Chapter 1
Sabrina had been dating Patrick for a month now and even though they still had to deal with Britt and the bombshell she had dropped on them. They were incredibly happy together, she couldn't remember a time when she had felt like this before. She had never dreamed he would return her feelings, but he had. She knew that things with Britt had been stressing him out lately and wanted to do something to take his mind off things at least for a while.
So she had come up with a brilliant plan. They would get away for a few days, someplace where Britt couldn't bother them. She had already interrupted a few of their dates and she could see how hard this all was on Emma. The poor girl had already been told she was going to be a big sister and then had that all taken away only to have Britt change her mind at the last minute. She had been asking a lot of questions lately in a bid to understand what was happening but how could you explain the situation to an eight year old.
Patrick had already agreed that a short trip away was just what they all needed at the moment. So they had planned a weekend camping trip for just the three of them. Sabrina was excited about the trip, she had been camping quite a bit when she was little and it had always been a blast.
She pulled into the driveway just as Emma and Patrick were loading their stuff into the car. "Sabrina!" Emma called as she opened the door.
"Hey sweetie you excited for our camping trip?" She said bending down to pull her into a hug.
"Ya it's gonna be so fun."
"Hey," Patrick said walking up to them and kissing her on the cheek. "You ready to hit the road?" He asked wrapping his arm around her shoulders.
"Yes I just need to grab my stuff out of the trunk," she said as she opened the trunk of her car. He helped her load her stuff into the back of his car and they all climbed in for the ride to the campground. She was glad they would finally have some time together without interruptions, it was just what they needed.
Arriving at the campground they pulled the tent out of the back of the car and rolled it out onto the ground so they could it the poles in. Sabrina showed Emma how to put the poles together as Patrick did the other side and soon they had the tent set up. They had found the perfect spot that was shaded by trees, close to the water and a hiking trail. They unloaded the rest of their stuff and Emma had climbed into the tent to set up her sleeping bag insisting that she got to sleep in the middle so she could be by both of them.
"It's nice to be able to spend some time together, alone. I feel horrible for having to cancel some of our dates because of this thing with Britt."
"I understand why you had to, Patrick. But I think you really needed some time to get away and sort through your thoughts and spend some time with Emma."
"And you...I know this has been hard on both of you." He said tucking a strand of her hair behind her ear and cupping her cheek in his hand.
She smiled at him, "Emma especially."
"This is exactly what we all needed, no interruptions." He said as he put his arms out to indicate their surroundings.
"Daddy, Sabrina are we going on the hike now?" Emma asked as she crawled out of the tent and saw them kissing by the picnic table.
They pulled apart and looked at her, "Yes we can go on the hike now."
The trail led through the trees and the further they walked the thicker the trees became around them, Emma was skipping ahead of them on the trail as they followed at a slower pace. He held her hand in his swinging their arms as they walked, "It's so nice out here."
