Thanks for the reviews, everyone! It there is anything you want to see in the next few chapters, let me know and I will try to write it... I know I also promised an update of Slow Me Down, but I've gotten kind of caught up in this fic and I'm not really sure when I'll get around to the other one... That said, I will try really hard to update BOTH of them over the weekend, but I can't make any promises.... Anyway, I hope you enjoy this chapter! Let me know what you think!

Laurel

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Haley was sitting on the porch connected to their room, listening to the waves rise and fall and gazing at the stars. She woke up around four in the morning and was unable to fall back to sleep. She attributed it to the time change and decided to use peacefulness of her surroundings to her advantage and write a song. As she got lost in the lull of the ocean, she heard tiny feet scamper up behind her. She turned around to find a sleepy-eyed Jamie standing in the doorway of the porch.

"Jimmy-jam, what are you doing up?" she questioned.

"Couldn't sleep," he replied.

"Yeah, me neither, buddy…but you have to go back to bed or you will be tired in the morning. It'll just take a few days for you to get adjusted to the time change…"

"Why aren't you going back to bed, Momma?"

"Because I am going to drink lots and lots of coffee tomorrow to stay awake."

"Eww," he replied and wrinkled his nose, "Daddy said that if I want to end up tall, I shouldn't drink coffee."

"That's right. So unless you want to be crabby tomorrow, I suggest getting a little more sleep."

The little boy let out a yawn and Haley helped him onto her lap where he snuggled in close to her.

"What were you looking at when I came out here?"

"The stars…" she replied, getting lost in them once again.

"Tell me about them," he urged.

"Well you see those ones?" she pointed to a cluster of four stars, "That's Pegasus… and those there are the big dipper… and if you look really closely, you can see mars behind the clouds…"

"That's really cool, Momma." Haley looked down at her son and he dozed off once more.


Hours later, the sun had finally begun to rise and Jamie was still asleep in Haley's arms. When Nathan awoke to an empty bed, he searched the suite for his wife, finally resting his eyes on her figure sitting on the porch. Noticing that she was only wearing a light nightgown, he pulled a blanket off the bed to bring to her. He opened the door and wrapped the blanket around her shoulders.

"What's this, Hales?" he questioned, motioning to Jamie as he squeezed in on the couch next to her.

"He couldn't sleep…"

Noticing the bright red sky from the sunrise, Nathan let out a heavy sigh, "Wow. It sure is beautiful here."

"I know. I don't think I've seen anything like it in my life."

Jamie started to stir at the sound of his parents' voices. His big blue eyes opened slightly and he squinted into the sun.

"Well, good morning, sleepyhead," Haley teased and ruffled his hair.

"Is it time to wake up yet?" the little boy questioned.

"Almost," Haley responded, "As soon as the sun is all the way up."

The family of three watched the sunrise together, taking in the heat and comfort of each other and the giant star. Once the sun had fully risen above their heads, it was clear that Jamie was awake, rested and ready to explore.


After a hearty breakfast, the Scotts headed down to the pool. They were searching or the perfect place to spend their day. The swimming area was several decent size pools all connected by tunnels and water slides. There were many options that would have been perfectly acceptable, but when the boys laid their eyes on the water basketball hoop, they knew that that was the perfect spot. They found three reclining chairs in the area, grabbed some towels and made themselves at home. Jamie was just about to jump in the pool when Haley stopped him.

"Jamie, hang on a second… you need sunscreen."

"Aw…" Jamie moaned.

Haley lathered sunscreen all over Jamie and he was good to go.

"There we go… no skin cancer for you!"

"Will you come in with me, Momma?"

"Maybe later, Buddy. I want to finish my song first."

Jamie approached Nathan who was putting sunscreen on himself. Noticing his son's sad demeanor, he asked, "What's the matter, Jamie?"

"Momma won't go in the pool with me now…"

"She won't? Well, do you want to go in now or wait for her later?"

"Now with her."

"What about now with me?"

Jamie nodded approvingly, "That would be good, but I really want to swim with Momma too."

"You will, I promise, buddy. Plus, I don't think your mom would do this!" Nathan picked Jamie up by the armpits and plummeted him into the water. Nathan quickly followed suit and jumped in after him, causing a massive splash.


Now it was now 2 o'clock in the afternoon. Nathan and Jamie were in a heated game of water basketball that mostly included Nathan picking Jamie up out of the water so that he could slam-dunk the ball. Haley was still busy working on her song, and she had not yet been in the water. Noticing that she was getting sun-burnt, Haley began reapplying lotion to herself.

"Hey, Nate, can you get my back?" she asked, not wanting to disturb their game, while at the same time knowing that he would not reject the request.

"Of course," he complied and exited the water.

She could feel his eyes on her as he diligently rubbed all of the lotion into her skin. When he was done applying the lotion, he left a soft kiss on the back of her neck.

"Mhh… what was that for?" she asked.

"I really like that swimsuit," he explained while tracing the edge of her bottoms with his thumb. "Your son wants to swim with you," he whispered into her ear from behind.

"My son does, or you want to?" she questioned.

"Both," he replied.

"Nathan, I don't want to right now… I'm really tired…"

"Well, too bad." He scooped her up wedding style.

"Nate, what are you doing?" she giggled.

"Exactly what you think I'm doing."

Nathan ran to the edge of the pool with Haley still in his arms tossed her into the water.

"Nathan!" she shrieked, "Come here."

As soon as Nathan jumped in the water, she wrapped her arms and legs around him and kissed him repeatedly. Their little make-out session was just heating up when they heard a small voice behind them.

"Aww… Mom and Dad, get a room!" Jamie declared.

Startled, Haley turned around, bright red, to face her son.

"Hey, Jimmy-Jam! I'm in the water… what do you want to do?"

"water slide?!"

"Sounds good to me! You lead the way!"

Ok... let me know what you think! Thanks for reading, Laurel.

Next chapter: Naley date night