Prompt by StyxxandBethany: Family Vacation
Dick - 42
Jason - 39
Kaden - 16
Family Vacation
Kaden sighed contentedly as he stretched out on the warm sand of the beach in naught but his black swimming trunks, hands behind his head and eyes closed, completely at ease. The teen was working on his tan, not that he had much choice. His parents were at 'it' again in the house, and he could hear them all throughout the place (gross) and he didn't want any part of it. So, it was either stay inside and deal with it, or leave; naturally he chose the latter, which was still pretty damn good.
He was on Spring Break and his parents decided they'd take the week and spend it at their home in Sydney, Australia, gifted to them by Bruce just a few months ago for Christmas. His parents told him about this place, the house where they spent their honeymoon, an entire month, just the two of them, probably being gross.
Kaden yawned deeply, stretching his arms and legs out a bit. The combination of the cool air, the warm sun, and how relaxed he felt was making him drowsy. That was until he heard footsteps behind him. He cracked one eye open and saw his dad lay down beside him, placing his hands behind his head and stretching out in the sand, wearing on a pair of blood red swimming trunks. Jason let out a contented sigh as he glanced over at Kaden, a smile on his face.
"Mind if I join you?" he asked. Kaden smirked a bit and gave a slight shrug of his shoulders, more or less his non-verbal version of a 'yes'. Jason let out another sigh as he relaxed beside Kaden, and there the two of the lay, silently, soaking up the sun's rays. Kaden cracked open an eye again and glanced over at his dad.
"Where's papa?" Kaden asked. Jason cracked open an eye and smirked at the teen.
"Sleeping. You know Dick; a few good rounds of sex and he's out like a light," Jason replied with a humorous edge, because he knew talking about sex with his husband, or at all, would get under the teen's skin. Kaden pulled a disgusted face and mock gagged as he rolled over onto his stomach, chin resting on his arms.
"Ugh! God, dad, that's just gross! I don't want to know about your sex life! Hell, I don't even wanna talk about sex with you! Just, ew," Kaden whined, burying his face in his arms. Jason laughed and amusement and closed his eyes again, letting out another contented sigh.
"Please, Kaden. Some day, you'll have kids of your own, and they'll be just as grossed out about you having sex," Jason answered, to which Kaden snorted in amusement. He tired to imagine himself having kids, and he shuddered a bit at the thought.
"Pass. In fact, I might just go full on gay to avoid the possibility," the teen joked, to which Jason busted out laughing. He rolled over on his side, propping his head up in his hand as he nudged the teen's side with his finger.
"Aw c'mon, really? Do children frighten you that bad?" Jason teased. He re-examined his own question and then snorted. "On second thought, you may be on to something there. You were a little terror." Kaden looked over at his dad and mock pouted.
"Aw, surely I wasn't that bad," Kaden replied with a smirk tugging at his lips. Jason let out a bark of laughter and shook his head, rolling back over on his back, hands behind his head.
"You were a little nightmare as an infant, waking up at all hours of the night, screaming your head off. And as a kid, you were a little menace!" Jason said with a laugh. Kaden snorted in amusement and Jason cracked open an eye again, glancing at the teen our of the corner of his eye. "Remember you broke that chandelier in the manor, playing acrobat?" Kaden sat up then and laughed, punching his father playfully in the shoulder.
"Hey, Alfred told me all about that chandelier! You, papa, Uncle Tim, and Damian all broke it too!" Kaden replied. Jason snickered as the memory of that dam chandelier came back to him. Dick had taught him some trapeze moves, and since Bruce didn't have a trapeze, a chandelier seemed like a good idea at the time. He'd been amused to learn that Dick had broken it too. And Tim. And Damian. And after Kaden broke it, Alfred had it discarded and never bothered to replace it. It was probably for the best, as it seemed likely to keep being broken by every future generation to pass through that manor.
Kaden stared pensively out over the ocean, curling up into a ball and wrapping his arms around his legs. The tide was starting to come in, the waves lapping at his feet before retreating out to sea. His stomach growled then, pretty loudly too, and he blushed crimson, glancing over at his dad to see if he'd heard. Sure enough, the man laughed.
"Hungry, champ?" he asked. Kaden just gave a nod and Jason groaned as he slowly pushed himself up to his feet. He helped Kaden up and then hooked a thumb over his shoulder toward the house.
"Let's get Dickie-bird up and then go grab a bite to eat in town, eh?" he suggested. Kaden smiled at the idea and gave a nod.
"Sure, sounds great. Last one there has to give Star her next bath!" He shouted back, racing for the house. Jason let out a bark of laughter and chased after the teen.
"Hey, you little cheat!" he shouted after him, giving chase.
It was Saturday night which was their movie night which was sacred to them. They'd been having movie nights every Saturday night for the last ten years and even on vacation, that hadn't changed. After a nice, late dinner at a local restaurant, the trio retreated to their house once more for their movie night, and the last night of their vacation. Kaden got to pick the movie this time, so he picked something exciting for their last day of vacation.
The living room was very modern, and very comfortable. With a black leather couch and a polished, white coffee table in front of it. They added a black leather bean bag chair beside the couch for Kaden (because he loved them and argued that every decent living room needs one), and a 60-inch Plasma television mounted on the wall with a elegant black entertainment center around it and home surround sound speakers.
Dick shuffled in from the kitchen with soda and popcorn for the movie and Kaden was finishing with setting up the entertainment center. Jason flopped down over the couch, arms stretched out over the back of it and feet propped up on the coffee table. Kaden popped the Blu-ray disc for the movie "Avatar" into the Blu-ray player and then scurried across the living room and flopping down onto the couch beside his father. Dick tsked and smacked Jason's feet off of the coffee table, placing down their snacks and Jason flipped him off. Dick snorted in amusement and settled into the couch beside Kaden.
