Milkshake Hearts

Chapter 42: Disney

A/N: This is part bonus update a day early, but part "I can't update tomorrow anyway because I won't have computer access". Enjoy.

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"Not to say I'm not excited about today, but I could do without the early ass alarm," Courtney mumbles the next morning, when their alarm goes off before 7am. They were planning a long day at Disney to get in everything the kids wanted to see, and they were meeting the others at the park before it opened at 9am.

"Urgh," Shayne mumbles in non-response, twisting around from where he was curled in front of her – so what, he liked being the little spoon sometimes – to face Courtney, face pressing into the pillow beside her neck.

She laughs lightly in response, hands running delicate patterns across his back for the five minutes before they relent and actually climb out of bed.

"You think we can convince Nathan on to some of the big kid rides with us? He's gotta be tall enough for some of them, right?" Shayne asks, as they sit down for their breakfast a little while later, after a joint shower that had absolutely no need to be joint and was definitely just an excuse for them to get a little touchy before they had to be PG all day again.

"You sure you're tall enough for them?" Courtney teases, Shayne rolling his eyes at her and not responding, "I don't know, he was pretty cool with everything yesterday, I think he could take a bit more excitement – we might have to put up with some of the kiddie ones, though."

"Remember that time when we were there for the Disneybound challenge and you flirted your ass off with me on the Little Mermaid ride?" Shayne grins, and Courtney laughs.

"Why yes, I do remember that – oops. Won't happen this time?" she suggests, innocently.

"I mean, I don't exactly mind if it does now..." he trails off. Courtney simply shakes her head, although she pushes a firm kiss to his lips as soon as they both stand up to finish getting ready to leave.

"Morning guys!" Chris calls, when they meet up at the front entrance just before park opening time. His greetings are quickly followed by those of the children, having evidently recovered from being tired out the previous day.

At Nathan's request, their first stop is meeting Moana, and it starts off a hectic schedule of rides – mostly the low key ones, so they can all go – and character meetings. Nathan literally screams in excitement when he sees Mickey, scaring two other young girls standing near them in response. Chris throws an apology their parents' way in response, but it is quickly brushed off.

"Wonder where he got screaming like that," Courtney teases, with a pointed jab to Shayne's arm.

"Yeah, maybe he has been secretly watching more of your videos?" Julie jokes, "although it didn't take me many to catch on to the screaming thing, Shayne."

"I have not screamed in front of Nathan once," Shayne defends himself, laughing, before their turn to meet Mickey comes and they all slide into the photo, at the kids' request.

Courtney and Shayne are recognised a few minutes later as they walk through the park, intending to head over to California Adventure for a few different rides and a particular lunch spot Shayne and Courtney had suggested.

"Oh my god hi can we get a photo?" A group of young teenagers approaches them, one girl stepping forward to speak to them.

"Sure!" Shayne answers, immediately switching into acting mode, although he quickly indicates behind his back for Chris and Julie to move away from them with the kids. They do just that, wandering over to a fountain off a slight side path as Courtney and Shayne pose with the group of teenagers.