"That sounds great. I could really use some Mexican food," she said hopefully.
"Great, then I know the perfect spot to take you," he told her and hailed a cab once they got outside.
He brought her to a great little Mexican cantina and Emily gobbled down almost the entire bowl of chips and salsa. She laughed a little sheepishly and shrugged at him.
They sat there, right on the beach with the wind blowing over the patio and had a few margaritas, eating far too much food and Emily felt pretty good. She was anxious to get to her son though.
"Can we head back tonight?" she asked Mark.
"I want to show you something first," he said to her.
"Okay," she agreed reluctantly.
He paid the bill and then headed out to the street to call another cab. It pulled up in front of a fancy hotel and Emily had to fight her disappointment. She did love Mark and spending time with him was always amazing but she wanted to reassure herself her son was safe. She needed to hold him in her arms.
She followed Mark inside and resigned herself to seeing her son the next day. Mark was tired and didn't want to make the return flight home. She could understand that.
Mark stepped through the lobby and around the back of the hotel, through a double set of doors. They were standing at a huge pool with slides, diving boards and fountains. There was even a little bar floating in the middle of it all.
"Wow Mark, that's the coolest pool I've ever seen," she said.
"I thought you may like that," he said with a wink.
"Mom, Mark you finally got here," Emily heard her son calling.
She whipped her head around and running down the side of the pool was Trevor, followed by Jasmine. She saw Lucas and Amy, Alex and Jessica and all the other kids milling around too. Her eyes filled with tears once again, as she thought about how amazing Mark was. He knew she would need to be with her son, so he was giving her a honeymoon and her son. She kissed him gently on the lips, before bending down to take her son into her arms.
"Mom I got to fly on a real airplane with Jasmine and everyone. They gave us drinks with tiny umbrellas in them and we even got to watch a movie. It was so cool, Mom," he was talking to her at ninety miles an hour.
"Wow, Trevor. That sounds so great."
"I'm going to swim some more with Jasmine. We swim to the spot over there and then the guy gives us soda in a coconut," Trevor said, trembling with his excitement.
Emily laughed at her son's enthusiasm. She loved he was having such a great time. She loved how happy he was and she loved that Mark was the person responsible for it all.
"Have fun then baby, I will keep an eye on you from here."
"Ah mom, I'm not a baby," he mumbled and looked around to see if anyone else had heard.
"I'm sorry, Honey, or course you aren't," she apologized and then ruffled his hair.
Trevor was appeased and jumped back into the pool with Jasmine, where they made a beeline for the floating bar.
"Have I told you how completely amazing you are?" she asked Mark, as she once again threw her arms around him.
"I don't think I've ever heard you say that," he joked with her.
"Well you're the most amazing man in the world. You think of everything, don't you?"
"I'm thinking I should take you up to our room to change right now," he said seductively, as he pushed on her lower back, bringing her in contact with his hard body.
"Mmm, see, you're always thinking," she said and rubbed her tongue over his bottom lip. Mark groaned, before locking his lips onto hers and gripping her backside, so she could feel his desire.
"I hate to break this up guys but there are kids all over the place and you are getting a bit X-rated," Lucas spoke to them, while unsuccessfully trying to hide his laughter.
Mark finally broke the kiss but only to glare at his brother. "We'll be back," Mark growled and took Emily's hand, as he led her towards the elevators.
"Poor Lucas, you were kinda rude to him," Emily teased Mark.
"He's lucky he didn't get punched in the face," Mark growled.
Mark pulled her onto the elevator, where thankfully they were alone. He slipped his hand under her shirt and massaged her aching br**sts, while his lips devoured hers. When the bell chimed its arrival at their floor, he dragged her down the hallway and had her in the room in seconds.
They didn't return back to the pool for several hours. When they did, Lucas and Alex looked knowingly at the newlywed couple and Jessica and Amy made their own plans to get their husbands alone a little bit later.
Chapter Nine
"Let's go, Mom," Trevor said, as he jumped on the bed between Mark and Emily.
"What time is it?" she groggily asked her son.