Title: The Five Things that Dave Learned the First Time Vacationing with Aaron and Jack
Author: Kuria Dalmatia
See Chapter 1 for Comments/disclaimers/etc.
The Second Thing: Aaron going through cell phone withdrawal is an unexpected hell.
If Aaron pats down his pockets for his goddamn cell phone one more time, Dave swears he's going to deck the living crap out of his husband. Either that or use duct tape to secure the man's hands to his sides. The entire BAU is under strict orders not to call unless the President of the United States or the Pope demands their presence on a case.
Okay. So maybe it's not that extreme, but it has to be a case that is that serious.
Dave considers buying a metallic Sharpie and writing "my Precious" on the back of Aaron's phone, because the man is worse that Gollum when it comes to that thing. He wonders if there is a Twelve-Step program for cell phone addicts.
Half the goddamn world (okay, maybe Dave's exaggerating a bit) knows where they are, what they're doing, and when they're doing it. Aaron is so wound up about not having his phone clipped to his belt or in his pocket (Dave concedes to carrying it along with his own), that the second day of their vacation is strictly (annoyingly) by the timeline.
It frustrates Dave to the point of asking, "It's four-thirteen. Think I can take a shit now or will that fuck up your schedule too much?"
Aaron snarls a response and quickly, it's their second fight on the second day. Luckily, Jack and Mudgie are out of earshot for most of it. When they approach, Aaron drops the argument mid-sentence and plasters on the we're not fighting smile.
Jack stares at him, his expression dead-on his father's, You expect me to buy your bullshit?
Dave bursts out laughing. He can't help it. It is true that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
When they get back to the beach house, Dave pulls Aaron aside for a kiss and slips the cell phone in the man's pocket.
There are some things worth fighting over.
That isn't one of them.