I DO NOT OWN ANYONE OR ANYTHING IN THIS STORY BESIDES THE OC'S.
Tara's Point of View-
We approached the commotion of the booths, street performers, food carts and booths, and rides with other patrons amongst all of them. I skimmed my eyes over everything taking it all in along with keeping an eye on my son.
"You want to play this game?" Alex asked as we stopped in front of the balloon dart game, I shrugged.
"I don't care." I said smirking as I looked over to him.
"I'll win you something…come on." Alex said as we walked across the pier to it, I picked Xavier up to where he stood up on the booth so he can take a shot at the balloons. Alex paid for three darts. "Here Xavier, aim for a balloon and throw…" Alex said handing Xavier the blue dart.
"How do I throw this?" Xavier asked, he had never played darts in his life and Alex reached over helping him and taught him how to do it and Xavier threw the dart seeing a pink balloon pop. "I popped it!" Xavier said excitedly jumping up and down in victory.
"Now let's see if your mom can…" Alex said smirking as he handed me the red dart, Alex helped Xavier to stand in front of him so I won't injure my son in the process of doing my turn and I popped a red balloon.
"Prove me wrong." I said smirking as Xavier moved back in front of me when Alex picked up the last dart tossing it and he missed all the balloons, I leant my head into my sons back laughing but tried not to laugh too hard at him but I had to laugh.
"That is so unfair." Alex said as even Xavier was now letting out laughs, but he covered his mouth with his hand.
"$1.00 for one dart." The employee said.
"One more dart." Alex said paying for one more dart, this time around he finally popped a yellow balloon.
"Congratulations, you can choose one of these lucky prizes." The employee said pointing to a section of prizes.
"What do you want?" Alex asked.
"I want the dinosaur." Xavier said as he pointed at the dinosaur toy that I haven't seen ever being sold in stores.
"Dinosaur it is." Alex said as the employee obliged and grabbed the dinosaur toy as she handed it to Xavier to carry, poor thing was almost the same size as him but Xavier wanted to carry it and didn't want help. We walked along rest of the booths seeing food and other games, the next game we saw that Alex wanted to play was the one where you shoot water into the clowns mouth to fill up a water balloon. Alex paid for two instead of three and Alex pulled Xavier onto his lap letting Xavier to play with him. Alex rested his hands over Xavier's tiny ones and Xavier was making laser sounds when the water started to squirt out of the gun and we raced and Xavier was laughing and had more fun making the noises and Alex was more into the game and wanting to beat me but I won that round, he paid for a second round where he won which led to playing a third round and I won. "You win…what do you want?" Alex asked as the employee showed us what I could choose from seeing a bull dog that wore a leather jacket that had a skull on the back that reminded me of what he wore in TNA so I chose that. "Why this?" Alex asked as he held it looking at it.
"It reminds me of you…" I said innocently.
"I look like a pit bull?" Alex asked as Xavier started laughing as Alex held the stuffed animal up next to him.
"No, but it is wearing a leather jacket like you and has a skull much like your video thing and shirt…doesn't it?" I asked.
"True…you are slowly learning things." Alex said as he wrapped his arm around me as we got in line to buy tickets to go on the rides, we bought 40 tickets which I thought was too many but oh well, we waited in line getting our own cart for the ferries wheel. Alex and I sat on one side with his arm wrapped around me as our prizes and the toys was across from us and Xavier sat next to me on his knees trying to look over the side of the cart over the ocean.
"That is a long way down." Xavier said as we got to the top stopping to let others onto the circular ride.
"Yes we are, but look how far that ocean goes." Alex stated as I looked out into the ocean blue smiling.
"It reminds me of the cruise." I said smirking as I glanced to him making slight eye contact seeing a smile growing on his face, he leant over pressing his lips to mine for a small kiss.
"He went on the cruise too?" Xavier asked.
"Yep, he was in the pictures I showed you." I said.
"May I go next year, please?" Xavier asked in a begging manner.