"Maybe later," Dick purred, giving a wink and earning a gagging sound from Kaden. Dick laughed and playfully jabbed the teen in the side with his elbow. Kaden snickered and shoved him back.
"Alright children, settle down," Jason teased, and Dick and Kaden both stuck out their tongues at him. Kaden sighed contentedly and grabbed up the remote and started the movie. And of course, as per the norm, he and Dick cuddled up against one another. Kaden would never admit it, but, just like his papa, he loved to cuddle. Kaden had scooted up beside Dick, and Dick had wrapped an arm around the teen's shoulders. Jason had chosen not to take part of this sickeningly sweet scene, even if he rather enjoyed it on the inside. Instead, he gave a snort of amusement. Both Dick and Kaden looked up at him and smiled.
"What?" they asked in unison. The exchanged a glance and then laughed and even Jason couldn't help but to grin and shake his head in amusement. As Kaden leaner forward to grab the bowl of popcorn and pour a glass of soda, Dick waved Jason over.
"C'mon, scoot over here and join us! I know you like to cuddle, Jason Todd," Dick said with a soft smile. Jason snorted and rolled his eyes, merely giving a dismissive hand wave.
"You're both a couple of saps," Jason teased. Kaden tossed a piece of popcorn into his mouth and flashed his dad a smile.
"Secret's out dad. Papa told me all about your secret love of cuddling," Kaden teased back. He popped another piece of popcorn in his mouth then took a sip of his soda before leaning back against the couch to get comfortable again. Jason snorted and waved the teen off, grinning from ear to ear.
"Your papa is delusional. He has no idea what he's talking about," Jason replied and Dick let out a laugh and shook his head. He looked over at Kaden and gently ruffled the boy's hair before he turned his attention back to his husband.
"Because you totally don't cuddle in your sleep," Dick answered. Jason raised his hands defensively, a sly smirk on his face as he reached for the popcorn, grabbing the bowl and tossing a piece into the air and catching it in his mouth. With the sound of a crunch as he chewed, he flashed Dick a smug look, and a sly smirk.
"I already told you; wasn't me. You must be cheating on me." Dick snorted in amusement, holding back a laugh as he yanked the bowl out of Jason's hands and popped a handful of popcorn into his mouth before placing it back down onto the coffee table.
"Yeah," he said, mouth full. He swallowed, then poured a glass of soda and said "cheating on you with a man that just so happens to look exactly like you." Jason put a finger to his lips and shushed him, pointing to the television.
"Movie's starting."
As the movie went on and the snacks and soda started to dwindle, Dick had silently noted Jason scooting closer and closer to it. As well as Kaden slowly starting to fade from the world of the waking. The poor kid was tired and probably wouldn't make it to the end of the movie. By the last thirty minutes, Dick glanced down and found Kaden fast asleep, leaning against his side, head resting on his shoulder. And on his other side, Jason sat pressed against his side with his arm around both him and his son, all three of them snuggled together on the couch.
"Don't like to cuddle, hmm?" Dick whispered with a soft smile, trying not to wake Kaden. Jason glanced over at him and arched an elegant eyebrow. He smiled and leaned in for a kiss, pressing his lips against the soft lips of his husband in a sweet, chaste kiss. Jason pulled back, smiling at the man before glancing over at Kaden.
"How long's he been out?" he asked. Dick glanced over at the teen and gently patted the teen's hair.
"About ten minutes," he answered. He and Jason watched the rest of the movie to the end, and by the time it was over, it was almost eleven pm. Jason got up and stretched his arms and legs, giving a groan as his knees popped after having sat down for nearly three hours straight. He turned to Dick, who seemed to be afraid to get up, not wanting to wake Kaden.
"Little help, Jaybird? Please?" Dick asked a little desperately, but with a smile on his face. Jason snickered in amusement and made to leave the room. Dick's smile faded as he waved Jason back over. "Jay, c'mon! Don't leave me here!" Jason grinned and returned, kneeling down beside the couch. He pressed a kiss to Kaden's forehead and brushed a lock of hair out of the teen;s eyes.
"He's probably gonna wake up when we move him, you know," he pointed out. Dick sighed and gave a shrug.
"Well, we've gotta move him. I can't feel my ass. Or my arm," Dick replied with a slight laugh. Jason chuckled under his breath before he slowly moved his arms underneath Kaden and lifted him up into his arms. The teen squirmed a little but didn't wake and as Jason lifted him, Dick got off the couch with a groan, his back and knees popping as he stretched, giving a yawn and a contented sigh.
Jason took Kaden to bed and then rejoined hus husband in their bedroom, stripping off his clothing. He gave another stretch of his back and when it popped he gave a contented sigh before he slipped into bed beside Dick.
"Kid didn't wake at all. He's out like a light," Jason replied. Dick leaned over and pressed a kiss to the man's jaw.
"Yeah, I noticed. He felt like a led weight against my side," Dick joked. Jason smiled and cupped the man's cheek, pulling him in for a sweet, tender kiss.
"Y'know, this vacation has got me thinking. We don't do this kind of thing enough. We should do it again," Jason said smoothly.
"Uh oh. Getting soft on me, Jaybird?" Dick teased, earning a jab in his side with Jason's elbow. Dick mock pouted in rubbed his side, flashing Jason the puppy eyes.
"Seriously though. How about we take a week or two in the summer and come back?"
"Sounds great, Jaybird. We can talk about it more in the morning." Dick said with a yawn, cuddling up against Jason's side, resting his head on the man's chest. "I'm tired, and we got a plane to catch tomorrow. Good night."
"Goodnight."