Single Parent-trip \\ Cashton

Chapter 5

Calum was very content lying on his back in the sun and thinking about absolutely nothing but how he loved the sun warming his skin. He hadn't had the time for something like this for a while and he was truly enjoying every second of it now he could.

"Daddy sleep?"

"I think he's just enjoying the sun, but he could be sleeping." Calum heard Michael mumble to who he assumed to be Aiden, after he was the one to have asked the question. He heard a soft hum from the boy, before it was silent, just the soft crashing of the waves reaching his ears.

The dark haired male could have sworn he heard a soft chuckle, right before there was a small shadow blocking most of the sunlight and also dripping something cold onto his feet. Calum opened his eyes –which were hidden behind a pair of sunglasses- and looked at the culprit. Aiden was grinning widely when seeing his dad sit up, his small hands placed on his hips. His small swimming trunks were dripping, just like his completely flat and even darker than normally hair. "Yes?"

Aiden giggled, obviously finding it funny he had disturbed his dad's peace. "Built sandcastle!"

Calum hummed. "Oh, with Aries?"

"Yes! Come look!" Aiden excitedly told the man, clapping his hands before pointing a little towards the sea. Calum slowly got up, stretched for a second and then looked back at Michael to tell him he'd be a little down the beach for a bit, only to find the bleached blond male checking him out. He rolled his eyes at the way it looked all too cliché, Michael lying on a chair beneath a parasol, having his sunglasses down his nose a little as he raked his eyes over Calum's exposed chest obviously. "Take a picture, that lasts longer."

Michael's eyes snapped up to Calum, before he shrugged and moved his sunglasses back on his face properly. "Eh, I got a mental image now-"

"You better not finish that if it's dirty. There are kids around and I especially am not planning to explain it to my own any time soon." Calum gave the other man a warning glare, making Michael grin cheekily. "Apparently I don't need to anyway."

Calum shook his head, though couldn't really supress a small smile, before finally following his son. He was easy to find, his soft blue swimming trunks with white fish on them a thing Calum recognised easily. Aiden was standing at a big sandcastle, complete with a bridge, towers and even a canal around it that continuously got small bits of water from the canal they had dug to the sea. It was only a matter of time before that canal wasn't needed and the sea would slowly take their castle away, but it was built amazingly and Calum was really impressed. "Nice job guys. Did you do this with only the two of you?"

Aries nodded excitedly, grinning at Calum, but Aiden shrugged. Calum chuckled at the different answers, raising an eyebrow lightly. "Who helped out?"

"Nobody." Aries said with a pout, crossing her arms over her black swimsuit. It made her look even paler than she originally already was, but she loved the swimsuit. Heck, the moment she had had it on properly, she had ran out of the changing cabin to show Aiden the cute cat face on it.

"Ari Daddy." Aiden said, smiling. Aries huffed, shaking her head. "Not tell Ai! Not tell."

"Oops." Aiden mumbled, giggling. He then pouted when he saw Aries turn her head away stubbornly, her arms still crossed. The small boy moved over to her and wrapped his small arms around her, kissing her cheek clumsily. "No mad."

Aries tried not to give in, but as Aiden pressed another kiss to her cheek, she smiled and soon even giggled, hugging the boy back. "No mad, Ai. Promise."

Calum watched it all with a smile, taking in the sandcastle again. It was still an impressive building, even if Michael had helped out at some point. He then looked back at the kids, getting their attention. "Do you two want to take a picture with your castle?"