"Absolutely…you will have fun." Alex said as he pulled me into his embrace more as I leant in resting my head against his shoulder and my hand rested on his chest enjoying the slight shore breeze as Xavier finally sat down properly scooting to my embrace cuddling with my arm and Alex ruffled his hair from where his hand had rested. When the ride started going, it went around a good few times without stops before it started stopping to let people off so we started gathering our things as our cart approached the unloading deck and we climbed off.
"Roller coaster?" Xavier asked excitedly.
"Yes, come on…." Alex said as he led us to the roller coaster.
"I'll stay off with the things…" I said smirking.
"You sure?" Alex asked.
"Yeah, I'm sure." I said smiling as he gave me a quick peck on the lips before he led my son onto the ride and I waited for them to get onto the ride then watched them ride the cart through the metal ride, Xavier was having so much fun and when they came off we found the Tilt O Whirl where we all were able to ride with our things and Xavier enjoyed that one the most which led to Alex taking him a couple more times before we found the bumper cars.
"Who do you want to ride with, mom or me?" Alex asked as we were waiting to be let into the ride to claim our cars.
"You…sorry mom." Xavier said giggling as he grabbed Alex's hand.
"No worries…" I said as I looked from my son up to Alex, "You're going down." I said smiling as he rolled his eyes.
"You drive like a girl, I don't think you can even bump me once." Alex said.
"Is that a bet?" I asked.
"I bet mom can bump you more than we can her." Xavier said.
"Why are you riding with me then?" Alex asked.
"I like you." Xavier said.
"Aw, that melts my heart…" Alex said.
"But he is still rooting for me though." I said jokingly as he gave me a dirty look. We were let in, we ran separate ways and I claimed a red car getting settled in where I buckled up and made sure our items were safe where they were in the car before I put my hands on the wheel looking around finding them across the designated area in a blue car and kept my eye on them as the ride started and I drove my car around trying to avoid as many other cars on my mission hitting them, it was quite equal on how many times we had hit the other and when the game ended my car was literally right behind theirs about to bump them.
"So close." I said as Alex turned around burst out laughing.
"That sucks." Alex said as he climbed out helping Xavier out of the car before he came over helping me out and helped grab the things in my car before we headed out of the designated area when Xavier saw the Scrambler.
"What's that?" Xavier asked pointing at it tugging at Alex's hand.
"The Scrambler, you want to ride?" Alex asked, "We have just enough to ride that, but no more after that." Alex said.
"Yes!" Xavier said, plus it helped some that it had practically no line for it so we were able to get on the next round of carts setting our things aside near the fencing before Alex helped Xavier into the cart.
"Scoot all the way in buddy, smallest person on the inside." Alex said.
"Then it'll be you next." I said as I looked to him knowing exactly what would happen on this ride, and that is that the person on the outside is going to get squished by the people on the inside.
"You got to be kidding me, you weigh less than me and don't you dare argue, just get your pretty little self into the cart before I pick you up and carry you into this cart." Alex said trying not to laugh himself.
"I would like to see you try." I said putting my hands on my hips trying not to let out a chuckle and tried to be serious.
"That's it." Alex said as he picked me up bridal style carrying me up into the cart screaming for him to put me down, Xavier was giggling as he sat there and Alex set me down. "Now sit." Alex said as I grumbled giving him dirty looks as I adjusted my shirt sitting beside my son and Alex sat on the other side of me as he pulled out that seatbelt end.
"We need this?" Xavier asked pulling out the other end of the seatbelt.
"Yes we do, so we can be safe." Alex said as he buckled the belt and we tightened it amongst us as we pulled the door shut and the employee came around locking the doors before he went to the controllers to start the ride. Alex wrapped his arm around me and got comfortable for the squishing that is about to take place.
"I'm sorry if I hurt you." I said looking to him.
"You won't hurt me, for God's sake I have wrestled Samoa Joe where he has done a frog splash onto me, that is literally squash type move." Alex said.
"Which one is Samoa Joe?" I asked.
