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4th August 2014

"Come back here you, I haven't finished putting your sun cream on," Rachel laughed as her four year old daughter squirmed away from her.

"Catch me if you can!" Charlotte grinned, running away from her mother.

"Caught you," Eddie happened to be coming round the corner at the same time as Charlotte, and the small child found herself running into her father.

This particular summer was Rachel and Eddie's fourth summer visiting Cala Galdana as a couple. With the presence of their daughter Charlotte, it seemed to make everything all the more special. This town had become their home from home, and neither Eddie nor Rachel would change that for the world. Both adults continuously dreamed of many other summers spent here in the future, showing Charlotte just how special and meaningful this place was to them.

Since the birth of Charlotte, they hadn't been able to stay in the villa which they first booked back in 2009. But ever since the new addition to their little family, they had stayed in the villa which they had grown to love over the past three years.

"Can we go to the beach again today? Pleaaasee?" Charlotte grinned up at both her parents once her sun cream had been applied.

The past two days of the family's week away had been spent at two different beaches, one being Cala Galdana itself and the other Cala Mitjana; another location which held a special place in both Eddie and Rachel's hearts.

Sharing a glance with one another and smiling, Rachel and Eddie found themselves not being able to refuse. Well, it wasn't as if they wanted to. Splashing around in the sea and sharing ice cream both evoked the most wonderful memories from previous years and created new ones to be treasured forever.

"Of course we can," Rachel said with immeasurable amounts of happiness, "go and put your sandals on whilst daddy and I get everything together."

"Yay!" Charlotte cheered, running off to search for her sandals whilst chanting 'we're going to the beach' repeatedly.

Eddie leant closer to Rachel before planting a kiss on her cheek lovingly, "I'll go and sort the rucksack out."

Rachel grinned with Eddie's comment alone bringing back several memories from their first holiday here, "I just can't believe that trusty rucksack is still going strong."

"Yes," he chuckled, turning back around to face her, "and I'm still packing your favourite item. The camera."

Rachel sarcastically glared at him for a moment before breaking down her facade, "I'll let you off as long as they are purely of Charlotte."

"Rach… you look absolutely beautiful, as usual. There's no way I'm avoiding pointing the camera at you completely."

Rachel blushed and found herself wondering how Eddie's compliments still managed to make her feel like that.

"Oh you soppy sod," she smiled through her crimson cheeks, "stop making me blush and go and get the bag sorted. Then we can get going."

Eddie flashed her one final glance which made her weak at the knees before walking away to the kitchen.

Once the trio were prepared for the day of fun and memory making ahead, they emerged onto the path leading down to the villa. As the family walked hand in hand, Rachel glanced across at Eddie and Charlotte. Spending this holiday and many more with her two favourite people, and in her favourite location was something which she would forever be thankful for.

Approaching the steps leading down to the beach, Charlotte stopped, glancing between both her mother and father.

"I don't like these steps," she stated, reminding Rachel of a similar scenario with Eddie.

"Hmm," Rachel grinned, looking at her daughter and then Eddie, "just like your father."

Eddie scoffed, matching Rachel's joyous expression, "I wasn't that bad. I seem to remember carrying your mum down these steps."

Instantly, a glint was present in Charlotte's eye, and Eddie and Rachel both knew exactly what she was about to ask.

"Can you carry me down the steps daddy?"

Again, how could he refuse?

"Oh alright then," Eddie said, smiling down at his daughter before placing her on his shoulders, "you know you're a right heavy lump," he joked as Charlotte giggled.

"Am not!"

As they descended the first couple of steps, Rachel placed her hand on Eddie's back and they shared a knowing glance. Not for the first time that day, both of their minds were filled with memories from their very first trip away here together. And they found themselves thinking something which had been a recurring thought throughout their relationship: they truly were the luckiest people in the world.

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After yet another spectacular day spent together on the golden sands of Cala Galdana, Eddie and Rachel found themselves in a similar position to that of four years previous. Charlotte had gone to bed almost immediately upon re-entering the villa, she always was exhausted after a day running around and swimming in the sea. So now the couple had taken the opportunity to venture out into their villa's back garden and were currently wrapped in one anothers embrace.

"This feels oddly familiar," Eddie spoke, breaking the comfortable silence which had elapsed.

Rachel smiled softly, sitting up on her arm slightly so that eye contact could be made, "I was just thinking that."

"I'm glad we had that conversation all those years ago Rach."

"So am I, I… I couldn't be happier than I am with you and Charlotte in my life."

"And I couldn't agree more. I just can't seem to get my head around the fact it's our fourth wedding anniversary in September."

"Hmm…" she grinned, thinking back on the day which she considered to be the best of her life, "I still find it strange you not calling me Mason."

"Same here. But I can't deny that I love calling you Mrs Lawson as an alternative."

"I don't think you saying that will ever not send shivers down my spine."

"Pleased to know that I still have that effect on you."

Rachel leant forwards, placing Eddie's lips against hers; something which they had both been wanting all evening.

As Eddie tugged on her neck to pull her closer, and Rachel pulled on his shirt like she had done so many times before, both adults were at their happiest. In fact, their joy seemed to grow every day when in the company of one another. Rachel found herself wondering how different things would be if she hadn't made certain decisions in the past. She was overly glad of the resolutions she had made to get to this point, and was overwhelmed by the fact that she was living her life with everything that she could of ever wanted. Rachel's life would never consist of what ifs and maybes. Content with this notion, her last conscious thought was Eddie's tender kisses trailing down her neck.