I'll Fight Hell to Hold You

Second Honeymoon Plans

Eric knew Gene was still hurt over the cheating incident so he vowed to make it up to him. The day he could move without a lot of pain he asked Gene if he wanted to go on another honeymoon. "I know I screwed up royally and I'm sorry. I don't know what was going through my head, but it wasn't the right things. If you agree, we can leave the kids with Bruce or Paul and Tommy."

Gene stayed quiet for a few minutes as he thought it over. "Do you want it to be just us or do you want to take the kiddos? A family vacay of sorts?"

"Whatever makes you happy. If we do take the kids, we can go to the beach or mountains."

"Baby, you hate marine life so maybe not the beach." laughed Gene.

"I'm fine if I'm not near fish or sharks. I could stay out of the water."

"Let's try something else."

They finally decided to go to the Grand Canyon and visit some Indian Reservations in the Southwest. Eric went to make reservations while Gene went to get the kids together. He showed them pictures. 

"Is dat dere dey libe?" asked Draco. "De pointy houses?" "Do dey get hu'ted?"

"No, baby boy, the Indians live in houses. The tipis aren't used much."

Delilah took the book from Gene and looked at it. "We 'tay in one? Plea'e daddy. Me wanna 'eep in one. " "Sissy and 'ittle brudder do too. Dra Dra 'cared of dem. He 'eep 'ith you and mamma."

Gene looked at Jenny and Jason who were looking at the pictures wide-eyed. "Do you two want to stay in a tipi?"

They nodded so Gene went to tell Eric. Eric indicted that he already had the rooms reserved. "There's one big room for all of us. The smaller room that adjoins it has a tipi for the kiddos. Dra can stay with us if he wants. "

Draco had come in and was sucking his thumb. His blue eyes were wide. "Me no wanna s'eep in de pointy house! Me no like it!" "Me s'ay here!"

Eric picked Draco up and held him. "I know, baby. It's okay. It's like a big playhouse."

Gene went to help the kids pack but Draco insisted he didn't want to go. "Pease mamma!? Me no go!"

Eric went to talk to Gene. "If he doesn't want to go, maybe Paul and Tommy will watch him. I don't know why he's so freaked out."

Paul and Tommy agreed to watch Draco for the week so Eric helped him pack his small duffle bag. "Do you want to take Rosie? (Draco's stuffed pink octopus). "I'll pack her a bag too."

Draco nodded and let Eric pack Rosie's bag. He had told Paul and Tommy before hand. Smoothing Draco's dark brown curls back, he walked around the house holding him. The little boy fell asleep soon so Eric laid him in the bed and covered him up.