"I'll show you when we get home." Alex said as we slowly started moving in the circular motions where we are swung to the outside feeling myself sliding slowly inch by inch closer to Alex as the speed increased and my son sliding closer to me, I didn't worry much about my son because he was like 40-90 pounds if that. We went through the ride hearing Xavier laugh with every time that Alex made a weird but yet funny noise making me feel subconscious about my weight and if I was truly hurting him but didn't want to ruin the fun that they were having. After the ride, we climbed off the cart when the employee unlocked our cart for us and we grabbed our things. Alex wrapped his arm around my waist pulling me close to his embrace. "You okay?" Alex asked.
"Yeah fine…" I said shaking it off.
"I'm fine, you know I was joking on that ride right?" Alex asked.
"I know…" I said nodding as we followed my son out of the fencing.
"I'm hungry." Xavier said.
"I bet you are…why don't we grab some corn dogs?" Alex asked.
"Corn dogs are my favorite." Xavier said.
"Mine too." Alex said as went to a cart that sold corn dogs and drinks buying our lunch, Alex led us from the cart to the edge of the wooden pier where we set our stuff down before we sat down hanging our feet over the edge to look out over the ocean that was still clear and the sun was still reflecting its brightness on it.
"I had fun today…may we come to the beach and pier more?" Xavier asked.
"Yes, maybe we will make it a monthly trip." Alex said.
"I'll like that." Xavier said as he bit into his corn dog, "Ow, my tooth!" He said.
"Let me see." I said as he turned to me looking in his mouth, "Which one?" I asked as he pointed to it, I poked at it seeing that it was beginning to get loose but nowhere near to being loose enough to fall out.
"Is it falling out?" Alex asked.
"Nope, it's starting to get loose though…" I said.
"Tooth fairy will come again?" Xavier asked.
"Yes, the tooth fairy will come for any tooth that you have that falls out." I said.
"Why don't you lose your teeth mom?" Xavier asked.
"When your adult teeth come in, they are to stay there until you get older than grandma." I said.
"Your adult teeth are a lot stronger than your baby teeth." Alex said.
"Why do we have baby teeth then?" Xavier asked as he bit into his corn dog a new way so it wouldn't hurt his tooth.
"So you can eat like you are now, if you didn't have your teeth you will be eating food like apple sauce all the time…without teeth you can't really rip your food or smash it into smaller pieces that you are able to swallow." Alex said.
"Does this ocean have sharks?" Xavier asked looking down at the water below us changing the entire subject, but I'm sure in his mind that teeth and shark were connected.
"Yes, but not here. Sharks and other wildlife are usually further into the ocean but when you get to our height and walk out further to your waist or higher you may be able to find fish or jellyfish." Alex said.
"What was the green stuff that washed up onto the beach we saw earlier?" Xavier asked.
"That was seaweed." I said.
"Seaweed?" Xavier asked.
"It's the water's version of grass." Alex said knowing that is probably true but yet a lie, it will do for now and it sufficed for Xavier. We sat there eating our corn dogs happily, Xavier had his juice that he was sipping on after he finished his corn dog and Alex and I shared a drink to limit the cost. "I guess we should head home, we got to buy those fireworks yet." Alex said.
"I'm tired…" Xavier said yawning.
"Me too…let's head back to the car and we can go home to play that dancing game." Alex said smirking which excited Xavier. Xavier was able to walk to the car without passing out from exhaustion, Alex put our prizes and other belongings into the trunk as I put Xavier into his car seat buckling him in, his eyes barely open but he was trying to keep them open to keep himself up.
"Mom…" Xavier said in an almost whisper.
"Yes, honey." I said.
"I like Alex…" Xavier said when his eyes gave up trying to open again knowing he was out for the count. I smiled hearing him say that even though he was falling asleep and was more asleep than awake, Alex opened the driver's door and climbed into the seat looking back at my son as I adjusted my seat sitting down buckling up.
"He's out like a light." Alex said as he started the car and adjusted his mirrors.
"Which will make this car ride easy as pie." I said smiling as Alex begun pulling out of the parking lot.