Darling, if we want to miss the plane we have to stay and talk a little bit longer." Cora followed him to the taxi.
Robert had arranged a taxi from Marseille airport to their hotel. Cora's hand rested in his. "Look at that colour of the sea. Did you ever see a blue that blue?" She asked.
"This see has the colour of your eyes, darling. So yes, I have seen a blue like that every day."
Cora smiled at him and leaned against his shoulder. "I love you for arranging this holiday."
Robert wrapped his arm around her shoulder. "I love you for coming with me. I was afraid you wouldn't"
Cora looked up. "I am sorry, I know I am over protective, but I can't help it."
"We are here now and that is important. We will forget about what is happening at home and just enjoy each other and this beautiful surrounding. I made a reservation for your birthday at La Vague d'Or."
"Don't remind me of my birthday, not yet." Cora chuckled. "I feel so old already."
"Darling, what am I then? A dinosaur?"
"You are my beautiful dinosaur." Cora stretched her neck to kiss Robert.
The week had flown by. They slept in, dipped in the pool, made a boat trip to Cannes and Nice, walked around, but mostly enjoyed each other's company without any worrying.
"I can't believe we are going back home tomorrow." Cora was laying on top op Robert, her bare skin pressed against his. She could feel the heat coming from his body. His fingers were trailing over her back.
Lazily he answered: "We could stay here a little bit longer." His hand playfully grabbed her bum.
Cora climbed up a little so she could kiss Robert. "Could we really do that?"
"Hmm, I don't know. What if Olivia and Max came here with Ava and Jessica?"
"You are joking right?"
"Do I make jokes often?" Robert said while his hand trailed back to her neck.
"Darling, I am serious." She pushed her upper body up to look into Robert's eyes.
"We have two spare bedrooms here and maybe, just maybe, I booked 7 extra nights." He gave Cora a smile. "And, oh, yes, I think I also booked plane tickets for them."
Cora let out a high pitched scream. "You are joking, no darling, you are joking. You didn't!" She pressed her lips against his and kissed him until she needed to breathe again. "What did I do to deserve you!" She kissed him again.
Robert laid there looking at Cora. "Unfortunately Victoria can't come, but also Tayler will arrive tomorrow with Sebastian."
"When we started dating again, you said I would never have to worry about money anymore, but you weren't joking. I can't believe you did this. It must have cost you a fortune."
"When we started dating I also said, we would never talk about money. It is there, that is the only thing you have to worry about. Now come back here." Cora had sat up, he pulled her back down. "We won't have the privacy again to have fun."
Cora pressed her body firm against his. "We also need to be well rested if the whole gang is coming." She jokingly said.
Robert's fingers slipped inside her, ignoring her words. Her mouth found his, she softly bit his lip. "You know how to give me pleasure like no one else." She moaned.
Robert had worked on her until she let out a scream. It gave Robert so much satisfaction, Cora was vocal. Since Ava was born she kept quite a lot more, but her sounds made him want her more and more. His mouth pressed against hers. "You are so incredibly sexy my darling." he murmured. He still tasted the cranberry's from her dessert.
Before her girls arrived, Cora got a phone call from Victoria.
"Mum, are you sitting down?"
Cora's raised her eyebrows in shock. "No, do I need too?"
"You are going to be a grandma again."
"My darling, what an amazing news. You are pregnant, I can't believe it, you are pregnant."
"Oh mama, this is something I wasn't expecting, but it truly makes me happy. Dan and I really thought we would never start a family, but now that it happened, we are over the moon. That is also the reason why I am not coming to St Tropez."
"Don't tell me you have complications?"
"Don't worry too much, but I can't keep food inside me. I will go to the hospital tomorrow and they will give me some IV to keep my fluids up. The baby is perfectly alright and is growing fast."
"I will come as soon as I can."
"No, Mama, don't. First enjoy this holiday and then I would love to have you with me when it is time to give birth."
"I promise you, I will be there. Oh darling, I am so happy for you."
Ava came running towards Cora, who got down on her knees to hug her. "Hello darling, did you have a good flight?"
"Mama, I got to go inside where the pilot was sitting." She said with a radiant smile on her face.
"With her adorable face, she can get anything she wants.'" Max said.
The week had gone by before they realised it, Olivia and Tayler got on a plane to the US.
"Mum, I also have some news." Tayler said just before they had to say goodbye.
Cora turned around. "What is it?"
"Sebastian and I are moving to London. I got a job to write for a magazine in London and Sebastian will be the editor."
"That is wonderful darling. I didn't know you wanted to move to London or become a writer.
"I did not either, but because of Sebastian I learned I can write, and this is an opportunity we can't let go. So next year around this time we will be UK residents. I hope we can go look for apartments soon. But first we want to invite you and Robert, and of course Ava to New York. I need to go shopping for a dress."
Sebastian stepped next to Tayler and said with a big smile. "She said yes."
"Oh, darling, what an amazing news. Congratulations.."
